Cyber Defense eMagazine March Edition for 2022
The view from the Publisher’s desk is very encouraging, based on celebrating 10 years of growth and success at Cyber Defense Magazine! When our tiny team began our journey at Cyber Defense Media Group (CDMG) together in January 2012, we were happy to help smaller, lesser-known innovators of infosec, get their message out there and Rise Above the noise. Now, after 10 years, we’re even helping multi-billion-dollar companies and governments around the globe with our offices in DC, London, FL, NY and other locations in play, as we continue to scale, thanks to you – our readers, listeners, viewers and media partners. Beyond the magazine, in response to the demands of our markets, the scope of CDMG’s activities has grown into many media endeavors. They now include Cyber Defense Awards; Cyber Defense Conferences; Cyber Defense Professionals (job postings site being revamped); Cyber Defense TV, Radio, and Webinars; and Cyber Defense Ventures (partnering with investors). Please check them out and see how much more CDMG has to offer! Very respectfully and with much appreciation, Gary Miliefsky, Publisher
The view from the Publisher’s desk is very encouraging, based on celebrating 10 years of growth and success at Cyber Defense Magazine! When our tiny team began our journey at Cyber Defense Media Group (CDMG) together in January 2012, we were happy to help smaller, lesser-known innovators of infosec, get their message out there and Rise Above the noise. Now, after 10 years, we’re even helping multi-billion-dollar companies and governments around the globe with our offices in DC, London, FL, NY and other locations in play, as we continue to scale, thanks to you – our readers, listeners, viewers and media partners. Beyond the magazine, in response to the demands of our markets, the scope of CDMG’s activities has grown into many media endeavors. They now include Cyber Defense Awards; Cyber Defense Conferences; Cyber Defense Professionals (job postings site being revamped); Cyber Defense TV, Radio, and Webinars; and Cyber Defense Ventures (partnering with investors).
Please check them out and see how much more CDMG has to offer!
Very respectfully and with much appreciation,
Gary Miliefsky, Publisher
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8. Vets understand the emphasis of structure and clarity<br />
Without a clearly defined structure, no organization will be able to achieve success or maintain that<br />
success in the long run. Structure, however, is one of the core building blocks that military service helps<br />
instill in veterans, and many veterans seek out that structure in the private sector after their military<br />
service <strong>for</strong>mally concludes. There<strong>for</strong>e, many veterans will find themselves thriving in a role at a cyber<br />
defense firm that offers them a similar sense of structure, as well as clarity regarding their purpose within<br />
the organization. Through finding these, veterans are inherently able to rely upon their military training to<br />
continue providing value to the firms they work <strong>for</strong>.<br />
9. Vets are focused on the impact of driving meaningful change<br />
If you ask a room full of veterans why they initially decided to join the military, most of the responses you<br />
receive are bound to fall along the lines of their desire to be a part of meaningful, positive change in the<br />
world. That meaningful change is precisely what the cybersecurity industry seeks to provide its clients in<br />
the face of an ever-growing and ever-changing digital landscape. In transitioning to cyber defense roles,<br />
veterans are able to carry that focus on driving impactful change into meaningful work in the private<br />
sector, leaning on their military training and background to provide a positive service that protects<br />
everyday people.<br />
10. Veterans are taught how to combat threats and take risks<br />
At its heart, military service teaches veterans how to react to threats of virtually any degree and respond<br />
to them accordingly. In the realm of cyber defense, those threats are as numerous as they are varied in<br />
their potential intensity. Additionally, veterans understand that responding to threats in a timely and<br />
responsible manner can entail the need to take risks—another commonality shared in cybersecurity.<br />
Veterans who seek to transition their skills into the private cyber defense sector are valuable to the firms<br />
which might employ them since they already possess this mindset; they know the importance of their<br />
skills and the purpose they serve in protecting others. Because veterans are inherently trained on how to<br />
combat and overcome threats, even in high-risk situations, this makes them a valuable pool of candidates<br />
<strong>for</strong> the greater cybersecurity industry.<br />
About the Author<br />
Bryon Kroger is the founder of Rise8, which places the bureaucracy of<br />
the US military and the technological innovations of Silicon Valley in the<br />
same realm. As a veteran of the US Air Force, and co-founder of the<br />
DoD’s first software factory Kessel Run, Kroger is bridging the gap<br />
between the archaic practices of govtech and the speed that Silicon<br />
Valley startups are known <strong>for</strong>. Bryon can be reached online at<br />
bryon@rise8.com and at our company website https://rise8.us/.<br />
<strong>Cyber</strong> <strong>Defense</strong> <strong>eMagazine</strong> – <strong>March</strong> <strong>2022</strong> <strong>Edition</strong> 66<br />
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