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Cybersecurity Insights

a NIST blog

Rickie Grigsby

Rickie Grigsby was an intern in NIST’s Information Technology Laboratory Applied Cybersecurity Division during the summer of 2019. She is currently a graduate student at California State University, San Bernardino pursuing a degree in National Cyber Security Studies. As a member of the Information Security Club and Women in Cybersecurity chapter on her campus, Rickie volunteers at local events to help spread awareness in cybersecurity education and safe practices to K-12 students. She is most interested in cyber threat intelligence, computer networking, and computer forensics.

Owning Your Role in Cybersecurity

October 15, 2019

October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM), and we all have a part to play to help reduce our cybersecurity risks and help make the Internet –