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Cybersecurity

Turning Cybersecurity Awareness into a Cybersecurity Career

October 26, 2017

Immediately after I successfully defended my dissertation for my Ph.D. in educational technology, I began to think about all the benefits that came along with

Riding the Carousel of Progress to Tomorrow’s Internet (of Things)

October 18, 2017

Every few years, my family takes a trip to Walt Disney World. After all, when you live on the East Coast and have two kids, it’s easy to make an excuse to visit

Small-Business Cybersecurity is Twice as Nice as Pumpkin Spice

October 11, 2017

I think we’ve taken this pumpkin spice thing too far. Don’t get me wrong, I love fall. That first crisp evening when you need to put on a sweater, the crunch of

Timothy Zimmerman checking connections in the Cybersecurity for Smart Manufacturing Systems testbed

Ensuring the Cybersecurity of Manufacturing Systems

October 6, 2017

Cybersecurity, at this point in the technological age, has become a household word. Every week, almost like clockwork, it seems there is a story on the news

Easy Ways to Build a Better P@$5w0rd

October 4, 2017

Last year I provided a number of simple steps to lower the risk to your online presence without making your life harder. This year, I'm focusing on making

Why Security and Privacy Matter in a Digital World

September 28, 2017

One cannot pick up a newspaper, watch TV, listen to the radio, or scan the news on the internet without some direct or veiled reference to the lack of

man standing in front of a white board filled with equations. Four other men sit around a table watching.

Quantum Information: Changing the Rules of the Game

August 2, 2017

I was a math researcher at the University of Michigan back in 2008 when I had the crazy—one could even say random—notion to shift from studying pure mathematics

'Cybersecuring' the Internet of Things

June 27, 2017

I recently had the chance to talk with the legendary Vint Cerf, one of the founding fathers of the internet. We had a wide-ranging discussion about the past

Things That Make Me Wannacry

June 21, 2017

I’m a bit emotional these days. My youngest—my baby—just graduated from high school. It’s the end of an era for our family: The years of homework, packing

Deciphering: The Thrill of a Lifetime

June 9, 2017

When I went to graduate school to pursue my master’s degree 35 years ago, I couldn’t have predicted where my study of mathematics would end up taking me. I

Rethinking Cybersecurity from the Inside Out

November 15, 2016

After four years of research and development, NIST has published a groundbreaking new security guideline that addresses the longstanding problem of how to

Sizing Up the NIST Cybersecurity Framework

October 31, 2016

Those of us who work for small businesses regularly perform duties outside our job description. I’ve experienced the “all hands on deck” approach that drives

SoS: Securing Wireless Infusion Pumps in a System of Systems

October 27, 2016

Aristotle once said, “The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.” Two gears together can accomplish much more than one gear alone. And when you connect

Protecting Businesses and Consumers from Email Scams

October 21, 2016

Like it or not, email is a central component of modern day life. The average person spends 6.3 hours a day checking their messages, and email continues to be

Creating a Smart, Skilled Cybersecurity Workforce

October 12, 2016

Acronyms. The world, and especially the government, is overflowing with them. You’d be hard-pressed to pick a favorite. People might even look at you funny if

Six Small Cybersecurity Steps You Should Take. Today.

October 7, 2016

There’s no cybersecurity silver bullet. Be risk-based. Pick low hanging fruit. We’ve all heard lots of clichés about what it means to—here are some more—be

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