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          • Leatherman - Equilibrium of Power
          • Morris - Gray Call
          • Bustamante - 2023 BoA Meeting
          • Renda - Importance of BIOS UEFI
          • Senft - Attacker Advantage in Cyberspace
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            • Billingsley - Liability and the 2023 National Security Strategy
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            • Draeger - The Autopilot Problem
            • Verma - Our Own Con
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            • Bustamante - Senior Cyber Leaders
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            • Billingsley - BOA 2021 Dinner
            • Baughman - Attacking the Metaverse
            • Stewart - DevOps for NetOps
            • Vanatta - Envisioning Future WMD
            • Welles - Packet Capture is Back
            • Pena - Schrodinger in Space
            • Lozovsky - Army JROTC Cyber Kickoff
            • Baughman - China Blue Army Metaverse
            • Lockwood - Countering PRC Information Warfare
            • VanderLeest - Ransomware an Act of War?
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Archive Articles (2024)

Purpose and Pride Apparent in the 8th Annual Advisors Gathering

By Lieutenant Colonel Brian Morgan

December 24, 2024

IWP hosts MCPA advisors to recap 2024 successes and plan for the future.

(Image: MCPA)

"Equilibrium of Power: Turning the Tables on the Adversary in Cyberspace"

By  Ian Leatherman

May 14, 2024

Lessons learned from Navy Nuclear experience can inform the professionalization of our cyber force. 

(Image: Naval History and Heritage Command)

Gray Call: A New Tradition for our Community

By  Dr. Matt Morris

May 14, 2024

MCPA establishes a new tradition - Gray Call, embracing gray as a uniform cyber color for this Joint MCPA event. 

(Image: MCPA)

Cybersecurity Education and Research: Experiences in Training the Next Generation of Cyber Professionals

By  James Crabb and Assefaw Gebremedhin

May 14, 2024

Washington State University details their experiences leading a VICEROY Education and Research program. 

(Image: Washington State)

Progress and Opportunity in DoD’s Cyber Workforce Development Efforts.

By Chester "CJ" Maciag, Patrick Johnson, Star Hardison, and Matt Isnor

May 6, 2024

Needing a unified direction for effective management of the Department of Defense’s military and civilian cyber workforce led to the development of the 2023-2027 Cyber Workforce (CWF) Strategy and companion Implementation Plan. This approach serves as a roadmap for how the cyber workforce will grow and adapt as a safeguard for our Nation’s security. Furthermore, this article highlights the many opportunities to become part of the talent pipeline contributing to fulfill the missions within an ever-changing cyber domain.

(Image: DoD CIO)

Badge Life comes to HammerCon

By 1LT Conrad W. Franke

May 6, 2024

Badge Life comes to HammerCon 2024 - here's the journey from concept to reality

(Image: Conrad Franke)

A Night of Celebration and Inspiration with Military Cyber Leaders

By Ronnie Bustamante

April 23, 2024

MCPA hosted its 2023 Board of Advisors meeting, celebrating milestones of scholarships, publications, and a new National President

(Image: MCPA)

Attacker Advantage in Cyberspace: An Enduring Feature of the Domain

By Dr. Michael Senft

March 21, 2024

The relative advantage between attackers and defenders in cyberspace has been the subject of vigorous debate. I argue that the debate should be resolved in favor of cyber attackers, who possess freedom of maneuver to invalidate security assumptions required by modern digital systems. Using the recent “LogoFail” exploit and the 2020 SolarWinds hack, the attacker’s ability to invalidate security assumptions is explored. The limitations of current U.S. cyber strategy are then examined through the lens of attacker advantage in cyberspace. While restraint in the conduct of offensive cyberspace operations is noble, attacker advantage in cyberspace presents challenges in preparing for future conflict.

(Image: DALL-E)

The Importance of Setting Up Passwords for BIOS/UEFI (Start-Up Subsystems) on Windows/PC, Especially in Light of Malicious Actors’ Research into Attack Vectors against These Subsystems

By Paul F. Renda

January 19, 2024

Personal computer BIOS/UEFI settings are essential to security of the system from advanced adversary attack vectors. 

(Image: Paul F. Renda)

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