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Magazine Home | About CYBER | Author Guide | Masthead | Archive Articles

Archive Articles (2025)

Cyber from the Sea 

By Cathal O’Connor   

December 1, 2025

Cyberspace operations aren't just conducted from large shore infrastructures or behind barbed wire fenced. This narrative demonstrates how everyone and everything can be an access point for cyber operations.  


(Image: A Chief Petty Officer stands the surface warfare coordinator watch)

Hacking, Education: Teaching Offensive Cyber 

Science in College

By David J. Ortiz  

November 22, 2025

America’s colleges excel at teaching cyber defense but leave offensive skills in the shadows. This article argues it’s time to bring hacking into the classroom to build a balanced cyber workforce. 


(Image by David Ortiz)

Cyberlawfare: A New U.N. Treaty Will Facilitate Cyberespionage Under Color of Law

By Jeffrey E. Zinsmeister

September 22, 2025

A new United Nations cybercrime treaty, backed by authoritarian regimes, threatens to legitimize cyberespionage under the guise of international law. This treaty could undermine democratic norms and empower state surveillance across borders. 


(Image: Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization)

Ten Takeaways from the VICEROY CySER  

Summer Workshop 2025

By Assefaw Gebremedhin and James Crabb

September 16, 2025

Students were immersed in cybersecurity education through hands-on demos, field trips, and industry panels. CySER is a mission driven program to educate the next generation of military and national defense-aligned civilian workforce in cybersecurity. 


(Image: Students participating in the cyber-physical systems security hands-on demonstration during the CySER Summer Workshop 2025.)

CyberTech: Forging the Next Generation of Cyber Leaders at West Point

By Cadet Quintin Sherrod

May 23, 2025

CyberTech is a Cadet-led organization at West Point dedicated to building the next generation of cyber leaders.


(Image: Plaque at the United States Military Academy commemorating the origin of what is now CyberTech)

A New Tradition is Born with Top Schoolhouse Graduates in Augusta Awarded Our Circuit Board Coin

By First Lieutenant Conrad Franke

April 21, 2025

U.S. made challenge coins elevate long standing traditions into the cyber domain. 

(Image: MCPA Challenge Coins)

Citizen Cyber Warriors: State Defense Forces Rise to the Cyber Challenge

By Lt. Col. (MD) Barry Greene

February 5, 2025

State Defense Force cyber units bring a formidable line of defense against digital threats.

(Image: SGAUS Cyber Defense Badge)

America's Cyber Crisis: A Broken System, Deadly Consequences, and the Need for Real Change

By Dr. Chase Cunningham

February 1, 2025

A call for action for decisive change in strategy to protect against active cyber threats.

(Image: Dr. Cunningham)

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