Cyber Defense eMagazine March 2020

Welcome to CDM’s March 2020
From time to time, it’s necessary to look back in order to go forward with confidence. In our March issue,
you will notice a few articles that may seem out of place – mainly because they refer to dates or
celebrations which have already passed. The point is that annual recognition may emphasize a once-ayear
focus on a particular event or concept, but the thrust of that recognition must be maintained all year
long in order to reach the desired outcome.
Two examples in this issue are the 14 th edition of Data Protection Day, which was celebrated globally on
28 January 2020, and Valentine’s Day, celebrated on February 14 th . Both of these dates are past, and
the celebrations complete for this calendar year. However, we are well advised to pay attention to the
admonitions in the two articles in this issue on the respective topics.
In this issue, we also continue analyzing and projecting the needs and fulfillment of the market for
cybersecurity professionals. In an age of questionable ROI on the cost of many academic degrees and
certifications, cybersecurity stands out as an exception to the trend of graduating with burdensome debt
and finding the job market will barely provide enough income to live while retiring student debt.
Another leading topic now and continuing over the next several months is election technology and
security. No other cyber application is so intimately involved with our very democracy as the integrity of
the voting process. Even paper-and-pencil/pen solutions are subject to manipulation in the collection,
storage, transmission, and interpretation of election results.
With over 5 million individual inquiries per month, CDM maintains its position as the leading publication
for cybersecurity professionals.
Wishing you all success in your cyber security endeavors,
Yan Ross
US Editor-in-Chief
Cyber Defense Magazine
About the US Editor-in-Chief
Yan Ross, J.D., is a Cybersecurity Journalist & US Editor-in-Chief for Cyber
Defense Magazine. He is an accredited author and educator and has
provided editorial services for award-winning best-selling books on a
variety of topics. He also serves as ICFE's Director of Special Projects,
and the author of the Certified Identity Theft Risk Management Specialist
® XV CITRMS® course. As an accredited educator for over 20 years, Yan addresses risk management
in the areas of identity theft, privacy, and cyber security for consumers and organizations holding sensitive
personal information. You can reach him via his e-mail address at
yan.ross@cyberdefensemediagroup.com
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