Cyber Defense Magazine Special Annual Edition for RSA Conference 2021

Welcome to CDM’s RSAC 2021 Issue
Once again, it’s both an honor and a pleasure
for our team to welcome readers to this Special RSA
Conference Issue of Cyber Defense Magazine. Let me
take this occasion to express thanks to Gary Miliefsky,
our Publisher, and to Pierluigi Paganini, CDM
International Editor-in-Chief.
Several unique qualities stand out in planning
for participation in the 2021 RSA Conference. We
would like to emphasize creativity in response to
difficult circumstances, adoption of a virtual platform,
and steadfastness in building on 30 years of solid
history.
All of these qualities are reflected in the theme
of resilience chosen to highlight this year’s
conference.
Whether the dynamic falls under theories like
Darwinism, entropy, or the maxim that “Necessity is
the mother of invention,” every successful response to
the challenge posed over the past year by the COVID-
19 pandemic has included an element of Resilience.
We congratulate RSA for conducting this first
virtual conference format. It will probably not be the
last one to be held this way.
Let it serve as a testimonial for the powers of
RSA to meet and exceed unusual demands, and in an
environmentally sound manner.
The impressive list of speakers and article
authors shows how RSA participants can overcome
adversity, lead by example, and make ongoing
contributions to cyber health and practice in a broad
range of critical activities.
One of the successful ways CDM has
brought attention to the leaders in cybersecurity is the
Infosec Awards program:
https://cyberdefenseawards.com/
Cyber Defense Media Group is pleased to
have been an integral part of these trends with RSA for
the past 9 years, and we look forward to sharing a
bright future.
Wishing you all success in your cyber security
endeavors,
Yan Ross
U.S. Editor-in-Chief
Cyber Defense Magazine
About the Editor
Yan Ross, J.D., is a Cybersecurity Journalist & U.S. Editor-in-Chief of 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 by e-mail at yan.ross@cyberdefensemediagroup.com
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