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Chief Cathy Lanier – National  Football League (NFL) Chief Security Officer (CSO) - shares information  security insights, lessons, and priorities informed by her decades of  experience securing the NFL and Washington DC. Mission Critical  Executive Director Joyce Hunter and Chief Lanier discuss emerging topics  including drones, security governance, diversity, equity, and inclusion  efforts, and strategies for proactively effecting change.  

Dr. David Mussington – Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency  (CISA) Executive Assistant Director for Infrastructure Security (ISD) -  explains why policymakers, the private sector, and the public should  prioritize critical infrastructure security and resilience.   

Michael Clark delves into the evolving intersection of technology and human factors in cybersecurity. Clark also discusses employees’ critical role in safeguarding data, the necessity of fostering a culture of awareness and adaptability, and the importance of human-centric strategies in an increasingly digitized world.

Mark Montgomery emphasizes the importance of understanding and  prioritizing US Critical Infrastructure.

Robert Metzger explains the Chevron Deference and offers realistic  analysis of current and future impacts that the recent Supreme Court  decision to repeal the Chevron Deference will have on cybersecurity  governance.

Don Maclean emphasizes how adopting a Continuous Authority to Operate  (cATO) model can helps an organization improve security, maximize  resource allocation, and proactively develop resiliency. 

Pete Slade, ThreatWarrior CTO & Founder, provides definitions,  examples, and profiles for insider threats categories. Afterward, Pete  advises on the most effective non-technical (governance, culture, etc)  and technical (zero trust, UBA, machine learning, etc) strategies  organizations can adopt to deter and mitigate each category of insider  threat.  

Itzik Kotler, SafeBreach CTO & Co-Founder, explains how adversarial  simulation and preventative prediction can help critical infrastructure  stakeholders improve their security postures, invest in proactive  solutions, and thwart adversarial attack campaigns. 

Joyce Hunter - Former USDA Acting CIO and Deputy CIO - explains the  importance of the security and resilience of the Food and Agriculture  sector and discusses how to attract and retain rising cyber talent. 

Malcolm Harkins - Chief Security and Trust Officer, HiddenLayer - discusses the nuances, opportunities, and risks associated with the  convergence of critical infrastructure and artificial intelligence. 

The cybersecurity workforce is under unprecedented pressure to adapt,  innovate, and build resilience in the face of escalating threats.  Leadership plays a pivotal role in shaping this future-ready workforce.  This session, “Developing Resilient Cybersecurity Leaders,” will explore how executives and practitioners can expand participation in cybersecurity, remove barriers to entry, and strengthen professional pipelines through mentorship and support.

Drawing on real-life challenges, market barriers, and ongoing initiatives, the discussion will spotlight inspiring success stories that demonstrate what is possible when leaders commit to cultivating a broader, more sustainable workforce. Participants will gain insights into why workforce breadth is essential not only for resilience but also for driving innovation, and how practical leadership actions, such as mentorship, can help grow the next generation of cyber defenders.  

For Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2025, Mission Critical is collaborating with the IEEE Standards Association Committee on  'Cybersecurity for Next Generation Connectivity Systems' to facilitate informative critical insights into current and emerging information security topics. Each week in October 2025, the series will feature expert perspectives from around the world on how to mitigate the emerging threats and challenges associated with next-generation systems.  

To Learn More Visit:  

https://sagroups.ieee.org/ic22-001/  

An insightful conversation with technology leader Belal Al-Hafnawi on  rethinking cybersecurity architectures for next-generation connectivity. From legacy systems to Zero Trust, we explored the growing role of artificial intelligence and its impacts on today’s cybersecurity  challenges, while questioning whether the Internet was ever designed to  be secure in the first place. This marks the first video of our Cybersecurity Awareness Month series. Since 2004, October has been a time to highlight the importance of cybersecurity and safe online  practices, not only in the United States, but around the world. The discussion was fully aligned with the five guiding principles of our  IEEE SA Cybersecurity for Next-Generation Connectivity Systems Study Group: human-centricity, decentralization, distributed processing, heterogeneity, and self-healing. 

For Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2025, Mission Critical is collaborating with the IEEE Standards Association Committee on 'Cybersecurity for Next Generation Connectivity Systems' to facilitate informative critical insights into current and emerging information  security topics. Each week in October 2025, the series will feature expert perspectives from around the world on how to mitigate the emerging threats and challenges associated with next-generation systems.  

To Learn More Visit: 

https://sagroups.ieee.org/ic22-001/ 

In this introductory interview, Vikas Malhotra suggests mitigating cyber  risk by rethinking cybersecurity architectures in accordance with the  five principles proposed by the IEEE Committee on Cybersecurity for Next  Generation Connectivity: Human Centricity, Decentralization,  Distribution, Heterogeneity, and Self-Healing. 

For Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2025, Mission Critical is  collaborating with the IEEE Standards Association Committee on  'Cybersecurity for Next Generation Connectivity Systems' to facilitate  informative critical insights into current and emerging information  security topics. Each week in October 2025, the series will feature  expert perspectives from around the world on how to mitigate the  emerging threats and challenges associated with next-generation systems.

To Learn More Visit: 

https://sagroups.ieee.org/ic22-001/