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Welcome to CDM’s RSAC 2021 Issue

Once again, it’s both an honor and a pleasure Let it serve as a testimonial for the powers of
for our team to welcome readers to this Special RSA RSA to meet and exceed unusual demands, and in an
Conference Issue of Cyber Defense Magazine. Let me environmentally sound manner.
take this occasion to express thanks to Gary Miliefsky,
our Publisher, and to Pierluigi Paganini, CDM The impressive list of speakers and article
International Editor-in-Chief. authors shows how RSA participants can overcome
adversity, lead by example, and make ongoing
Several unique qualities stand out in planning contributions to cyber health and practice in a broad
for participation in the 2021 RSA Conference. We range of critical activities.
would like to emphasize creativity in response to
difficult circumstances, adoption of a virtual platform, One of the successful ways CDM has
and steadfastness in building on 30 years of solid brought attention to the leaders in cybersecurity is the
history. Infosec Awards program:
https://cyberdefenseawards.com/
All of these qualities are reflected in the theme
of resilience chosen to highlight this year’s Cyber Defense Media Group is pleased to
conference. have been an integral part of these trends with RSA for
the past 9 years, and we look forward to sharing a
Whether the dynamic falls under theories like bright future.
Darwinism, entropy, or the maxim that “Necessity is
the mother of invention,” every successful response to Wishing you all success in your cyber security
the challenge posed over the past year by the COVID- endeavors,
19 pandemic has included an element of Resilience.

We congratulate RSA for conducting this first Yan Ross
virtual conference format. It will probably not be the U.S. Editor-in-Chief
last one to be held this way. 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 [email protected]

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