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With each passing year, more and more negative publicity is given to significant cybersecurity
incidents. Last year’s Office of Personnel Management’s (OPM) data breach had far reaching
impact, putting millions of government and contract worker’s personal data at risk. In order to
detect, protect and mitigate real cyber threats such as the insider threat, identity theft, spyware,
malicious code and phishing, it’s important to have a culture of cyber threat awareness
engrained in every employee within an organization, especially government agencies. Achieving
optimal performance in day-to-day operations while managing ever-evolving threats and
responding to incidents is an ongoing challenge. Investing in cybersecurity training provides the
skills needed to keep up with—and get ahead of—cyber threats.

About the Author
Marc Saldana brings more than 28 years of experience supporting the
Department of Defense (DoD) and the Intelligence Community (IC) as
both a member of the U.S. Navy and a government contractor. His
deep and varied professional background includes positions such as
Cryptologic Technician, Sr. Security Analyst, Computer Network
Defense Engineer, Computer Network Defense Service Provider
(CNDSP) SME, Lead Technical Trainer, Network Defense Watch
Officer, Information Systems Security Manager (ISSM) and others.
Marc is a service-disabled veteran who served 14 years in the U.S. Navy.

His military assignments included diverse roles such as Leading Petty Officer, Information
Security System Manager, and Certified Instructor. As a civilian, his experience and background
have led him to opportunities supporting operations at distinct, globally-dispersed teams
providing critical information technology services to various client organizations, including the
Join Task Force-Global Network Operations (JTF-GNO), Counterintelligence Field Activity
(CIFA) and currently, Cyber Defense Solutions, LLC. Marc has a degree in Technical Studies
(Computer Technologies). He has a CISSP and is certified by the U.S. Navy as an Instructor
and Information Systems Security Manager.

About CDS
Cyber Defense Solutions LLC (CDS) is a full-service information technology (IT) company
known for cutting-edge cyber security solutions that tackle the most complex tasks. As a
Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran-Owned Small Business
(VOSB), and Minority-Owned Business (MOB), CDS is committed to providing government
customers with flexible technology solutions and services for today’s complex cyber threat
landscape. CDS’ Cyber Training Institute provides timely access to essential, blended training to
improve workforce development and mission success. To learn more, visit www.cyberds.com.

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