The Compass

An array of perspectives and messages from thought leaders in the business of defense IT and C4ISR and networks.


  • Artifical intelligence-based cybersecurity
    Artifical intelligence-based cybersecurity

    Some believe that AI efforts must be accelerated given that the demand for cybersecurity professionals is far outpacing the supply — and that shortfall is projected to get worse.

  • Cyber espionage is growing in frequency and impact
    Cyber espionage is growing in frequency and impact

    The sale of sensitive information collected during cyber espionage campaigns appears to be in high demand. So are concerns that a hybrid model of cyber extortion and espionage is evolving.

  • The report is out. Now what?
    The report is out. Now what?

    Never before has cybersecurity received such broad attention and been so widely discussed. All of that is a good thing. However, it is clear there are many questions remaining.

  • Dark social: A growing cyber intel concern
    Dark social: A growing cyber intel concern

    Many feel we are not able to fully track dark social traffic. Could it or has it become a major source of communications among covert operatives, terrorists, activists and criminals?

  • 2016 presidential election and a national cybersecurity investigation
    2016 presidential election and a national cybersecurity investigation

    Many cybersecurity practitioners are sitting on the edge of their seats waiting for the results of the investigation directed by the White House into the hacking events that surrounded the 2016 presidential election.

  • Staffing our national cyber defense
    Staffing our national cyber defense

    How can organizations grow their cybersecurity resources for long-term use?

  • Dealing with cyberthreats: We must act now
    Dealing with cyberthreats: We must act now

    Time is of the essence when it comes to the proliferation of malicious code/software.

  • Cryptocurrency + WikiLeaks = Big concerns
    Cryptocurrency + WikiLeaks = Big concerns

    Today, leveraging the anonymity that accompanies a well-thought-out cyber plot and executed cyberattack with a secure funding mechanism (cryptocurrencies) that can purchase or fund these attacks create a very challenging and troubling future.

  • The expansion of military technology suppliers
    The expansion of military technology suppliers

    Military leaders the world over are discussing future war fighting theories, concepts and capabilities, and all of that is tied to technology.

  • Data everywhere: A target-rich environment
    Data everywhere: A target-rich environment

    Napoleon Bonaparte is quoted as saying: “An army marches on its stomach.” Well, today’s army runs on its data.