Overview

Cyber security needs a holistic approach instead of a siloed approach consisting of a patchwork of solutions. Effective regulation of digital world, setting up accountability frameworks and creating widespread social awareness are going to play a critical role. While security firms are stepping up efforts on creating better technical solutions and there are growing number of calls for effective regulation, very little is being done on creating social awareness. Awareness needs to include the presentation of cyber security landscape and challenges faced in a manner that the society in general can comprehend. Reaching out to non-technical cyber security professionals and community leaders is necessary in order to build broad based social support for an end-to-end systems approach to security.

The product being nominated for Cyber Security Excellence Award is a podcast series – New Cyber Frontier (NCF). It could be purchased for a nominal fee from Apple itunes. Although a lot of the focus is on positioning the State of Colorado at the cutting edge of cyber security, audience will get to hear latest news and developments which impact the digital world across the globe. Most importantly, you do not have to be a technical cyber security expert to follow most of the content that is centered on building a next generation cyber ecosystem with strong support from local communities.

The podcast series includes candid discussions with distinguished guests including the Governor of Colorado, Colorado Springs Mayor, people who served as Generals and other important positions in the US military, Chancellor of University of Colorado – Colorado Springs and Entrepreneurs. The host Christopher Gorog’s personable approach gets the distinguished guest to open up on the issues that need to be addressed. NCF highlights funding scarcity and the need to build business clusters with state-of-the-art cyber security and privacy.