POLICY COMMENTARY & PROFESSIONAL ENGAGEMENTS

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I have provided commentary on U.S. cyber defense policy and on broader international developments related to military cyber defense.

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Op-eds

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• The Growing Threat of Cyber Cooperation Between Russia and Iran (The Dispatch)

• Biden Administration’s Hypocrisy Undermines US Leadership Against Spyware (The Washington Examiner)

• How the Biden Administration Can Combat the Spyware Threat (The Dispatch)

• Democracies Need to Regulate Their Cyber Intelligence Officers After Retirement (The Washington Examiner)

• The Growing Danger of the Iranian Cyberthreat

• The Significance of Building Cyber Reserves in Ukraine

• It’s Raining Emails from the DOD Cloud

• Reprogramming National Cybersecurity

• Tamping Down Demand for Spyware in Europe Is an Uphill Battle

• No, RSA Encryption Isn’t Obsolete

• Revisiting the Russian Viasat Hack: Four Lessons About Cyber on the Battlefield

• Why Isn’t the Biden Administration Trying to Combat Spyware Abuse?

• Oversight and Control Will Hamper America’s Cybersecurity

• The Russian Cyber Threat Is Here to Stay and NATO Needs to Understand It

• Where is Russia's Cyber Blitzkrieg?, The Hill

• Get Ready for Russia's Cyber Retaliation, The Hill

• Build a More Effective Cyber Force, Not More Bureaucracy, War on the Rocks

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Selected Interviews

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• Discussing Spyware and National Security: Blessing on Fox News’ “America’s Newsroom”

• Assessing the Many Hats of Cybersecurity Governance: Highlights from My Conversation with Jason Blessing

• Effectively Managing Cyber Challenges in the Public and Private Sectors (with Jason Blessing)

• Discussing Russia’s cyber strategy in Ukraine: Blessing on the Fox News Rundown podcast

• Russian Cyber Aggression in Ukraine and the West (with Jason Blessing) The Eastern Front

• Discussing the Role of Oversight in US Cyber Strategy: Blessing on Sirius XM’s ‘Julie Mason Mornings’

• Discussing US Cyber Policy and the Role of Oversight: Blessing on KSL NewsRadio’s ‘Inside Sources with Boyd Matheson’

• Discussing Cyber Attacks and Their Impact: Blessing on SiriusXM’s ‘The Daily Edition’

• Jason Blessing on Cybersecurity (Banter)

• Discussing Cyber Threats from Russia: Blessing on ‘The World and Everything In It’

• Discussing Drawbacks to a New Military Service for Cyberspace: Blessing on WJLA’s ‘Government Matters’

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Public Events

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• Discussing the role of open-source intelligence (OSINT) in competition and conflict: Blessing at the Special Operations Association of America

• Discussing the cyber threats facing the US: Blessing speaks with GovExec

• Discussing the speed of cyber-military transformation: Blessing at IISS

• Cyber Force Structures: The Untold Story, IISS (webinar)

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