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Cyber Crisis: Protecting Your Business from Real Threats in the Virtual World by Eric Cole. He holds a Masters in Computer Science from New York Institute of Technology and PhD in Information Technology from Pace University.

Cyber Crisis: Protecting Your Business from Real Threats in the Virtual World by Eric Cole

Eric is the founder and CEO of Secure Anchor Consulting and today is a member of the Forbes Technology Council.

He began his career as Program Manager & Technical Director for the CIA. His career moved to cybersecurity leadership roles at several companies including his role as Chief Scientist & Senior Fellow at Lockheed Martin.

For over ten years he held leadership positions at SANS including Dean of Faculty and Director of Research; Architecture Director of Cyber Defense Curriculum. He has been interviewed on CNN, Fox, CBS, and NBC. In fact, Eric was one of the authors of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s cybersecurity guide.

The world we live in today post pandemic is different. Most do not realize the ground has shifted under their feet. Eric is simply addressing that while you may read about major cybersecurity attacks perhaps five times a year. However the stories shared certainly indicate attacks are happening every day. Since the pandemic, ransomware attack are occurring every ten minutes.