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X-WR-CALNAME:TCP Seminar: Gretchen Bliss on "An Untraditional Circuitous Cy
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DESCRIPTION:Abstract: Who would have thought a Russian language Human Intel
 ligence Officer in 1986 would have to quickly develop what is now called 
 “cybersecurity” savvy?  My personal convoluted career evolution from p
 ure linguist to using language to develop the US government approach and u
 nderstanding of what is now called cybersecurity is a microcosm of the pat
 h of “cyber” in the US Government.  From the earliest days in the 1980
 s when military\, industry and government communications became more inter
 connected and weapons systems began to be more automated\, it became clear
  that this was both an advantage and a disadvantage.  The concept of cyber
  evolved from Electronic Warfare to Information Operations/Warfare\, to co
 mputer network defense/exploitation/attack\, and finally to Cybersecurity.
   It was clear even in the 1980s that China and Russia had a head start un
 derstanding the “cyber” concepts as they relate to espionage\, technol
 ogy transfer\, intrusion and information gathering.  That trend has contin
 ued with Russia and China staying well ahead of the US in their cybersecur
 ity offensive and defensive efforts.  The recent Solar Winds incident is a
 ll we need to illustrate that concept\, not to mention the election tamper
 ing and the USPACOM hack by China over a dozen years ago and many more.  \
 n\nBio: Ms. Bliss is the Director of Cybersecurity Programs at UCCS and ha
 s been involved in cybersecurity (and all it was called along the way) for
  over 25 years. At UCCS she is working to provide additional depth and bre
 adth to the existing UCCS cybersecurity programs by expanding hands on exp
 eriences for students\, bringing cybersecurity across the campus in academ
 ic programs and campus practices\, increasing industry involvement\, and m
 eeting workforce demand.  \n\nMost recently\, she was at PPCC for 5 years 
 and is leading the college Cybersecurity efforts through increasing the PP
 CC profile and footprint in cybersecurity.  She has developed Monthly Cybe
 r Capture the Flag events with partner Secure Set\; obtained for PPCC\, th
 rough a Department of Defense Grant\, the Center of Academic Excellence fo
 r 2 year schools (CAE2Y) designation by NSA\; brought to PPCC\, a DHS Cham
 pion\, highly engaged members of  industry\, academia and K-12 for Annual 
 DHS National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM) events for 2 years\; de
 veloped a High School Summer Cybersecurity Internship Program “Cyber Pre
 p” funded by the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) 
 Regional Area Multistake Partnerships (RAMPS) Grant.  Before coming to PPC
 C she worked for 25 years in the intelligence community\, as the NORAD Dep
 uty Senior Analyst and Chief of Plans\, supporting the government’s effo
 rts in understanding the evolution of cyber since the early 1990s on cyber
 \, information operations and warfare\, and computer network defense/attac
 k. \n\nThis talk is part of the TCP Seminar Series\, for more information 
 about this series please visit the TCP Website
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SUMMARY:TCP Seminar: Gretchen Bliss on "An Untraditional Circuitous Cyberse
 curity Path"
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 s_on_an_untraditional_circuitous_cybersecurity_path
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