Erin M.

About Erin M.

I am a Senior International Fellow at CSFI, with over 10 years of active service in cybersecurity leadership, my main focus is implementing security controls and utilizing best practices in device lifecycle and change management. I\'ve tackled creating policies and performing risk analysis for small & medium businesses as well as in education, providing straight forward documentation that is easy to use and understand. I\'m a people person and pursue good communication across the board. Assessing situations, surveying, and applying formulas, are the key skills I use to calculate both quantitative and qualitative risk. Statistics, Communication, and Governance in Cybersecurity were the top 3 courses most applicable to what I do now, throughout obtaining my stack of degrees.Working in many sectors has shaped me into being versatile and highly adaptable: Venture Capital Startups, Small & Medium Businesses (SMB\'s), Corporate, Finance, Medical, Insurance, Government, Military, as well as Navigating on a Global Scale. R&D is a lifestyle for me, and I regularly volunteer my time (as many people have done for me) to work with people and projects I believe in; Security, building communities, and economic growth. My most recent project is a CSFI publication on the \"Evolution and Future of Drone Usage in Warfighting Domains.\" Currently, I have two irons in the fire supporting an economic based product and the other a physical/cycbersecurity product. As a University Instructor I teach a wide range of subjects such as ethical hacking, digital forensics, incident response and game theory. I have a vested interest in the people who are our future in cybersecurity. I am passionate about individuals in the workforce being active participants in their personal and professional security measures. There is hardly a distinction where one stops and another begins.Please reach out if you\'d like to professionally connect, and or share common interests and goals.

Experience

1. Csfi Senior International Fellow - Israel

   Cyber Security Forum Initiative

   Aug 2018 — Present

   As an International Fellow, providing security solutions to assist in the detection of and defense against cyber warfare threats for the US Government, US Military, and International Partners. Researcher and Editor on \"Project Icarus\" The publication\'s primary goal of this project is to provide insights into the current evolution of drone usage, legal and illegal enhancements, and the future use of drones in warfighting domains in both kinetic and non-kinetic forms. Working in teams, crafting content for raising awareness of global information operations and developing strategies for countering them-(CSFI)-The Cyber Security Forum Initiative (CSFI) is a non-profit organization headquartered in Omaha, NE and in Washington DC with a mission \"to provide Cyber Warfare awareness, guidance, and security solutions through collaboration, education, volunteer work, and training to assist the US Government, US Military, Commercial Interests, and International Partners.\" CSFI was born out of the collaboration of dozens of experts, and today CSFI is comprised of a large community of nearly Cyber Security and Cyber Warfare professionals from the government, military, private sector, and academia. Our amazing members are the core of all of our activities, and it is for them that we are pushing forward our mission.

Education

• Brookdale Community College

  Liberal Arts, Graphic Design & Visual Communications

  2001 — 2003

• The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

  Courses, Modern Hebrew

• SMU Guildhall

  M.A. Degree Program, Video Game Development & Production

  2005 — 2006

• The George Washington University - School of Engineering & Applied Science

  Master of Science and Engineering , Cyber Security Policy and Compliance

• Thomas Edison State University

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Psychology

  2013 — 2013