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Netizen is an award-winning ISO 27001:2013 and ISO 9001:2015 certified Service Disabled Veteran Owned (SDVOSB) company specializing in cybersecurity with offices and locations around the country. Our work is truly global as we support customers all across the U.S., Europe, Middle East, and Asia. We are America’s fastest growing cybersecurity company in 2019 and a national “Best Workplace” according to Inc. Magazine. We also received the Department of Labor HireVETS Platinum Medallion for our veteran-focused hiring, training, and retention programs in addition to numerous other accolades.

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  • What’s Wrong With America’s Current Approach to Cybersecurity?

    What’s Wrong With America’s Current Approach to Cybersecurity?

    Cybersecurity has transformed what is actually a people problem with a technology component into its exact opposite. It’s almost impossible these days to avoid media coverage of Russia’s role in hacking the 2016 election. So it was in 2015, when news broke that Chinese hackers had breached the United States Office of Personnel Management. Likewise…

  • Exploring The Gap Between Cybersecurity Perception And Reality

    Exploring The Gap Between Cybersecurity Perception And Reality

    Most company executives and security professionals have a reasonable understanding of cybersecurity. Even if they don’t fully understand the mechanics under the hood, they at least realize that there is a vast and aggressive threat landscape out there, and that their networks are under virtually constant siege from attackers. When you ask how they feel…

  • Cybersecurity’s Human Side: How Can We Solve Our People Problem?

    Cybersecurity’s Human Side: How Can We Solve Our People Problem?

    The challenge in building cybersecurity resilience is that it is not only about software and legal code, but also about people. This is where there is concern about the new administration’s planned cybersecurity executive order; the last drafts to circulate online lacked any strategic effort to solve looming workforce challenges. Across government and industry, the…