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Jim Richberg

Head of Cyber Policy and Global Field CISO, Fortinet

Jim Richberg is public sector field CISO and VP of information security at Fortinet.
Ideas

Following the federal cybersecurity money trail

COMMENTARY: Cybersecurity is crucial to everything from massive critical infrastructure projects to the safe operation of small businesses and increasingly to the private life of every American.

  • By Jim Richberg
Ideas

AI provides a net advantage to federal cyber defenders — if they can use it

COMMENTARY | If agencies don’t invest and innovate internally and in partnership with industry and the research community, the cyber balance in the use of AI/ML can tip towards the attacker.

  • By Jim Richberg
Cybersecurity

Zero-trust has a branding problem

A zero-trust approach to cybersecurity is intended to increase vigilance and minimize risk, but without the necessary context, the concept could raise discomfort or even hostility among federal workers.

  • By Jim Richberg