October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, but for businesses today cybersecurity must be a year-long endeavor. Good cybersecurity prevents data breaches, protects reputations, and saves businesses time and money by avoiding PR crises. Thanks to the concentration of cyber experts and policymakers within the D.C. metro area, the District has become a year-round hub for cyber…
In 2014, we wrote a blog introducing readers to the top 11 cybersecurity reporters at that time. Much has changed in the past five years. Cybersecurity has evolved to protect businesses and individuals from the ever-shifting threat landscape. Today, cybersecurity experts are focused on deepfakes, quantum computing and increasing regulation, including the California Consumer Privacy…
After all the build-up, another RSA has come and gone â proving thereâs still more about cybersecurity that all 45,000 of us attendees want to discuss and learn! John Raffetto and I each had fully-packed schedules, zooming between meetings, sessions, receptions, dinners and one-on-ones while trying to get Uber to find us in the crowds….
McAfee As midterm elections approached, RH Strategic helped McAfee, the cybersecurity company, elevate its public position on election security. By leveraging the expertise of SVP and CTO Steve Grobman and promoting McAfeeâs research on potential disinformation campaigns on state and local election websites, RH garnered the attention of top-tier reporters in the metro D.C. area…
Trish Rimo, who leads RH Strategicâs cybersecurity practice, has a storied career at the intersection of public relations, government affairs and cybersecurity. We recently chatted with Trish, who has represented clients like McAfee, Intel and SAIC, to assess what is top of mind among policymakers in Washington DC. What are lawmakers in DC most concerned…
The RH Strategic Podcast recently chatted with Jeff Welgan, CyberVistaâs executive director and head of executive training programs, at the 2018 DCA BIG Cyber Growth Summit in Crystal City, Virginia. In our podcast, Welgan discusses empowering executives to manage cyber risks, D.C.âs cyber landscape, and the work CyberVista does in cybersecurity training and workforce development….
The RH Strategic Podcast recently sat with Jennifer Thornton, Greater Washington Partnershipâs director of workforce initiatives, at the 2018 DCA BIG Cyber Growth Summit in Crystal City, Virginia. In our podcast, Thornton reveals new research on the Capital Regionâs cyber workforce, how to bring more diversity to the field, and most critically, how to align…
The RH Strategic Podcast recently connected with Professor Erran Carmel, of the Kogod School of Business at American University, at the 2018 DCA BIG Cyber Growth Summit in Crystal City, Virginia, to talk about the evolution of the cybersecurity industry in the DC region. In our podcast, Carmel discusses his new research into local cybersecurity…
RH Strategic recently connected with Washington Business Journal Senior Reporter Rob Terry at the 2018 DCA BIG Cyber Growth Summit in Crystal City, Virginia, to talk about his birdâs eye view of cybersecurity in the DC area and what he looks for in evaluating cyber startups. âThereâs a lot of, frankly, chatter and hype in…
RH Strategic recently sat with Grant Elliott, founder and CEO of Ostendio, at the 2018 DCA BIG Cyber Growth Summit in Crystal City, Virginia, to talk about the work his cybersecurity company is doing. In our podcast, Elliott discusses Ostendioâs unique cybersecurity workflow solution and what itâs like to grow a cybersecurity business in the…
RH Strategic recently caught up with Jonathan Aberman, director at Amplifier Advisors, at the DCA Live’s BIG Cyber Growth Summit in Crystal City, Virginia, to talk about DC as a tech and entrepreneurship hub in the region. In our podcast, Aberman discusses the five components necessary for a successful innovation ecosystem: a creator of talent;…
Here at RH Strategic, weâre always looking for the latest disruptive technology that challenges the status quo; in our opinion, blockchain fits the bill. Blockchain has immense potential to shake up all industries, including security and healthcare. As strategic PR professionals, we keep our eyes open for these forward-thinking technologies in order to prepare our…
