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Welcome to CDM’s September 2025 Issue

From the Editor-in-Chief

We are delighted to publish this September 2025 issue of Cyber Defense Magazine. In addition to the growth of
our readership and breadth of topics, we are enjoying a great deal of positive feedback from cybersecurity
professionals and the organizations which depend on their services to maintain cyber resilience and sustainability.

Among the participants in the 16 sectors of critical infrastructure, there is a heightened appreciation for the necessity
of assuring that the supply chains of both products and services are dependable. This awareness is reflected in
growing requirements for small and midsize businesses (SMBs) to implement effective cybersecurity practices and
also to secure insurance coverage on a greater scale.

This month, for the first time, we are publishing an editorial to highlight these trends and the actions required of
SMBs in critical infrastructure to reapportion cyber risks. We contemplate an initial series of three columns, starting
with banking and the relationships of SMBs to their financial services. Second will be health care and health care
finance, where many SMBs are designated as “business associates” of HIPAA-regulated organizations. Third will
be defense and aerospace industries, where SMBs provide many critical products and services.

In shedding light on these trends, and in coordination with our outreach to academic institutions offering
cybersecurity courses, we intend to play an active role in bringing together those with cybersecurity needs with the
sources of fulfilling them. As an adjunct resource for education and training, Cyber Defense Magazine is an
important contributor to achieving a balance of supply and demand.

A reminder is in order that CDM is a non-political publication; we do not endorse or oppose any political views
expressed by our authors.
Wishing you all success in your cybersecurity endeavors,

Yan Ross
Editor-in-Chief
Cyber Defense Magazine

About the US Editor-in-Chief
Yan Ross, J.D., is a Cybersecurity Journalist & U.S. Editor-in-Chief of Cyber
Defense Magazine. He is an accredited author and educator and has provided
editorial services for award-winning best-selling books on a variety of topics. He
also serves as ICFE's Director of Special Projects, and the author of the Certified
Identity Theft Risk Management Specialist ® XV CITRMS® course. As an
accredited educator for over 20 years, Yan addresses risk management in the
areas of identity theft, privacy, and cyber security for consumers and
organizations holding sensitive personal information.

You can reach him by e-mail at [email protected]

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