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are purposeful, well-thought-out deployments of cross-domain solutions when and where they are
needed.

An operational ecosystem demands a workforce ecosystem where all cyber elements are present, strong
and actively engaged with each other, eliminating the proverbial silos that have been a deterrent to the
CJADC2 approach. Considering human capital through a total cyber workforce is imperative — that total
concept should remain at the forefront of our minds as CJADC2 implementations continue to realize and
mature beyond the concept phase.

About the Author

Magdalena LoGrande currently serves as the Cybersecurity Engineering
Fellow at Sigma Defense Systems, LLC, where she provides subject
matter expertise to engineering teams, helping them create actionable
design and implementation plans that incorporate cybersecurity as a
critical component. She has supported DoD and IC customers in various
roles across the full spectrum of systems security engineering and Risk
Management Framework (RMF) activities since 2012. This experience
has given her an opportunity to witness and harness the power of
cybersecurity as an embedded engineering practice. As a thought leader
in the field, she has also served on the AFCEA International Cyber Committee since 2022, and co-
authored white papers, such as A Cyber Curriculum for a Digital Workforce and Secure by Design – Next
Steps.

Magdelena can be reached online at [email protected] and at our company
website https://sigmadefense.com/

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