All posts by Anna McNeil

Sea Control 385 – Navy Cyber Workforce with Chris Landis

By Anna McNeil

Sea Control is joined by CDR Chris Landis, USN to discuss his article, “Develop Separate Navy Cyber and Signal Warfare Communities.”

CDR Landis has been recognized for his sustained superior performance in C4I/IT as one of the 2021 AFCEA Copernicus award winners, and has experience in defensive cyber operations. He is currently a Computer Science PhD candidate at the Naval Postgraduate School.

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Links

1. “Develop Separate Navy Cyber and Signal Warfare Communities,” by Chris Landis, Proceedings, July 2022.
2. “The Air Force Isn’t Doing Information Technology Right,” by Don Lewis, War on the Rocks, December 20, 2021.
3. “Navy Cryptologic Warfare Officers Cannot Do Cyber,” by Derek S. Bernsen, Proceedings, January 2022.
4. “Cybersecurity Readiness Review,” directed by Secretary of the Navy, 2019.

Anna McNeil is Co-Host of the Sea Control podcast. Contact the podcast team at Seacontrol@cimsec.org.

This episode was edited and produced by Nathan Miller.

Sea Control 377 – Intelligence Analysis and Analytic Reflection with Dr. Brian Holmes

By Anna McNeil

Dr. Brian Holmes joins us to discuss his several series of articles on intelligence analysis, particularly “Analytic Reflection: Measuring the Attributes of Open and All-Source Intelligence.”

Dr. Holmes is the National Intelligence Officer for Emerging and Disruptive Technologies. He has previously served in the U.S. Navy as a Reserve Officer, and has a distinguished career in strategic intelligence and academia.

Sea Control 377 – Intelligence Analysis and Analytic Reflection with Dr. Brian Holmes

Links

1. “Analytic Reflection: Measuring the Attributes of Open and All-Source Intelligence,” by Brian Holmes, Homeland Security Today, June 8, 2020.
2. “Feedback Driven Decisions and the Evolution of Intelligence Analysis in the United States,” by Brian Holmes, The Strategy Bridge, January 23, 2020.
3. “A Short History of Maritime Intelligence Integration,” by Dr. Brian Holmes, NMIO Technical Bulletin, March 2019, p. 4-5.
4. Brian Holmes, Author at Hstoday.

Anna McNeil is Co-Host of the Sea Control podcast. Contact the podcast team at Seacontrol@cimsec.org.

This episode was edited and produced by Nathan Miller.

Sea Control 305 – No Escape from the Port of LA

By Anna McNeil

Bill Reinsch and Aidan Arasasingham of CSIS join the program to discuss the logistical challenges at the port complex of Los Angeles and Long Beach and lessons for the supply chain ecosystem.

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Links

1. “Cookie Monster’s Supply Chain Crisis and WTO Update,” Trade Guys Podcast, CSIS, October 21, 2021.
2. “No Escape from LA: Lingering Supply Chain Insecurity at Los Angeles Ports,” by William Alan Reinsch and Aidan Arasasingham, CSIS, November 4, 2021.
3. “CIMSEC Holiday Reading List 2021,” by the CIMSEC Podcast Team, CIMSEC, December 17, 2021.
4. “Beyond Defense: America’s Past & Future Interests at Sea,” by Jimmy Drennan, CIMSEC, October 25, 2021.
5. “Protecting the Maritime Shipping Industry from Cybercrime,” by Nicholas Glavin, CIMSEC, December 20, 2017.
6. “Shipping as a Repository of Strategic Vulnerability,” by Michael Haas, CIMSEC, August 16, 2013.
7. Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act 2021.
8. “The Next Shipping Crisis: A Maritime Labor Shortage,” by Adam Minter, Bloomberg, November 6, 2021.
9. “White House Port Envoy Joins Port of Los Angeles Executive Director to Discuss Supply Chain Solutions,” Port of Los Angeles, October 14, 2021.
10. “U.S. Mariner Mental Health & Wellbeing During COVID 19 and Beyond, by Dr. Marissa G. Baker, PhD, University of Washington School of Public Health, November 2021.

Anna McNiel is Co-Host of the Sea Control podcast. Contact the podcast team at SeaControl@cimsec.org.

Sea Control 293 — Cyber Threats and Chokepoints with Dr. Diane Zorri and Dr. Gary Kessler

By Anna McNiel

Dr. Diane Zorri and Dr. Gary Kessler join the program to discuss irregular warfare at the intersection of the maritime and cyber domains.

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Links

1. “Cyber Threats and Choke Points: How Adversaries are Leveraging Maritime Cyber Vulnerabilities for Advantage in Irregular Warfare,” by Dr. Diane Zorri and Dr. Gary Kessler, Modern Warfare Institute, September 8, 2021.
2. Cross Domain IW Threats to SOF Maritime Missions: Implications for U.S. SOF, by Dr. Gary Kessler and Dr. Diane Zorri, Joint Special Operations University Report 21-4, 2021.
3. Maritime Cybersecurity: A Guide for Leaders and Managers, by Gary C. Kessler PhD and Steven D. Shepard PhD, independently published, 2020.

Anna McNiel is Co-Host of the Sea Control podcast. Contact the podcast team at Seacontrol@cimsec.org.

This episode was edited and produced by Alexia Bouallagui.