Company & Executive Leadership Features
Creative communications leader with proven success in building internal, external, and executive communication programs that grow brand awareness and drive employee engagement.
Passion for developing compelling written and visual content and producing experiential events that connect executives and employees with culture, brand values, and strategic direction.
Highly skilled at transforming complex topics around cybersecurity, geopolitics, and public policy into compelling narratives for diverse audiences.
Company & Executive Leadership Features
Cloud computing and enabling the applications and services wrapped around those infrastructure environments is the core of what SAP National Security Services does for its government customers. Which means that in speaking with Mark Testoni, SAP NS2's CEO and the head of its cloud business, I had to ask what they make of the direction the Defense Department and intelligence community are going down with their multiple-provider approach.
Josephine Melvin January 25, 2022 We've collected predictions from industry experts on what 2022 could bring to cybersecurity. In 2021 we continued to see an increased pressure on cybersecurity for businesses, hackers taking advantage of the remote shift in the way we work. Explore top predictions from Nuspire's J.R.
The decision puts an end to years of legal wrangling over the contract, for 10 years of cloud-computing services. The Defense Department said on Tuesday that it would not go forward with a lucrative cloud-computing contract that had become the subject of a contentious legal battle amid claims of interference by the Trump administration.
Recent ransomware attacks on key companies have wreaked havoc on US suppliers and consumers. Cybersecurity experts say that while these firms may be large in scale, they're not necessarily high-tech. Large companies often have a mosaic of IT systems that can make them vulnerable to attack. See more stories on Insider's business page.
Coming up on a year since opening a physical lab space in Chantilly, Va., the formerly online-only NS2 Labs has yet to fully realize its purpose as a collaboration space for private and public partners to solve problems for government. Backed by SAP NS2, the U.S.
As Democrats and Republicans spar over the safest and most secure way to cast ballots in November, their national conventions are showcasing two different approaches to pandemic-era voting. The models reflect the parties' differing stances on voting in November: Democrats are prioritizing limiting the risk of the coronavirus spreading and Republicans are putting a premium on in-person voting.
In the aftermath of destructive riots that trashed the United States Capitol on Wednesday, the nation is grappling with questions about the stability and trajectory of US democracy. But inside the Capitol building itself, the congressional support staff is dealing with more immediate logistics, like cleanup and repairs.
The email that gave Russian hackers access to an Arizona registration base looked like it came from an employee, said an official.
Training people to fill cybersecurity jobs is important, but teaching everyone safe practices is also essential.
In June, Babylon Health, a UK telehealth startup valued in excess of $2BN, suffered a data breach involving confidential patient information. The breach was exposed via Twitter, when a user of Babylon's video consultation app brought to light the fact that he could see other patients' appointments.
SAP NS2 is an independent U.S.-based arm of SAP that provides enterprise technology solutions to support national security. To learn more about SAP NS2, I interviewed the company CEO Mark Testoni. Testoni served in the U.S. Air Force for 20 years and has held various roles in logistics, information technology and financial management.
Ransomware hit small government organizations hard in 2019. Now they have to deal with budget cuts, pandemic precautions, social unrest, and the coming election cycle. Already under attack by cybercriminals and ransomware operators, state and local government are facing heightened cybersecurity threats as they move into the second half of 2020, when they will be required to manage elections while dealing with hard economic choices, experts said this week.
Kristen Sanchez has more than 20 years of experience building brand, digital and content strategies for top technology organizations. In 2020, she created a virtual speaker series at SAP NS2 to motivate and encourage employees amid the pandemic. "We wanted to give the team something to look forward to in this stressful time for many," Sanchez said.
CNBC Power Lunch interview on tracking the digital trail of bad actors
Today, Mark Testoni is the CEO of SAP National Security Services, a cyber security firm where he manages a team with over 500 employees. He's responsible for the company's sales, products and strategy, and coordinates with the U.S. government about matters of national security. But when he was just starting out his career, he felt lost.
Op-Ed and Byline Examples
It is said that the best way to lose the next war is to keep fighting the last one. The citadels of the medieval ages were an effective defense until gunpowder and cannons changed siege warfare forever. Battlefield superiority based on raw troop numbers ceded to the power of artillery and the machine gun.
It is encouraging to read that the Defense Department has nearly one million employees currently teleworking, up from 95,000 just a few months ago. The DOD's Commercial Virtual Remote Environment (CVR), recently announced by CIO Dana Deasy, has allowed nearly half of its workforce to pivot to remotely accessing sensitive information and is an encouraging ...
At this year's World Economic Forum in Davos, the threat of large-scale, state-sponsored cyberattacks was top of mind among the government and business leaders in attendance. Many world leaders now fear cyberattacks more than disease, terrorism or food shortages. Warren Buffett famously called cyber threats mankind's number one problem, even over nuclear weapons.
Speaker Series & Event Production
Produced and created questions for event with Caroline Johnson, Jet Girl
Produced and created questions for event with Tan France.
Produced and created questions for NS2 Women's Initiative Network event with Glennon Doyle.
Produced and created questions for first internal speaker sessions event with Robin Arzon.
Example of drafted questions for diversity, equity, & inclusion town hall meeting
Produced and wrote questions for Speaker Series discussion with author Austin Channing Brown.
Produced and created questions for NS2 Women's Initiative Network event with Lisa Ling.
NS2 Serves Media Placements
Veteran training and employment program, NS2 Serves, unveils a custom Jeep that will travel the country to raise funds for veterans.
NS2 Serves puts veterans through an intense, three-month program to help them land jobs. * Participants receive software training and certifications. * Retired United States Navy vice admiral Joseph Kernan said that participants also "grow into a team" during the experience. Making the transition from military to civilian work can be a major challenge.
When Daniel Moss got a job offer from Deloitte, he thought it was too good to be true. Moss, an ex-Navy air traffic controller, had struggled re-adjusting to civilian life after his almost-six-year military stint. Upon returning to his hometown of Columbus, Ohio, he enrolled at Wright State University but couldn't find steady employment.
LEESBURG - After eight years as an Army Ranger, earning a Purple Heart, a Bronze Star and a sense of gratitude for having all his limbs intact, Casey Traxler didn't know what to do next. "When I was transitioning out [in 2010] I said, 'Man, what am I gonna do now?'" Traxler told FedScoop News ...
After eight years working as a generator mechanic at MacDill Air Force Base, William Velazquez-Morales was ready for a change. But he had trouble finding a satisfying civilian job. "Transitioning out of the military was difficult. I went from job to job," he says. "I didn't have certain certifications; I didn't have an education."
I entered the U.S. Air Force in 1977 to both serve my country and utilize the GI bill to finish my education. In the Air Force, I ended up in financial management. I attended night school in order to graduate college while enlisted. After obtaining my degree, I applied and was accepted to officers training.