Pamela Curtis

Pamela Curtis is a Senior Researcher on the Resilient Enterprise Management Team in the CERT Program at the Software Engineering Institute. Curtis conducts analytical studies and investigations and develops models and assessments related to improving and measuring operational resilience. She has over 25 years of experience in the information technology domain as a systems analyst, programmer, process improvement team leader, technical communicator, and manager. Curtis holds a BA with a concentration in Management from Simmons College and an MS in Management Information Systems from Boston University.

Journal Articles

Managing Operational Resilience

A search at your favorite news aggregator for keywords such as “malware,” “computer virus,” or “data breach” will return results in the tens of thousands. For most organizations it’s not a question of if a cyber attack will occur, but…
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The DoD Cybersecurity Policy Chart

This chart captures the tremendous breadth of applicable policies, some of which many cybersecurity professionals may not even be aware, in a helpful organizational scheme.

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Featured Subject Matter Expert (SME): Dr. Lee McKnight

CSIAC SME and Associate Professor at Syracuse University’s iSchool, Dr. Lee McKnight, presents the importance of Cyberphysical Infrastructure Testbeds. He is engaging government, industry and the research community, to integrate and test novel and known best practices to address legacy complex system vulnerabilities.

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CSIAC Journal - Data-Centric Environment: Rise of Internet-Based Modern Warfare “iWar”

This journal addresses a collection of modern security concerns that range from social media attacks and internet-connected devices to a hypothetical defense strategy for private sector entities.

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CSIAC Journal M&S Special Edition - M&S Applied Across Broad Spectrum Defense and Federal Endeavors

This Special Edition of the CSIAC Journal highlights a broad array of modeling and simulation contributions – whether in training, testing, experimentation, research, engineering, or other endeavors.

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CSIAC Journal - Resilient Industrial Control Systems (ICS) & Cyber Physical Systems (CPS)

This edition of the CSIAC Journal focuses on the topic of cybersecurity of Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS), particularly those that make up Critical Infrastructure (CI).

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