Alison King

Boston

Political Reporter at WBTS-TV (Boston, MA)

Political Reporter at New England Cable News (NECN)

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Welcome to the sandbox: Championing cyber resilience over regulatory theater

1 week ago | threatbeat.com | Alex Botting |Alison King

By and • May 28, 2025 In today’s hyper-connected world, with everything from toothbrushes to insulin pumps, vehicles and port cranes now digitized, the connectivity between any two points has created a deluge of cyber vulnerabilities, many of which are severe. The waves of ransomware attacks and breaches of hospitals, water systems and the operational technology networks that underpin critical infrastructure present an unacceptable risk to public health and safety.
Focus on championing women and diversity by building inclusive teams across industrial cybersecurity field

1 month ago | industrialcyber.co | Anna Ribeiro |Aanchal Gupta |Alison King |Shari Gribbin

In the rapidly changing industrial cybersecurity sphere, advocating for women and gender diversity to empower women, is perhaps one of the most important things needed for building strong cybersecurity teams. The advancing digitization of industrial systems highlights the need for integrating diverse and holistic approaches to solve multifaceted cybersecurity problems. The OT/ICS (operational technology/industrial control system) space still struggles to cope with the lack of diversity.
U.S. Must Prioritize Cybersecurity Training for the Military’s Engineers

2 months ago | realcleardefense.com | Alison King |Annie Fixler |Mark Montgomery

U.S. Must Prioritize Cybersecurity Training for the Military’s Engineers
US must prioritize cybersecurity training for the military’s engineers

2 months ago | defensescoop.com | Alison King |Annie Fixler |Jon Harper

The Trump administration begins under the shadow of a series of consequential Chinese cyber hacks targeting U.S. critical infrastructure.
US must prioritize cybersecurity training for the military’s engineers

2 months ago | fdd.org | Reagan Easter |Alison King |Annie Fixler

The Trump administration begins under the shadow of a series of consequential Chinese cyber hacks targeting U.S. critical infrastructure.
Lawmakers must incentivize cyber protection for critical infrastructure

Aug 27, 2024 | cyberscoop.com | Lucian Niemeyer |Alison King

National headlines, federal advisories, and the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology warn of unprecedented threats by nation-state actors, criminals, and terrorists as digital connections create access to networks that could endanger the health and safety of every American.
Representing cropping systems with the MEMS 2 ecosystem model

Jun 29, 2024 | acsess.onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Yao Zhang |Alison King |Emma Hamilton |M. Francesca Cotrufo

AI artificial intelligence ET evapotranspiration GLAI green leaf area index MAOC mineral-associated organic carbon NEE net ecosystem CO2 exchange NPP net primary production POC particulate organic carbon RMD relative mean difference RRMSE relative root mean square error SOC soil organic carbon ST soil temperature SWC soil water content 1 INTRODUCTION Soil organic carbon (SOC) comprises a large portion of—and therefore exerts a large influence on—the active carbon (C) in the global C cycle...
FISMA: Why it’s no longer just a checkbox for federal enterprise cybersecurity compliance

May 29, 2024 | federalnewsnetwork.com | Alison King

Water and wastewater facilities are easy targets for state-sponsored cyberattacks, presenting an unacceptable risk to the health and welfare of the American public. Securing the digital systems critical to safe drinking water and wastewater management requires a federal regulator and operational collaboration from local governments, service providers, and cybersecurity vendors.
How to attract top talent when pay is a challenge

May 27, 2024 | enterprisenation.com | Alison King

Job seekers are looking beyond salary. Research shows that Millennials and Gen Z seek meaningful work with purpose and a positive company culture. For small businesses, we know that offering large salaries is a challenge. However, research suggests that Millennials (born between 1981-1996) and Gen Z (born between 1997-2012) value more than just compensation. As these generations increasingly populate the workforce, it's important to understand what's driving them (and it's more than just salary).
CDM’s Evolution to Non-Traditional Technology: Why Now and How Will it Succeed?

May 7, 2024 | meritalk.com | Tim Jones |Alison King

By Tim Jones and Alison King, ForescoutThe Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) earlier this year announced that the next phase of its Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) program would broaden to include non-traditional technology, such as Operational Technology (OT) and the Internet of Things (IoT), in 2024. At its 2012 launch, CDM was focused on gaining centralized visibility of traditional IT assets across civilian agencies.

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