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Christopher Burgess

United States

Speaker, Writer, Advisor and Contributor at Freelance

30+yrs w/CIA🕵️‍♂️ | ✍️ Burgess Writing & Speaking: NatSec/Espionage/Insider/Cyber and more | Co-Author Book 📕 Secrets Stolen Fortunes Lost

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  • 60% of Breaches Still Tied to Human Mistakes - What the 2025 DBIR Means for FSOs and Leaders

    1 month ago | news.clearancejobs.com | Christopher Burgess

    The 2025 Verizon Data Breach Investigation Report (DBIR) issued in late April 2025 analyzed the highest number of breaches ever in a single report, with 12,195 confirmed data breaches out of 22,052 security incidents. Especially noteworthy was how the human element was involved in 60% of incidents, which is less than what was reported in the 2024 DBIR: 68%.

  • Ex-CIA Officer Pleads Guilty to Acting as Foreign Agent and Mishandling Classified Info

    1 month ago | news.clearancejobs.com | Christopher Burgess

    On April 23, the Department of Justice (DoJ) announced a guilty plea had been entered by Dale Britt Bendler, a retired senior official of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to charges that he both mishandled classified information and failed to register under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) as he engaged in activity in support of a foreign power while employed by the CIA.

  • Cyber Stability Strengthened as CISA Renews CVE Database Program

    1 month ago | news.clearancejobs.com | Christopher Burgess

    The past few days have seen the yo-yo effect in full swing, as the Mitre contract with the Cyber Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to maintain the U.S. CVE (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures) database appeared to have not been renewed (Mitre issued a statement on April 15). At the last moment, a change occurred, resulting in the reversal of that decision and renewal of the CVE database contract with MITRE.

  • The Trump administration made an unprecedented security mistake - you can avoid doing the same

    2 months ago | csoonline.com | Christopher Burgess

    The high-ranking official who included someone without clearance in a classified discussion may not immediately face consequences, but here’s how to avoid finding yourself in a similar situation.

  • What the Signal Chat Incident Reveals About Insider Risk

    2 months ago | news.clearancejobs.com | Christopher Burgess

    Recent news demonstrates the well-known fact among those managing insider risk programs, which is that a careless employee actions can potentially escalate into a dangerous situation. Jeffery Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, shared how he was accidentally added to a Signal (commercial secure communications application) “Principles Group” to discuss the active battle plans with respect to the March 15 U.S. bombings in Yemen.

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Christopher Burgess @burgessct
23 May 25

RT @Barbsydoll: Spare us the sermon, @PeteHegseth Your brand of faith shows up loud in the pulpit, lost in a bottle, and tangled in someone…

Christopher Burgess
Christopher Burgess @burgessct
23 May 25

❤️🖤☕️ Good morning on this Friday before #MemorialDay Do not fear the enemies the truth creates fear keeping truth silent 114/365 #carpediem #morningmissive https://t.co/q8PNqTrnZz

Christopher Burgess
Christopher Burgess @burgessct
22 May 25

RT @Robert4787: When a former Chief of Station flips, it’s not just betrayal—it’s a five-alarm fire. This guy wasn’t low-level, he was runn…