Growing Risk of Cyber Attacks.pdf

Presented as part of the 2018 HCSS conference.

Abstract:  The National Intelligence Officer for Cyber Issues will present the current IC assessment on the threats of disruptive cyber attacks against US critical infrastructure.  The presenter will also discuss how the international security and technological development, such as the cyber norms of appropriate state behaviors and the growth of autonomous capabilities through IoT and AI,  are increasing this cyber risk in the next five years.

Bio:

Vinh Nguyen leads the Intelligence Community mid- and long-term strategic analysis to support and advance the cyber mission. He serves as the subject matter expert and
advises the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) on cyber issues in support of the DNI's role as the principal intelligence adviser to the President.

Recruited by NSA through the Stokes Program, Mr. Nguyen received the dual degrees in psychology and computer science from the University of Pennsylvania. He earned his MA in International Science and Technology Policy at the George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs, where he focused his work on defense innovation policies and processes. He was trained on positive
executive leadership at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business.

Mr. Nguyen was responsible for leading and integrating the enterprise- wide cryptologic mission to detect and assess the cybersecurity threats from the Asia- Pacific areas at NSA. He has served in many key analytic and technical positions in the network security, information operations, and counterterrorism areas at NSA. He was instrumental in developing and prototyping cyber attribution methods, leading joint operations against key adversaries, and analyzing terrorist use of the Internet.

Mr. Nguyen was a recipient of the DNI’s Exceptional Accomplishment Award (2017), NSA’s Senior Special Achievement Award (2015), the DNI’s Presidential Daily Briefing Pin (2013), the Meritorious Civilian Service Award (2010), the Sparky Baird Award for the best contributed article published in the SIGNAL magazine (2007), and the Distinguished Young AFCEAN of the Year Award (2006-07). He joined the Defense Intelligence Senior Level ranks in 2014.