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Joan Ross

Joan Ross is an adjunct professor of cybersecurity at St. Martin's University, and is a global technologist by trade. Ross has over 23 years of experience as a Global Cybersecurity Technologist and CISO, with a focus on utilizing AI tooling for real-time cybercrime detection and prevention. She's held significant roles, currently serving as the Chief Intelligence Officer at InsightCyber and Global Cybersecurity Technologist at CISO Advisory Services, and formerly serving as Advisory Board Member at the University of Washington's CIAC and Regional CISO at Fortinet. Her expertise and research is focused on AI for cyber security, forensics, vulnerability analysis, threat intelligence, secure design, global services, incident response, encryption key management, privacy, infrastructure reliability, and successful technical implementation of industry leading cyber security strategy.

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Contributor Brief·Joan Ross · 1 article
Updated Jul 25, 2023

Small businesses drive cybersecurity innovation despite resource constraints

Ross argues that small businesses possess structural advantages in cybersecurity defense that larger enterprises lack, and that targeted federal funding catalyzes proof-of-concept research that translates directly into operational security capability. She contends that resource constraints force small firms toward innovative, rather than incremental, security solutions.

$3.15M

DHS awarded to 20 small businesses for cybersecurity research

“Small businesses contributed to 44% of cybercrime prevention breakthroughs.”

Small Businesses are Better Equipped to Prevent Cybercrime

Small business cybersecurity research funding allocation

Average DHS grant per firm0.1575
Total DHS cybersecurity funding pool3.15
Number of firms funded20

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Average DHS grant per firm
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44%

of cybercrime prevention breakthroughs traced to small business

Escalating cyber threats necessitate cutting-edge defenses to safeguard our digital realm.

Small Businesses are Better Equipped to Prevent Cybercrime

Federal funding catalyzes proof-of-concept research that transforms into operational capability.

Small Businesses are Better Equipped to Prevent Cybercrime

“Small firms innovate where large enterprises incrementally defend.”

Themes:Small business disproportionate role in cybersecurity innovationFederal funding as catalyst for proof-of-concept researchResource constraints driving unconventional security solutions

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