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TPO Group CSO Tarah Wheeler Op-Ed in the Financial Times
In an opinion piece for the Financial Times, “AI’s hacking capabilities are severely underestimated,” TPO Group CSO Tarah Wheeler opens: “A few weeks ago I gave a talk to Indiana’s public sector about how AI will impact cyber security.…
TPO Group CSO Tarah Wheeler Featured in SecurityWeek
Tarah Wheeler is CISO at TPO Group. TPO is an acronym for technology, policy and operations, and the firm provides cybersecurity consultancy for high-stakes organizations such as critical industries and federal agencies. But despite this…
Cyber Strategy Development
Excited to be in Tallin for CyCon! Doing a workshop on how we developed the Biden Administration's National Cybersecurity Strategy . Using this blogpost to collect the resources I cite in my talk: US Cyber Strategy Documents PPD 63…
TPO Group Announces Partnership with Legato Security
We’re proud to announce a strategic partnership between TPO Group and Legato Security - bringing together two organizations with deep roots in national security and defense to deliver truly end-to-end, mission-ready cybersecurity. This…
Hardware Risks Expose Deeper Supply Chain Gaps
TPO Group's Rob Knake and Edna Conway sit down with Data Breach Today's Tom Field Expanding digital dependence and geopolitical strain had exposed a critical imbalance in cybersecurity priorities. Organizations had over-focused on software…
Beyond CVSS: OT Security Looks for Its Risk Methodology
As operational technology (OT) environments outgrow IT-centric risk models, industry leaders are rethinking whether traditional tools like CVSS can meaningfully guide decision-making. In a recent article in OT.Today , TPO Group’s Allan…
Bishop Fox and TPO Group Partner to Build Cyber Resiliency Solution for High-Stakes Organizations
Bishop Fox and TPO Group today announced a strategic partnership that offers clients access to an end-to-end approach from technical discovery to executive action in order to drive smarter investment and faster response. TEMPE, ARIZONA —…
TPO Group CEO Rob Knake Testifies on Supply Chain Threats
TPO Group CEO Rob Knake testified before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight hearing on “Embedded Threats: Foreign Ownership, Hidden Hardware, and Licensing Failures in America’s Transportation Systems”. In his testimony , Knake…
TPO Group Chief Operating and Risk Officer Edna Conway Appointed to the U.S. Information Security & Privacy Ad
T he ISPAB, Chartered by Federal Legislation, identifies emerging managerial, technical, administrative, and physical safeguard issues relative to information security and privacy. The Board advises the National Institute of Standards and…
A Cenotaph for Internet Freedom: Reviewing “Geopolitics at the Internet’s Core”
At first glance, Geopolitics at the Internet’s Core (Amazon affiliate link) by Fiona M. Alexander, Laura DeNardis, Nanette S. Levinson, and Francesca Musiani reads as a dense technical history of Internet Protocol—that constellation of…
Lessons Learned from Lessons Learned: The Cyber Safety Review Board Can’t Be Voluntary
In this article published by The Project on National Security and Technology , TPO Group CEO Rob Knake looks at what lessons can be learned from the short-lived Cyber Safety Review Board. Along with almost all other advisory boards at the…
Proactive Defense: Iranian Cyber Threats and How to Push Back
Public and private organizations across the United States, especially those with ties to critical infrastructure, are under increasing pressure from Iranian cyber actors after the events of weeks ago. The reality of the initial event and…