Last Monday’s mass shooting in Boulder is yet another reminder in the past year of reminders that controlling known risks does not guarantee security. The known-unknowns and the unknown-unknowns are still out there. As Helen Keller, an extraordinary model for resiliency, commented: “Security is mostly a superstition.” Nonetheless, I will continue to insist that my […]

As I prowl Covid vaccine sites for an available appointment and negotiate restrictions to avoid compromising my health and that of others, parallels with cybersecurity guidelines come to mind. (Of course, my family would say I’d find a cybersecurity parallels even if downhill skiing or hiking mountain trails. Oh wait! I’ve already written those pieces.) […]

State-of-the-art advanced manufacturing equipment and interdisciplinary courses taught by industry experts combine with real-world student projects to prepare the next generation of advanced manufacturing professionals. The Advanced Manufacturing Sciences Institute (AMSI) at Metropolitan State University of Denver (MSU Denver) is focused on workforce development and producing graduates that are well prepared to assume positions in […]

As a year-end wrap (aaauugh! that reminds me of all those grandchildren gifts waiting for attention and postage), I thought a noncontroversial list of notable acts naughty and nice would be useful. But with the publication deadline close upon me, I decided to further limit that scope’s list to cybersecurity acts. After all, I want […]

On June 6, 1944, 73,000 American soldiers landed on the Normandy beaches in France, Americans of all races, creeds, occupations, political views, ages, sizes, and shapes. They were as diverse as America is today, but they landed as one force, on one mission, all doing their part to protect each other and protect us. They […]

“Depend upon it, sir, when a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.” ― Samuel Johnson[i] The CMMC Interim Rule is scheduled to “go live” on 1 December 2020. Daily webinars and panels over the past two months have focused attention on what steps the defense industrial […]

by Ali Recek, Director of Key Initiatives November 19, 2020 Recently, the Manufacturer’s Edge team had the pleasure of teaming up with three staff members from Congressman Joe Neguse’s Office to host a manufacturing forum. Tom Bugnitz, CEO of Manufacturer’s Edge moderated the virtual roundtable discussion with six members of the manufacturing community from Colorado’s […]