1. Government Security News judge Chuck
Brooks nominated for “2017 Cybersecurity
Marketer of the Year” at the Cybersecurity
Excellence Awards
Wed, 2016-09-07
http://gsnmagazine.com/article/47068/government_security_news_judge_chuck_b
rooks_nomina?page=0,1&c=cyber_security
Chuck Brooks is a familiar name for Government
Security News readers. He has been involved as a judge
for the past four years in our Annual Homeland Security
Awards and is widely recognized in the homeland
security community for his expertise. Chuck has just
been nominated “2017 Cybersecurity Marketer of the
Year” at the Cybersecurity Excellence Awards and we
are excited to share the news..
Chuck's thought leadership writings on cybersecurity
have helped shape the public policy debate as he is respected in industry, in the
Federal Government, academia, and on Capitol Hill. He has been a force in
discussing, advocating, promoting cybersecurity issues across digital media, at
events, in professional forums, and with a variety of public policy organizations.
Chuck has authored numerous articles focusing on cybersecurity, homeland security
and technology innovation for such publications including Forbes, Huffington Post,
The Hill, Alien Vault, InformationWeek, MIT Sloan Blog, Computerworld, Federal
Times, NextGov,IT Security Planet, CIO Watercooler, Bizcatalyst360, Gov Tech, The
CyberWire, and our own Government Security News. Chuck brings experience from
service in the public sector, academia, and with corporations. He serves on a
variety of boards, many of them philanthropic. He brings a substantive knowledge
on a broad range of cyber issues and a special expertise of cybersecurity in
government that have benefited both the not-for-profit, public, and commercial
sectors.
Chuck serves a Vice President of Government Relations & marketing for Sutherland
Government Solutions. He has been a leading evangelist for cybersecurity in both
the public and private sectors. He has been a featured speaker at numerous events

2. and conferences, has written dozens of articles on cyber tech and policy in
publications such as Forbes, Huffington Post, The Hill, Federal Times, IT Security
Planet, Bizcatalyst360, NextGov, Alien Vault, Gov Tech, Government Security News
and many others. Chuck is a pioneer in social media with a global following and has
brought significant attention to cyber issues from his frequent posts and
commentary on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, FedScoop, and other social media. He
also owns and operates several groups on LinkedIn active in cybersecurity and
homeland security discussions. He is one of the original “plank holders” at the
Department of Homeland Security, worked on Capitol Hill, taught homeland security
at Johns Hopkins University and has advised several organizations including the Bill
& Melinda Gates Foundation, The Cyber Resilience Institute, and is a member of the
AFCEA Cybersecurity Committee. He also serves as Chairman of CompTIA’s New
Emerging Technologies Committee, and as a Christian Science Monitor Passcode
Influencers Panel member on Information Security. He is on the Board of Advisors
for CyberTech, and on the Board of Directors at Bravatek, and the Cyber Resilience
Institute. He is an advisor to Inzero Systems, and The Center for Advancing
Innovation. In academia, he has a BA from DePauw University and an MA from the
University of Chicago. He also was Adjunct Faculty and taught homeland security at
Johns Hopkins University (SAIS) for two years.
Praise for Chuck’s expertise on cybersecurity and homeland security matters is
widespread. Some examples already on his nomination form include:
• I have had the great fortune to know Chuck Brooks for many years; from
collaborating on projects to sharing insights across the spectrum of government,
commercial and educational initiatives that included safety enhancements for a girls
school in Afghanistan. His network is unparalleled and his presence at the forefront
of technology is persistent. He is a leader in the exchange of ideas and the
distribution of information, an evangelist for growth in the cyber-age. He is at the
same time a fine man, a good friend and a dedicated American. His passion and
initiative define the very excellence which this award seeks to recognize. Michael
Marks
• Mr. Chuck Brooks is truly worthy of this 2016-2017 “Cybersecurity Marketer of
the Year” excellence award. Through his outstanding and renowned Cybersecurity
publications, his brilliance, illustrious insights, and eminent expertise as a highly
acclaimed speaker, his great zeal and passion, and his highly esteemed presence
and initiatives in the Cybersecurity field, Mr. Chuck Brooks clearly “shines above the
rest.” As the leading and prominent authority on Cybersecurity in the U.S., we
applaud his unsurpassable excellence and extend our great gratitude for his
remarkable and dynamic efforts. No one is more worthy of this great honor and
award than highly distinguished Mr. Chuck Brooks who is held in the highest
possible esteem. Litsa Sfarnas
• Awareness, education, persistence and passion are the four cornerstones to
cybersecurity. His relentless work of letting business leaders and government
officials understand their threats has helped get the word out about the overall
importance of cybersecurity. His work has shaped legislation, elevated discussions
at the board level, and influenced marketplace products. His vast knowledge has
made him one the world’s leaders in cybersecurity. Because I, and many others,

3. have learned so much from Chuck, that is why I am nominating Chuck Brooks the
2016-2017 Cybersecurity Marketer of the Year. Dovell Bonnett
• In matters of cybersecurity, the gap between rhetoric and policies, legislation,
risks, consequences, understanding… is wider than in every other area of the
knowledge we believe we have. Expert. Change Agent. Humanist. Mentor. These
are just a few words flowing through my mind the moment I think of Mr. Chuck
Brook’s influence on me personally over the years. Striving for knowledge brought
me beyond the horizons of discernible. The word ‘unprecedented’ seems too weak
to convey just how much the dimensionless operational space of digital (r)evolution
requires instantaneous reaction. The pace of change in the digital universe is simply
unparalleled. ‘Common sense is not that common’ anymore for naked human eyes
and brains. Unlike human intelligence and ability to adapt and learn, technologies
accelerate toward speed of light. New digital highways emerged. On these highways
it is often impossible to differentiate who follows you; who reads what you write;
who learns what.. ; who will use the shared information the way it was meant! Mr.
Chuck Brooks feels the Reader! And by that I mean people who want to read … His
talent of knowledge sharing is one-of-a-kind.
Herzlichen Dank, Herr Brooks! Herzlichen Dank und viele Grüße to all our readers
worldwide!
I vote for Mr. Chuck Brooks in this honourable nomination – 2017 Cybersecurity
Excellence Award!
P.S. To read more from – about Chuck Brooks, please, follow the links below: The
Globality Quotient: Cybersecurity.
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• “Hacked Again” & Women in Digital Universe
• What is Ethical Hacking or a Hacker is a Hacker is a Hacker?
• Prevention and Protection
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Ludmila Morozova-Buss
• Chuck
On behalf of my fellow citizens, thanks for your continued quest to improve the
security of the homeland
Bradley Rotter
• Today, Cyber security has become an integral part of our lives. Those who have
been working to protect us by protecting our military, industrial, political and
electoral security are contributing as much and often more than the individual
soldier in the battlefield. They even protect that soldier, his unit or even more.
Following the evolution of this technology I have kept myself informed of the latest
developments. I have observed with satisfaction and some pride the word done by
our scientists, engineers and security experts to protect our interests. Mr. Chuck

4. Brooks has been a constant in this struggle for years and I strongly recommend his
name for the award and hope he will continue to provide us with his invaluable
expertise and experience. Surinder Puri
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Readers can vote for Chuck at: http://cybersecurity-excellence-
awards.com/candidates/chuck-brooks-2/
He can be followed on Twitter @ChuckDBrooks and on LinkedIn at:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/chuckbrooks