Cecilia Anastos holds a Master’s Degree in Strategic Intelligence with specialty in Middle East Issues, a Graduate Certificate in Cybercrime, a B.A. in Criminal Justice w/sp in Psychology, and a Dog Trainer degree from the Animal Behavioral College.
Fluent in five languages, she is a pioneer in the utilization of digitized open source and publicly available information to create actionable intelligence, and in the reduction of digital signatures in the cyberspace domain. She designed the first cyber defense course of instruction for the US Navy SEALs where she taught for many years. Ms. Anastos also taught this course in many police departments, and the private sector. Between 2011-2012, she was a guest instructor at the FBI National Academy – Quantico, VA.
In 2016, Ms. Anastos was recognized as one of the most influential leaders in the field of cybersecurity by the San Diego Business Journal’s SDBJ500.
Other books by the author:
After the Walk – The Amazing Places the Mind Goes (2022)
Thinking with Rhythm (2023)
Cyber Defense for Law Enforcement and Emergency Responders (2024)
Cyber Defense for Executives and Board Members (2024)
