![U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Lorna Mahlock, the leader of the Cyber National Mission Force, speaks April 30, 2024, at the Modern Day Marine conference in Washington, D.C.](https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/resizer/v2/NM3PBPWQYJGXPG5H3QVX7XRXJY.jpg?auth=78ca6f24074cc66c4ac6059023c1d6b400026afe120bc4a7fc2d80116747de70&width=5722&height=3820)
Colin Demarest was a reporter at C4ISRNET, where he covered military networks, cyber and IT. Colin had previously covered the Department of Energy and its National Nuclear Security Administration — namely Cold War cleanup and nuclear weapons development — for a daily newspaper in South Carolina. Colin is also an award-winning photographer.