Top Cyber Execs to Watch in 2026: Leidos’ Josh Salmanson
Josh Salmanson Vice President of the Defensive Cyber Practice, Leidos Josh Salmanson’s biggest achievement this year has been advancing a resilience-first approach to defensive cyber — embedding security before the breach through scalable, AI-enabled mission drivers like UpHold Armor and Leidos’ SOC of the Future. “By operationalizing zero trust and automation, we’ve reduced response times,
Leidos’ Josh Salmanson on Why Cyber Resilience Starts Before the Breach
Josh Salmanson has spent his career showing up after the worst has happened — and making sure it can’t happen again. A vice president of the Defensive Cyber Practice at Leidos, he has worked across civilian agencies, the Defense Department and the intelligence community building his expertise on one through line: resilience under pressure. Now,
Top Cyber Execs to Watch in 2025: Leidos’ Josh Salmanson
Josh Salmanson Vice President, Defensive Cyber Practice, Leidos Josh Salmanson led the charge in advancing defensive cyber capabilities through automation, speed and scale. By integrating innovative technologies and processes, his team successfully enhanced detections, curated threat intelligence to inform risk mitigation vulnerabilities and strengthened the security posture of critical systems. Moving forward, he aims to
Leidos Taps Josh Salmanson to Lead Defensive Cyber Practice
Leidos has named Josh Salmanson vice president of its defensive cyber practice, where he will lead the company’s vision for cyber defense and help protect customer missions, from enterprise systems to deployed units. “We are thrilled to welcome Josh to the Leidos team,” said Steve Hull, Leidos Digital Modernization Sector president. “His proven expertise in
Top 25 Cyber Execs to Watch in 2020: ECS’ Josh Salmanson
Josh Salmanson joined ECS in July 2019, making his first and most significant effort solidifying critical partnerships in advance of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification framework. His work ensures ECS will be level 5 compliant and able to provide compliance-as-a-service for other companies. What stands out to Salmanson so far is how ECS hires the
ECS Names Josh Salmanson New Chief Architect, VP
ECS has announced the appointment of Josh Salmanson as its new business development and operations division’s chief architect and vice president. In this new role, Salmanson will support ECS’ goals of leading, innovating and transforming technology solutions for both public sector and commercial customers. Previously, Salmanson led growth and strategy for Lockheed Martin and Parsons.
Brainiacs Center Brings STEM Enrichment to Students in Western Loudoun
Wife-and-husband team Stacey Salmanson and Josh Salmanson co-founded Brainiacs, an innovative science, technology, engineering and math enrichment program for local students pre-K through high school. Brainiacs brings their love of STEM to students and parents through classes, after-school enrichment curriculum, and hands-on camps where kids delve into diverse topics like robotics and coding. “We believe
Meet Pinnacle Awards Finalist Josh Salmanson
NCI, Inc. Vice President of Cybersecurity and Emerging Technology Josh Salmanson is a Pinnacle Awards finalist in the STEM Advocate of the Year category. Here, Salmanson shares what makes him successful, what rules he should break more and the biggest professional risk he’s ever taken and more. What key achievements did you have in 2017? Salmanson: Our STEM journey has
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