Defense news and career advice written by Christopher Burgess

Christopher Burgess advises organizations on insider risk, research security, and executive briefings. He spent nearly three decades at the CIA, rising from file clerk to Chief of Station, serving across South Asia, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Central Europe, and Latin America, and retired with the Distinguished Career Intelligence Medal. He later advised Cisco's CSO and CEO, co-authored Secrets Stolen, Fortunes Lost, and led startups as an executive and founder. He has written 1,600+ articles across multiple outlets, including 600+ for ClearanceJobs since 2013.