Understanding Today’s Cybersecurity Landscape: Insights from Microsoft Cybersecurity Attorney Mia Little ’07

In this conversation, Middlebury alumna Mia Little ’07 shares her perspective on the current cybersecurity landscape and the legal, technical, and policy challenges shaping digital security today.

Little is a Cybersecurity Attorney at Microsoft with a unique interdisciplinary background spanning data science, national security fellowships, privacy and surveillance policy, and cybersecurity law.

In this video, you’ll learn:

• The size and scope of today’s cybersecurity landscape
• Key threats and challenges in digital security and privacy
• How law, policy, and technology intersect in cybersecurity
• Real-world issues facing governments, companies, and individuals
• What students should know about entering the cybersecurity field today

Little graduated from Middlebury College in 2007 and has built a career working across data science, national security, and cybersecurity law.

Whether you’re interested in cybersecurity, computer science, law, public policy, data privacy, or national security, this conversation offers a clear view of the field today.