前美国国家安全局（NSA）网络司令部高级文职官员摩根·亚当斯基已加入普华永道（PwC），担任新设立的网络、数据与技术风险部门的合伙人及领导者。亚当斯基拥有超过15年的联邦服务经验，尤其在NSA期间，她致力于加强政府与企业间的合作，以应对日益严峻的网络威胁。她此次转至私营部门，旨在将她在国家层面的网络安全专业知识和经验，应用于为PwC的客户提供定制化的解决方案，帮助企业构建更强大的防御体系，应对不断演变的网络攻击和新兴技术（如AI和量子计算）带来的挑战。她强调，客户应信任其丰富的实战经验，而非泄露机密信息。

🌟 摩根·亚当斯基，前NSA网络司令部高级文职官员，现已加盟普华永道（PwC），担任新设立的网络、数据与技术风险部门的合伙人及领导者。她在联邦政府部门拥有超过15年的丰富经验，尤其在NSA期间，专注于通过建立网络安全合作中心来加强政府与企业间的协作，以帮助企业抵御网络威胁，其经验对于提升PwC在网络安全领域的服务能力至关重要。

🚀 亚当斯基此次加入PwC，旨在将她在国家层面的网络安全专业知识和深厚经验带给私营部门客户。她表示，PwC吸引她的地方在于其服务多样化客户的能力以及为每位客户量身定制策略的创新方法。她希望通过与客户的紧密合作，共同构建有效的解决方案，以应对日常面临的层出不穷的网络威胁，保护企业免受侵害。

🛡️ 亚当斯基强调，虽然她拥有国家层面的网络安全经验，但客户不应期望她会利用机密信息提供咨询。相反，客户应该相信她所带来的广泛经验和对网络威胁的深刻理解，能够帮助他们制定有效的安全策略。她将以“倾听和学习”为首要任务，与团队共同努力，为客户提供最佳服务。

💡 面对日益增长的网络威胁，尤其是数据泄露成本的不断攀升（美国2024年平均每起数据泄露损失近950万美元），亚当斯基指出企业需要持续适应其网络安全系统。她特别提到，未来五年到十年，人工智能（AI）将迫使企业加快网络防御的演进速度，同时，开发量子计算无法破解的加密技术（即量子安全密码学）也将是企业需要关注的重要方向。

PwC has hired a top NSA executive to head up its cyber, data, and technology division.Morgan Adamski spoke exclusively to Business Insider about joining the Big Four firm.Clients shouldn't assume she's leaning on classified information to advise them, she said.

PwC has a new hire: the former executive director of national cybersecurity.

Morgan Adamski joined the Big Four firm on Monday as a partner and leader in its newly created Cyber, Data & Technology Risk division.

The division was created on July 1 as part of a wider restructuring of PwC's advisory arm. The restructuring doubled the number of platforms in its advisory business from four to eight to provide more industry-specific services to companies.

Adamski is joining the private sector after more than 15 years of federal service, most of which were spent in the National Security Agency (NSA). She leaves as the highest-ranking civilian and third in command at US Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM).

For the last five years, her focus within the government has been on strengthening collaboration with businesses to help them defend against cyber threats, through setting up the NSA's Cybersecurity Collaboration Center.

Bar the drive to work and not having to enter a secure facility every day, Adamski told BI that she didn't see major differences between the two roles.

Adamski told BI that the opportunity to work directly on building solutions for clients attracted her to the private sector. PwC interested her because "they work with so many different types of clients," and their focus on building custom strategies for each client was "unique and innovative," she said.

"It's really just about bringing that knowledge to PwC clients and being able to say, 'Here are the constant threats that we're facing every single day. Let's work together to build a solution on how we can protect ourselves,'" she said.

The new PwC partner said clients shouldn't assume she's using classified information when advising them, but "they should assume I come with a wealth of experience and understanding of the cyber threat."

Tyson Cornell, PwC's US advisory leader, said in a press release that the firm was excited to welcome Adamski and that her "expertise and leadership in cybersecurity are invaluable assets."

"The importance of industry-specific expertise in delivering for our clients specifically is crucial," Cornell added in response to a question about the strategy of PwC's advisory restructuring.

First day on the job

Her new division at PwC helps clients implement strategies and systems to defend against cyber threats.

Day one on the job isn't planned, she said: "I'm taking it one meeting and one discussion at a time."

"One of my first approaches as a leader is going to be to look and listen and to learn from all the things that they're already doing," she said. Then she'll be looking for opportunities to improve the firm's offerings, promote the brand, and help clients move forward into the future, she said.

She plans to take a "democratic" approach to leadership at the Big Four and think, "How do we all work together to ensure that we're bringing the best that we can for our clients?"

Adamski joins the Big Four firm as cyber threats are growing in scale and severity, particularly for US businesses. In 2024, the average cost of a US data breach was $9.48 million — the highest in the world and nearly double the global average of $4.9 million, according to IBM's 2024 "Cost of a Data Breach" report.

Adamski told BI that adversaries adapt their techniques and procedures every time a cyber defender implements a different solution, so businesses should constantly adapt their cybersecurity systems.

"It's really about understanding the landscape, understanding where you're holding that risk, putting mitigations in place, and ensuring that your crown jewels are not the things that you're putting at risk," she said.

Looking forward to the next 5 to 10 years, the cybersecurity expert said two factors are on her mind.

Firstly, AI means that companies are going to have to move a lot faster on evolving cyber defense, Adamski said. Second, and more of a "future thought for companies," is how to develop quantum-resistant cryptography — finding a way to "encrypt our data that can't be broken by quantum computers," she said.