Adam Godfrey, CISSP, is a Cybersecurity Policy and Compliance Consultant to the Department of Defense (DoD) for Booz Allen Hamilton. He has spent more than 16 years supporting the DoD in the areas of cybersecurity policy and guidance, IT project management, systems administration, cybersecurity compliance auditing, cybersecurity incident response, and cybersecurity awareness education of DoD personnel. You can follow him on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.
Risk Management Framework.
These three words are likely to bristle hairs upon the necks of information technology professionals across the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), and for good reason.
Mark Zuckerberg recently made headlines when, in a picture he posted in celebration of an Instagram milestone, it was observed that his laptop’s camera and microphone were taped over in an attempt to mitigate the threat of remote monitoring.
Industry decision-makers need to re-think their hiring strategies. Sure, those credentials sound great. Problem is, likelihood of hardened mindsets is enhanced tenfold because of them. While a candidate may have the juice under the hood, this doesn’t necessarily mean they’re willing to hit the gas when it counts. When interviewing seasoned candidates, focus on change.
