All posts by Kathleen Smith

TASC’s Cybersecurity Programs

A discussion with Jeremy Ross, Division Director of Information Dominance, TASC. Mr. Ross served in the U.S. Navy for 4 years where he was assigned to Naval Security Group Activity-Ft. Meade. As a Signals Acquisition Officer for a 24x7 joint watch that acquired, collected and mai… more

DSS – Center for Development of Security Excellence

All of us in the security cleared community are familiar with the DoD Defense Security Service (DSS) which is responsible for providing industrial security and education services for the U.S. Government and the companies in the National Industrial Security Program (NISP) in suppo… more

One Size Doesn’t Fit All

Engage your audience is a frequent battle cry of marketers. Many organizations start pumping out content thinking that this will be engaging. Content is engaging if it provides value to an audience. Unfortunately many don’t understand their audience before pumping out the co… more

UMBC Center for Cybersecurity Training Director Talks Cyber, Transition, MOS and More

UMBC is one of the sponsors of CyberMaryland 2014. We had the opportunity to chat with Homer Minnick, Director, Center for Cybersecurity Training at UMBC Training Centers. Mr. Minnick is a 20-year Army veteran. How did you come to the fields of cybersecurity and training HM… more

Job Descriptions: Devil Is In the Detail

The idiom "the devil is in the detail" refers to a catch or mysterious element hidden in the details. Recruiting has many components, but the one component that every recruiter deals with is the job description. Recently, I came across several job descriptions for a company in… more