Security Ripcord

I have obviously taken a bit of a break. There are multiple reasons for this: holiday activity at home, increased side project activity, and a new job.

Yes, I have left my position at an educational organization and accepted the position of Information Assurance Director for a DoD contract here in Corpus Christi. I am leading a new, 15 person team, responsible for providing guidance, assessment, documentation, and monitoring on security matters. (Yes, I have simplified it a bit.) Everything has really taken off to a great start. I am getting along very well with my team and the other managers and our bosses are very enthusiastic about moving forward and getting things accomplished. This is a great opportunity for me. Albeit, it moves me further away from the technical side of security, I guess project management is just the next logical step in my career’s evolution.

Some of you may have also noticed that I have come out from behind the pseudonym of Cutaway and included my real name, Don C. Weber, to several of the pages on this website. Cutaway started out more as a marketing gimmick as anything. It quickly turned into a necessity when I accepted my last job. This helped me distance my job from the consulting I was doing. It also proved to be useful for other reasons as time went by. But now it is time to brush it all aside. Cutaway is retired, long live Don C. Weber.

What does this mean for the Security Ripcord? Nothing really. It is very possible that the focus will turn to more management style issues. But, as I try to keep up my understanding of technologies, I’ll still post the findings or confusions here.

Thank you to all who helped me (no need for names, you all know who you are) through the past year and a half of challenges. Your advice proved valuable and kept me focused as well as calm. I would also like to thank my coworkers at my last job. The challenges and progress we made has definitely helped me grow and become a better security professional. I can only hope that some of the initiatives I helped start benefit and increased the security of the overall organization.

I am very excited about what the future has in store for me and my family. I am definitely not gone and you can expect more security related content soon.

Go forth and do good things,
Don C. Weber

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