Security Ripcord

I have only mentioned this to a few people thus far, the number grew at DefCon, because I was waiting for it to actually happen.  When I graduated college I decided that I wanted to move into security because I figured it was a field that would always be necessary.  I knew that people would always be trying to break in and that companies would need people to find out what has happened and need advice on how to respond.  Since starting security with Raytheon I have endeveored to increase my knowledge of technology while mainly focusing on certification, accreditation, and compliance at work.  Now all of my hard work and extra time has paid off.

Today is my last day as a Navy contractor and Monday will be my first day as an incident responder for IBM Internet Security System’s Emergency Response Team.  I will be joining the likes of Harlan Carvey, Cory Altheide, and other well known and highly respected individuals. Some of whom have already written books on Windows and *nix Forensic Analysis, so I figure I am in for a world of learning and progression.  I am getting very excited and cannot wait to start and prove myself to my new team.

All of that said I have to give a shout-out to my current team.  I have had the pleasure of leading thirteen other Navy contracting security professionals.  It has been very challenging to bring an organization without a security group into the world of security.  Fortunately we usually had executive buy-in which helped easy most of the transition.  But my team of raw (from the security stand point) recruits really shown through and proved that they could come together as a team and work openly with their administrative and developer counterparts.  They have had an amazing impact on the organization we work for and I am certain that as they continue forward without my guidance they will prove that they have both the knowledge and drive to learn that will help them get the job done.  I want to tell all of these people  that it has been my pleasure and privilege to lead them during the past ten months.  It is the only down side to moving on and I will miss them all.

So, here is to new beginnings and old friends.  May we all prosper in our collective and individual futures.

Go forth and do good things,

Don C. Weber

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