Security Ripcord

When I left the United States Marine Corps and started college I knew two things.  1. I wanted my career to be in Computer Security and 2. I wanted to work for a group of professionals who operate at the same level of the Force Reconnaissance unit I had the pleasure of serving with for six and a half years.  I chose computer security because I figured it would be a growth industry with a strong job market for years to come (I was correct).  My vision of a Force Recon like security organization was born out of the need to surround myself with individuals who are self-driven, educators, drawn from various circumstances, volunteers, and flat-out just ready to do whatever it takes to do a good and professional job.

I achieved my first goal right out of college and basically due to sheer luck.  The company I was hired with decided to expand a security team and I was in the right place at the right time.  My second goal was a little harder to fulfill.  It has taken me eight years, five different jobs, collaboration with many outstanding security and IT professionals, countless hours of extra work, and the will to try and turn bad situations into mutually beneficial experiences for all involved.  It has been a long row to hoe but I have finally achieve the second goal.  At the beginning of this month I became a new member of InGuardians, Inc.

For the past two weeks I have been transitioning from the world of Incident Response back into the world of penetration testing, research and development, and security architecture.  I have been exposed to the world of Smart Grids, hardware hacking, and software evaluation.  To say the very least I have been thrust from the frying pan and into the fire.  The world does not stop spinning because of personal transition and I am experiencing this first hand right now.  But, it is exciting and educational.  My eyes have already opened to a new realm of possibilities and I intend to use that knowledge to ensure our team is a pivotal part of security developments and implementation in the years to come.

I would like to thank all of the member of InGuardians, Inc for their confidence in me and bringing me on-board.  I would also like to thank everybody out there who has helped me get to this point.  There are too many of you to do this individually, but I think you can all agree that I can show my thanks my continuing with my open education stance and providing you with an insight as to what I am experiencing and how I think it affects individuals as well as the industry.

Go forth and do good things,

Don C. Weber

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