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Good article. Like the numbers and stats. 

Always trying to be helpful and Courteous in my IT. 

Good mission this month. 

I agree that people are a key to Compliance (Any Agency or Standard), but it is not only the "people" that are responsible or road block for compliance. It has to be a culture within the Organization to do business in a compliant manner. Whether you meet the compliance guideline or not, there still have to be an effort put…

Yes, I love going to camp. Hamburgers on the charcoal grill, marshmallows on the fire and Mosquitoes. Looking forward to it.

Grab a chair and a 6-pack of beer and watch the show.

Looking forward to gen'ing this up. 

Looking forward to the upgraded features. 

For those DoD folks that are bound by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) Regulatory Compliance Framework = DISA STIGs Industry Scope = Federal Government Year Established = ~2005 Governing Body = DISA Penalties = Various, pending severity and connection status.

Unfortunately, When it comes down to it, some Federal IT Managers I have worked with in the past need to adjust how they do business or do a different business. The main issue from my experience is when you have a large amount of Federal Workers in an Organization the IT part tends to fall to the wayside a bit. There tends…

Awesome. I have been reading a few of these lately, but just do not have much to say. Keep them coming!!!

Interesting notion of "Software as an Asset". Can you elaborate a bit more on your thoughts on this and ideas on tracking?

As I read, and my blood pressure rises, I have to just sit back and think for a few minutes......How can I solidify my position with the company, what are the pro's and con's, and how can I ensure a fall back plan is ready when a security breach spells catastrophe for the Enterprise.

I have seen this in many places. Trying to prove something that may help the department/group/organization but having other departments or groups stand up in the Change Control Board hold up "No Card" (some places actually had RED "NO" Cards) because they thought it should be done through their group. Trying to work…

I agree with strebeld that communication between all technical groups and management needs to improve. Not only what is happening today or next month but a strategic plan needs buy off from all teams and management in order for the organization to move in a positive direction. Stagnation and status quo will always hurt the…

Looking forward to it.

Sounds like a good time. I am going to get a kitchen pass for this one!!!!

1. In my section of the industry, we are all siloed. There are contracts for specified work. 2. I have different vendors certs, but many of my coworkers over the years do not. Most people stick to Cisco and Security Plus. Certs for my section of the industry are an interesting topic and how "important" they really are. 3.…

This was a very good article. I have been hearing JIE for about 5 years now. I use to work with DISA and the design team were already knee deep in trying to pull this off and get it out the door. As more and more commands take on the JIE solution and way of life they will have to left go of how they use to do business,…

Always enjoy reading your posts. Keep them coming!

I have just started to look down that rabbit hole. Trying to figure out if I have an extra cycle or two. 

I would be interested in attending as I will be over in Germany/UK October-November. Any location would be great, but please not during Thwack Camp. Thanks.

Looking forward to implementing some of these excellent ideas in my Compliance Class. 

Congrats to all the winners. 

Me too, outside my building.

Would like to discuss with you your request and any thoughts you have in this area. 

This is a good introduction to Security and Compliance. I have spent some time working compliance issues in a secure environment. One of the best things for me with running a compliant IT operations is that I find that I produce a level of standardization across my enterprise. Usually if something goes wrong, I find the…

Case in point: Is it cheaper for the company to invest in an INE All Access Pass for 2 years or lose $20k in productivity over 6 months?

congrats to srjones‌

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