National Security Agency


Deborah Plunkett Director, Information Assurance (IA) Directorate


Plunkett spends the bulk of her wak- ing hours at the epicenter of the cyber security, cryptography, and informa- tion systems security for all national security systems. She conducts research and development activities to generate information assurance techniques and so- lutions, and ensures the availability of IA products and solutions. She understands the threat to and vulnerability of national security systems.


Rand Corporation


Isaac Porche, Ph.D. Senior Analyst


Porche


covers mili- tary network and com- munication networks, automotive technol-


ogy (electric propulsion and hybrid vehicles), and information


technology. During the past five years, he says virtually everything he does in- volves cyber security. This includes work on Navy network reliability, the role of the Army in cyberspace, the impact of networking technology on warfighter ef- fectiveness, and cross-agency collabora- tion and information sharing.


U.S. public and private sectors alike are under constant attack. Porche says students need top degrees and education. But with attacks morphing quickly, it is crucial for those “who want to succeed in IT and/or cyber security to get hands-on experience in building, analyzing, and working with networks. The overall De- partment of Defense budget may shrink, but the cyber warfare budget is expand- ing,” he says.


Cloud computing is the new trend, and making it safe. How do you combine security, interoperability, immediate con- nectivity, and retain general access? He says biometric keys based upon the way one makes key strokes, or your heartbeat, could be the answer.


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This is the latest peak in Plunkett’s climb up the national security ladder. Previously, she was the area’s deputy director, and served as assistant deputy director for customer relationships in the SIGINT directorate. It gathers intelligence by intercepting signals. Her responsi- bilities included deciding SIGINT’s “dissemination policy and practices, and ensuring mechanisms were in place to promote the widest possible distribution of NSA products while enabling the protection of sensitive sources and methods.”


She has also been a director of the National Security Council at the White House, where she developed and coordinated national policy on cyber security and critical infrastructure protection issues. In 2007, she received the rank of meritorious executive in the Senior Cryptologic Executive Service from the president of the United States.


Siemens PLM Software


Pat Williams Director for Aerospace and Defense Industry Marketing


Pat Williams, a director for aerospace and defense industry marketing at Siemens PLM Software, was named a 2009 All Star last fall at the Women of Color in Technology conference in Bal- timore, MD. All Stars are women who have been “top performers in their positions.” Williams was also recently asked to join the Aerospace Industry Association’s international “S” series specifications project. This is a joint effort of the U.S. and the European Union, with the goal of standardizing support and service management re- quirements for the U.S. Department of Defense and the EU’s Ministry of Defense. “S” series specs will


apply to both commercial and military aerospace systems. Williams has implemented several major project lifecycle management systems for large OEMs in the aerospace industry: the F-35 program at Lockheed Martin, the space shuttle program, and several U.S. Air Force programs.


SRI International


Zachary Tudor Program Director Tudor works in SRI’s computer science


laboratory, and serves as a management and technical resource for operations and research and development of cyber security programs pri- marily for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Cyber Security Research and Develop- ment Center. He represents SRI in the Institute for Information Infrastructure Protection and on the International Information Integrity Institute, a world forum for senior information security professionals. Previously, as director of Homeland Secu-


rity Services at Securicon, LLC., he led a team of cyber security engineers and analysts supporting the Control Systems Security Program at DHS. Past positions include vice president of the Enabling Technologies Division at SAIC, and senior manager for defense programs at BearingPoint. Tudor was also an adjunct professor at George Mason University, where he taught graduate courses in information security. He is a retired U.S. Navy submarine LDO electronics officer.


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