CAREER OUTLOOK
U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs
Jerry Davis Deputy Assistant Secretary Office of Information Security B.S.—Business, Western Governors University M.S.—Network Security, Capitol College
Since Jerry Davis became the chief security officer at Vet-
eran Affairs in 2010, the department has completed a program providing instant visibility and configuration data, all with the push of a button, on more than 330,000 desktops, 40,000 laptops, 21,000 servers and nearly 7,000 network devices. Davis, the ex-Deputy CIO for IT Security at NASA , oversees the lead- ership and management of more than 600 security professionals that provide services for more than 400,000 VA employees and contractors. The former U.S. Marine and combat veteran was trained as a counterintelligence specialist, and maintains the Certified Information Systems Security Professional creden- tial. Davis was selected as one of the Most Influential African Americans in Information Technology and won the People’s Choice Award at the Mid-Atlantic Region Information Security Executive of the Year program in 2009. He is a formal mentor to seven young people in IT and cyber security, and informal advi- sor to many more. When it comes to cyber vigilance at home, Davis jokes that he is one of 20 people left in the United States still buying postage stamps and mailing bills.
guys productive. In 2009, the GTSI & FCW Technology series reported that Ricketts was “credited with eliminating material weaknesses in NRC’s compliance with the requirements of the Federal Information Security Management Act.” Prior to joining the NRC, he was an Information Technology Security Officer at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Ricketts mentors young people and teaches computer information system courses part-time at Prince George’s Com- munity College, in Maryland. He says that he also encourages his African American students to pursue a career in IT, as while we are seen as some of the most-gifted users of technology, too many of us believe, erroneously, that information technology is too difficult to study.
Verizon
Rilck Noel Vice President and Global Managing Director B.S.—Thermo-mechanical engineering, University of Illinois
M.S.—Finance and Information Systems, Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
Paul Ricketts Information Technology Security
Officer—Senior Level M.S.—Information Technology, American Intercontinental University
It is no wonder that Paul Ricketts, 49, is happy about com- pleting a U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) risk as- sessment that identified priority areas in cyber security for policy and technical attention. Everyday, Ricketts faces cyber threats sponsored by nations and profit-oriented digital thugs. They’re joined by insiders, twisted social networkers and hackers insert- ing malicious code that adapts to avoid detection. In response, he says cyber security professionals as well must become busi- ness process experts to disarm bad guys while keeping good
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Cybercrime is always a focus at Verizon, the phone, internet, and television colossus. As a result, Rilck Noel, who plays an instrumental role in shaping and navigating Verizon’s smart-energy vision says that Verizon publishes an annual Data Breach Investigation Report, that provides insights into cyber crime around the world based on actual data. At Verizon, Noel is responsible for establishing and growing the company’s Energy and Utility practice on a global basis. He also directs the devel- opment of solutions, thought leadership, and market position- ing for the global energy and utilities industries, and manages the development of solutions related to smart grid and energy efficiency. In 2010, he was named one of the “100 People You Must Know in Smart Grid” by Greentech Media. With more than 30 years of experience in the sector, Noel has worked for ComEd, South California Edison, was a business consultant at Arthur Anderson and operated his own firm before being hired by Verizon in 2009.
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