Edition 6: Cyber Growth Can Mature and Optimize Technology

In 2012, the CISSP certification expanded its worth across many organizations. Many of the career-breaded professionals attended training courses to learn CISSP-relevant course information – which shaped and developed their career paths. I remember working on several IT projects and learning about the CISSP certification and its recognition. Through dedicating time and energy, I achieved a passing score and transitioned into a challenging job market. Having the motivation to navigate the cybersecurity culture entailed certifications, certifications, and more certifications – which as a pivotal period where technology and skill sets were transitioning.

During this transitional period, the IT Security culture expanded. Various technologies surfaced, and security experts found themselves studying and attending conferences to survive the culture change. Although the culture embodied technology, there was an outlet to understand which professional represented IT Security. As the industry continues to develop, the same question surfaces. How should workforce development be organized and structured for employees – so a cyber-centric environment can exist? Should the cybersecurity culture change, and at what pace? Considering technology, business needs, and requirements change daily – a cybersecurity growth mentality is the answer.

The term growth mindset is not a new technical term. The methodology has existed for many years but is rarely been discussed. Its initial interest transpired from a world-renowned Stanford University psychologist Dr. Carol Dweck (Mindsetonline). She published a book titled Mindset: The New Psychology of Success to enhance education for teachers and students. The methodology emphasized that people who practice a growth mindset pursue dedication and productivity; and build better relationships for business, schools, and sports. Dr. Dweck furthered the definition by saying: “intelligence improves through study and practice.”

Cyber growth derives from risks, attacks, and public confidence, but financial costs also contribute. As system protection and sustainability costs stem upward, organizations must develop cultures that improve technology. While working on a MacAfee project in 2009, I experienced new development for system security. The Department of Defense onboarded McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator (McAfee ePO) or Host Based System Security (HBSS). The tool incorporated modules to identify vulnerable actions for hosts (endpoints). The DoD deployed HBSS to counter data breaches and system hacks. The emergence of HBSS transitioned the DoD security and intel culture to think of “cyber defense.”   Cyber Defense involved examining threats and preventing attacks and strengthening cybersecurity.

Cyber Defense was an element of the DoD Modernization plan. The plan emphasized consolidated infrastructure, streamlining processes, and successfully strengthening a workforce. During this phase, the DoD culture onboarded cloud technologies, unified systems, streamlined compliance programs, and transitioned to joint enterprise architectures. Some of the techniques were new, and from a technical perspective, the growth mindset was active. Relying on older technologies, outdated processes, or fixed-state mentalities was never a concern. As the modernization plan materialized, the DoD updated policies and standards to complement its enterprise architect and culture.

Key Outcomes for Cyber Growth:

•        Improved Resilience

•        Advanced Technologies

•        Stronger Visibility Into Security

•        Transitions from Manual Process To Automation

•        Availability of Resources

•        Increased Protection

•        Risk Reduction

•        Program and Operations Maturity

Here are some current frameworks and practices implemented to mature and grade technologies.

·        CERT Resilience Management Model (capability model focused on operational resilience, i.e., cybersecurity, service continuity, IT operations)

·        Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) 2.0

·        Capability Maturity Model (CMM, focusing on software development)

·        Open Source Maturity Model (for open-source software development)

·        Service Integration Maturity Model (for SOA)

·        Modeling Maturity Levels (for software specification)

·        Enterprise IT Performance Maturity Model

·        Software Product Management Maturity Model

·        The SharePoint Maturity Model

·        Application Performance Management Maturity Model

·        Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA) Maturity Model

·        DevOps maturity model

·        ITIL Maturity Model

·        Richardson Maturity Model (for HTTP-based web services)

·        ISO/IEC 15504 (for Process Maturity)

·        MD3M[6] (for Master Data Management)

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