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☷G 6 Cybersecurity Director Speaks at Cyber Mission Summit 2022
U.S. Army ( By Press Release office)
Apr 29,2022
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Nancy Kreidler , the director of cybersecurity integration and synchronization for the Army Deputy Chief of Staff , G - 6 , in a presentation to the Cyber Mission Summit hosted by the Washington , D . C . chapter of the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association , or AFCEA , on April 20 at the Omni - Shoreham Hotel in Washington . WASHINGTON - Leadership , building teams , and the Army’s Risk Management Framework 2 . 0 under the Army Unified Network Plan: These were just some of the topics touched on by Nancy Kreidler , the director of cybersecurity integration and synchronization for the Army G - 6 , in a presentation to the Cyber Mission Summit . The event was hosted by the Washington , D . C . chapter of the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association , or AFCEA , on April 20 at the Omni - Shoreham Hotel in Washington . Game Changer The focus of Kriedler’s talk was the U . S . Army’s new RMF 2 . 0 for cybersecurity . Kreidler said it has proved to be a “big game - changer , ” not just in terms of managing risk , but also in reinforcing the cybersecurity community . “Under the Army Unified Network Plan we have operationalized the RMF” , she said . “We brought together a group of cybersecurity subject matter experts and tailored the RMF control set to be more threat - driven and brought in tools to drive automation . ” Kreidler explained that RMF 2 . 0 shifts resources away from bureaucracy and manual processes , enabling the Army to focus on risk management rather than simple compliance . She explained , “We have set up a continuous monitoring maturity framework to begin to allow systems to continue to operate on the network as we now look to assess risk on a frequent basis instead of relooking our cybersecurity every three years . ” As part of these reforms , the Army is planning to set up the Risk Management Council to look at high - and very high - risk issues collectively instead of one authorizing official making that determination . The council brings in all stakeholders to conduct mission analysis , operational risk , and cybersecurity assessments . “I am proud and thankful to all who have made this effort successful , ” Kreidler said . “This is not something we’re planning to do . This is in execution - - we are changing Big Army . ” Nancy Kreidler , the director of cybersecurity integration and synchronization for the Army Deputy Chief of Staff , G - 6 , in a presentation to the Cyber Mission Summit hosted by the Washington , D . C . chapter of the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association , or AFCEA , on April 20 at the Omni - Shoreham Hotel in Washington . Leading From the Front Leading and engaging the cyber community at every level and building trust are also at the top of Kreidler’s list of must - do’s . “You really need to take care of your people especially in the cybersecurity field , ” she said . “Because they’re going to go to industry , they’re going to make a lot more money . ” With that in mind , Kreidler and her team have built an Army - wide community of cybersecurity practitioners who meet every two weeks virtually to “just talk about cybersecurity . ” “We usually have between 200 and 250 people show up just because they want to , ” Kreidler said . “We don’t always have an agenda . We just talk about cybersecurity . In so doing , we have created a cybersecurity community within the Army . Now what I see is a forum where people are asking questions and getting answers , every day , all day long . It’s amazing . ” A passionate leader and team builder , Kreidler stresses that leaders at all levels must build a community within their teams . Kreidler says investing in people is Job One . One way she does this is regular check - ins with her team . “It takes all of 15 minutes , ” Kreidler said , “and it’s the best investment I can make . ” She added , “I don’t think people – because they don’t see a return on investment right away – I don’t think they really see the value of it . And it’s the magical formula , and it costs nothing . It’s really time with your people . And it’s the way you build trust , which is consistency over time . ”
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