Federal security thought leadership

Federal Security Thought Leadership involves studying and understanding the complexities and issues that the Federal government faces in addressing its security challenges—including regulatory compliance, funding and political considerations. The knowledge and insight is then shared with business and federal leaders in order to ensure that information security products and services are delivered to the government quickly, effectively and cost-efficiently. This information must add to an agency’s ability to successfully fulfill its mission—whether that is outfitting the warfighter with the tools needed to succeed on the front lines, building secure e-government Web sites that improve citizen services or managing mission-critical networks and data.

Seeing government business as a service to citizens, a federal security thought leader is an individual that gains deep insight into the broader context of federal operations and requirements by analyzing it against his/her knowledge of information security and evolving threats. By doing so, a federal security thought leader develops a broad vision for what role industry needs to play in helping the federal government fully protect its networks and data; meet the requirements of the Federal Security Information Management Act (FISMA) and other mandates; and succeed in fulfilling its mission.

Realizing that effective security is not achieved in a vacuum, federal security thought leaders never hesitate to look outside their own interests on how government and industry can better collaborate. They are often found promoting their insights and innovative ideas on how best to address information security issues within the federal government by testifying before government committees; participating in industry alliances; giving speeches at trade shows and conferences; talking to reporters; and writing white papers, case studies and op-ed columns.

References
*Federal Executive Leadership Institute, http://www.leadership.opm.gov
*LeadersDirect, http://www.leadersdirect.com/thoughtleadership.htm
*SANS Institute, http://www.sans.edu/resources/securitylab/sec_thought_leader.php

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