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Exclusive Interview: The NCSC Deputy Director Michael J. Orlando
Written by Thomas Langer SIMS Software is honored to share the next security-related professional blog featuring Michael J. Orlando in an informative and insightful exchange on continued/emerging challenges many of our readers face. Mr. Orlando is the Deputy Director of The National Counterintelligence and Security [...]
Remembering 9/11: A Collection of 20th Anniversary Vignettes from Security Leaders Past and Present
As Told To Thomas Langer INTRODUCTION As we approach the 20th anniversary of September 11, 2001, we thought a different and more far-reaching use of the SIMS Software Blog would be fitting. As shared with our contributor Tom Langer, we collected personal reflections on 9/11 from current and former leaders in the secu [...]
Exclusive Interview: DCSA Assistant Director David Stapleton
Written by Thomas Langer Once more, I was given the privilege to have a candid conversation with the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) and interview Assistant Director David Stapleton, who is responsible for the Critical Technology Protection (CTP) mission. You can read more about his impressive [...]
Exclusive Interview With Former DCSA Acting Director Charles Phalen
Written by Thomas Langer In recognition of Insider Threat Awareness Month, we are pleased to have Charles S. Phalen Jr. join us for a wide-ranging discussion of the insider threat risk and the changes he has seen during his exemplary career in both the U.S. government and industry. As many of you know, Mr. Phalen, n [...]
Exclusive Interview With New DCSA Director William K. Lietzau
Written by Thomas Langer I recently had the chance to pose a few questions to the new Director of the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA), Mr. William Lietzau *. Given the restrictions all of us face with the COVID-19 pandemic, this Q&A presented a great opportunity to get to know the Director [...]
Proposed Insider Threat Program
Written by Thomas Langer Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) in ISL 2016-02 dated May 21, 2016 and revised June 29, 2017, required cleared contractors to implement an Insider Threat Program (ITP) at their cleared sites, and presented a number of clarifications and changes in ISL around training, cl [...]
The New Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA)
Written by Thomas Langer With the launch of the new Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA), the agency once known as Defense Security Service (DSS) is reimagined with a shift from its core industrial security mission and reacquisition of its previous mission of personnel vetting. These are exciting an [...]

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