78: How to Have a Cybersecurity Career in the Navy with Daniel Ricci

(CS)²AI Podcast Show: Control System Cyber Security

Derek is delighted to have Daniel Ricci joining him on today’s podcast!

Dan wears many different hats. He is currently the Senior Information Security Officer and Senior System Security Engineer at Frequentis Defense. He is also the founder of the ICS Advisory Project, which focuses on providing small and medium size ICS asset owners with a free data visualization capability to track applicable vulnerabilities and secure Critical Infrastructure. Dan retired from the U.S. Navy after serving 21 years in the Information Warfare community. During his career, he supported and enabled full-spectrum Cyberspace operations, Naval Air, Sea, and Special Warfare operations.

Dan comes from a small town in the south suburbs of Chicago. In addition to being an engineer, he is also the founder of many things, a military veteran, musician, scuba diver, and data hound. He joins Derek today to discuss his background and career journey, share his insights and experience, and offer nuggets of advice for anyone considering a Naval cybersecurity career.

Show highlights:

• Why Dan joined the Navy, and what he learned there.
• Dan got introduced to security while in the Navy. He discusses the different aspects he focused on during his tours and the latter part of his Naval career.
• Dan dives into the cybersecurity training opportunities available in the Navy.
• Dan talks about his transition out of the Navy.
• What Dan is working on in his current role.
• Dan discusses the ICS Advisory Project he started.
• Dan shares his vision and concerns for the future of his ICS Advisory Project.
• Dan shares his vision for the future in general.