Security Specialist and FSO Professional Development Part 2.

Topic 2 Developing Education Goals

How many of you are looking to improve your expertise, get certifications or promotions?

I hope you said yes, if so, keep reading.

I mentioned yesterday that I was encouraged to go into the FSO industry, but was uncertain how to get started. Fortunately, I had friends and colleagues who wanted to take a chance on me and accelerated my experience with an entry-level job. As I mentioned, I knew some about security, but I did not know NISPOM.

Isn't it great to have a guide to assist through the uncertainty?

I made a lot of mistakes. Fortunately, I was under the guidance of experts who ensured that, while I made mistakes, there were no incidents or violations to report. While I spent time reading the NISPOM, I received on-the-job direction from experts.

I also bought a lot of books about security. I could not find any books about NISPOM, but there were articles. I did find and consume other books (outside of industrial security) on security, risk management, cybersecurity, and other books that would teach me how to protect important assets. These books taught skills similar to what I believed would help me in the FSO field.

Later, I'll tell you a story of how I used resources outside of the NISPOM community to increase my understanding of security and stewardship. What I learned there gave me the skills necessary to get my leadership to invest in the necessary security tools and resources. This was even after they gave me a hard "no" the first time I had asked.

Would you like to be able to make similar contributions to your organization? Keep reading over the next few days, and I'll show you more.

Let's continue with the education goals. These goals should include acquiring access to:

• Books and articles
• Training
• Mentors
• Consultants

I mentioned that there were no security books based on NISPOM and I had to go outside of the community to get books and resources.

I added another step to my goal of changing our industry. I decided that, in addition to starting a publishing company to provide print NISPOMs, I would write books for FSOs. Books that provide real-life help in understanding NISPOM.

I accomplished this goal within a few years of making it, and it felt good.

Now these books have stood the test of time through various updates and NISPOM changes as well as the newest CFR version.

Wouldn't you like to meet your security goals, too?

Here's what I've written so far, and I have a few more books to write:

• Insider's Guide to Security Clearances
• How to Get U.S. Government Contracts and Classified Work (a book about applying NISPOM in your organization)
• Establishing an Insider Threat Program Under NISPOM
• ISP and ISOC Master Exam Prep (even if you don't want certification, this book is a whole lot of questions that will improve your understanding of NISPOM).
• SFPC Master Exam Prep

Don't you think an inexpensive book based on NISPOM would be a great start?

As I mentioned earlier, books about NISPOM do not exist. I had to buy books from other types of authors.

Now you have opportunities to buy books about your profession.

Wouldn't you find it valuable to have a book about NISPOM written by someone who knows NISPOM?

I think a good start would be with "How To Get U.S. Government Contracts. Just click the link below and add it to your cart.

You can immediately begin your discovery of NISPOM and how to apply it to your organization. In addition to NISPOM compliance, it also gives helpful tips on how to perform as an FSO and how to advance in your career.

 

Buy How to Get U.S. Government Contracts and Classified Work

 

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