Establishing a Security Mindset Early with Amanda Crawford, Chief Information Officer for the State of Texas

This episode features an interview with Amanda Crawford, Executive Director & Chief Information Officer of the Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR). Prior to her role at DIR, Amanda served at the Office of the Attorney General of Texas for more than 17 years. Her roles included Deputy Attorney General for Administration and General Counsel. At DIR, Amanda is responsible for the leadership, direction, and daily operations.

In this episode, Mike and Amanda discuss building security across federated groups, diversity in the workforce, and why security education needs to start young.

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“If you use a computer or the internet, you have a role to play in keeping our state safe. If you're a developer, it means that security needs to be injected throughout the development process. If you're a network manager, the tools need to be tuned to be able to respond to those threats. So role by role, each of us really need to consider how we are part of the team.” – Amanda Crawford

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Episode Timestamps:

*(01:46): Amanda’s background and role with the state of Texas

*(03:40): Amanda’s take on security as a team sport

*(08:40): Adoption of the cloud in Texas

*(10:35): How Amanda builds security across federated groups

*(19:15): How Amanda is building a human firewall

*(25:52): 2030 Goggles

*(29:01): How we can get more diverse in security

*(35:24): Quick Hits

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Links:

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