Christine de Souza
Cyber Warfare Operations Officer (17s) @United States Air Force
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WORK HISTORY
Cyber Warfare Operations Officer (17s) @United States Air Force
Previous Air Force Specialty Codes (AFSC) include Cyber Surety (3D0X3) and Communications – Computer Systems Operations (3C0X1).• Currently serving as the Flight Commander of the Current Operations (OSO) Flight of the Operations Support Squadron (OSS) for the 175th Cyberspace Operations Group (COG)- Coordinates planning, tracking, and participation in red team/blue team and capture-the-flag cyber events and exercisers, such as Cyber Flag, Cyber Shield, and Red Flag, etc- Participates in the MD State Partnership for Peace (SPP) Program. o Acted as White Cell Lead for DEFENDER24. o Key planner and White Cell Lead for Baltic Blitz 2023 exercise with Estonia and Poland. o Contributed to Operation Baltic Ghost 2015, partnering with the Estonia cell in Tallinn with other state partners (Latvia and Lithuania). o Provided consulting services for the MOD for the country of Bosnia-Herzegovina in an on-going relationship with the Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC) under European Command (EUCOM).• Participated in multiple MD Cyber Training Cooperative (MCTC) events in conjunction with the cyber division of the Maryland Defense Force (MDDF).• Served as a member of the Information Assurance team of the IL Air National Guard with emphasis in network administration and information security- Responsible for keeping the USAF network resources (including Exchange and other servers) available and protected against compromise- Enforcing national, DoD and Air Force security policies and directives (DIACAP and POA & Ms, etc.)- Monitoring and directing proactive and reactive information protection and defensive measures to ensure Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability (CIA) of IT resources.
EDUCATION
Capitol Technology University
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Critical Infrastructure
Ashford University
Bachelor, Accounting w/emphasis in Information Technology
Harvard Kennedy School
Executive Education (EE) Program, Leadership Decision Making
Utica University
Master of Science
Community College of the Air Force
Associates, Information Systems Technology
SKILLS
ABOUT CHRISTINE DE SOUZA
Nearly two decades of experience in cyber security for both military and government environments in various areas, including cyber exercises, threat hunting, policy, and systems assessment/authorization.Specialties: TS/SCI security clearance, Security+, HSEEP certified, CNSS/NSA NSTISSI-4011 (INFOSEC), GCFA, Bilingual-fluent in PortuguesePublic Presentations include the following:• Panelist for Women Leaders in Homeland Security event at George Washington University (March 2025) – Washington, D.C.• Speaker at GISEC Global 2022 Critical Infrastructure Conference (March 2022) – Dubai, UAE / Topic: Cyber Attacks Against Critical Infrastructure - ICS and SCADA• Panelist for INSPIRE – Women in Cybersecurity fireside chat at GISEC Global (March 2022) – Dubai, UAE / Topic: Importance of Mentorship Programs• Panelist for Cybersecurity Learning in Action scenario during Cyber Week 2019 hosted by Georgetown University School for Continuing Studies (October 2019) – Washington, D.C./ Topic: Ransomware Within Critical Infrastructure• Speaker at the TrustIT 2019 Conference hosted by NOWBiZ (March 2019) – Stockholm, Sweden / Topic: Cyber Security: Hotter Than Ever• Speaker for the Cyber Pavilion by the Military Cyber Professionals Association (MCPA) at the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) 2017 Conference (October 2017) – Washington, D.C./ Topic: Cyberspace Operations and the Cyber Mission Force• Key Speaker at the 3rd Annual Cyber Security for Defense Conference (June 2017) – Washington, D.C./ Topic: Cyberspace Operations and the Cyber Mission Force• Panelist and Speaker at the Women in Cyber Event (November 2016) – Washington, D.C.(George Washington University)• Key Speaker for 2016 Graduate Commencement Ceremony for Utica University (May 2016) – Utica, NY• Tech Talk Speaker at inNOVAtion Hackathon Event (April 2016)- Virginia / Topic: Risk Management Framework (RMF)• Speaker at Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Agency (AFCEA) Mid-America Cyberspace Symposium (June 2015) – St. Louis, MO (USTRANSCOM)/ Topic: Transition from DoD Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation Process (DIACAP) to RMF• Panel Moderator at Cybersecurity Hard Problems Spring 2014 Workshop – Rome, NY (Griffiss Institute Center for Information Assurance)• Speaker at Baker College (Cyber Games) 2010 – Flint, MI / Topic: Cyber Warrior• Speaker at Lewis University MIS Program 2010 – Romeoville, IL / Topic: Cyber War: The Virtual War• Speaker at Techno Forensics 2009 – Gaithersburg, MD (NIST Headquarters)/ Topic: Cyber Warfare Awareness
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