Resilient Cyber - Episode 16 - John Stoner - Ally, Public Speaker, and OSINT Extraordinaire

1. You are an active member on LinkedIn as an ally to women wanting to get into or succeed in cybersecurity, can you explain why that is so important to you? 

 2. You have a number of public speaking engagements under your belt, could you give us some detail into how you came across it and what interested you about it? 

 3. Could you give some advice to anyone looking to get into speaking at cyber conferences? 

 4. You participate in a number of local groups, either as a volunteer or an active member, I'd love to get your take on why these local chapters of WiCyS, ISSA, Infragard, etc are so important to the cyber community at large?

5. You previously served as the Deputy Director of the Defense Industrial Base Collaboration Information Sharing Environment, which is the reporting and analysis hub for the implementation of sections of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) as well as DFARS 7012), related to Cyber Incidents and mandatory reporting. Can you tell us a bit about that?

6.What role do you see CMMC playing in the DIB, and what gaps does it address? Do you think it is feasible for DIB vendors to meet CMMC requirements, particularly SMBs?