"Air Force veteran Frankie Sclafani considers himself lucky that his military experience translated directly to his civilian career as a cybersecurity expert. Sclafani managed critical cyber operations for the Maryland Air National Guard, led network operations for the US Air Force, and conducted incident response and signal-intelligence collection for the National Security Agency. He's also jumped into the private sector, where he helped secure systems at Google, Mandiant, and now the managed detection and response company Deepwatch."
"Other veterans haven't had as smooth of a professional transition. Sclafani said they may feel lost after leaving the military for civilian life and a new potential career. "When you leave the military, a lot of people don't tell you this, but there is a little bit of a sense of feeling lost and maybe directionless or missionless," Sclafani told IT Brew."
Frankie Sclafani leveraged Air Force and National Guard cyber roles plus NSA signal-intelligence and incident response experience into private-sector security positions at Google, Mandiant, and Deepwatch. Many veterans, however, face a difficult professional transition and can feel directionless after leaving the military. Cybersecurity provides a structured, mission-oriented career path that aligns with military training. Security operations centers (SOCs) offer hierarchical tiers, procedures, and discipline that mirror military command structures. Veterans bring adversary-thinking and procedural rigor that support threat hunting and thorough incident investigations within SOC environments.
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