NEW CAPABILITIES AND CONCEPTS
Shilt is a firm advocate of learning new skills to better one’s self beyond the required training. “Our world is constantly chang- ing and you want to be ahead of the curve,” she said. “You never know when an opportunity will come about where your knowl- edge and skills will make a huge difference.”
In addition to staying ahead of the curve, Shilt stressed the impor- tance of having good people skills. “Being in the tech field, these skills are often put on the backburner. I work with so many differ- ent customers and administrators on a daily basis, and building relationships and being able to communicate is very important. Tis has helped me to prosper in my career field.”
WELL-DESERVED AWARD
Jeffrey Jennings, deputy to the Intelligence Center of Excellence, center right, presents Savanna Shilt the Fort Huachuca Civilian of the Quarter, 2nd Quarter Fiscal Year 2022, in April. USAISEC Col. Daniel Wood, left, and Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Runk were co-presenters. (Photo courtesy of Savanna Shilt)
Shilt said those outside of work don’t realize the lengths the Army goes to secure its systems and prevent cyberattacks and insider threats, ensuring our nation and our warfighters are kept safe. “Tey often underestimate how resourceful cyber criminals are and the great lengths they will go to gain access to our nation’s information.”
So far, she said the most important part of her career has been creating a process and a checklist for performing security control assessment validations and a training program for the RMF vali- dation process.
“I am a very processes-oriented person and I love a checklist to ensure I stay on track,” she said. “I noticed there was no real process in place for conducting SCA-Vs within my organiza- tion. Even though all the deliverables required were the same, each team performed validations differently and nothing was documented. I took the time to analyze the National Institute of Standards and Technology documentation on RMF as well as the processes used by different teams within my organization. From my analysis I created a step-by-step process, a checklist of deliverables required and included helpful resources provided in a formal memo that was disseminated to my command.”
Along with the memo, Shilt created some related training and slides to explain the process, which she presented to the cyber- security group. “Tis process helped cybersecurity and provided guidance to new hires that was not in place when I started.”
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What people also might be surprised to learn is that outside of work, Shilt is a dance instructor, coach and entertainer. “I teach dance two nights a week to girls ages 9 through 18, as well as additional lessons for dance solos,” she said. “I also enjoy singing for performances in my community when opportunities arise. Dance and entertaining don’t have much correlation to my work, but they are my creative outlet. I am a nerd in my day job and a creative at night.”
Shilt’s observation both in and outside of work is to “expect change and adapt,” especially in the cybersecurity field. “Te technology is always changing and improving, and adversary threats continue to grow,” she said. “We must expect change, welcome it and adapt to it. I am a firm believer in lifetime learn- ing, consistently bettering myself and trying to stay a step ahead of our enemies. Te more willing you are to adapt to change, the more prosperous you’ll be.”
—CHERYL MARINO
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