Bridging Compliance pt 2 – Ron Ross – SCW #4

Ron Ross is a Fellow at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. His focus areas include computer security, systems security engineering, risk management, security assurance, and trustworthy systems. Dr. Ross leads the NIST Systems Security Engineering Project which includes the development of standards and guidelines for the federal government, contractors, and United States critical infrastructure. He also supports the U.S. State Department in the international outreach program for cybersecurity and critical infrastructure protection. Dr. Ross previously served as the Task Leader for the Joint Task Force, an interagency group that includes the Department of Defense, Office of the Director National Intelligence, U.S. Intelligence Community, and the Committee on National Security Systems, with responsibility for developing a Unified Information Security Framework for the federal government. He also served as the project leader for the Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA) Implementation Project. Dr. Ross has authored or coauthored many publications on risk management, cybersecurity, systems security engineering, and cyber resiliency including SP 800-37 (Risk Management Framework), SP 800-53 (Security and Privacy Controls), SP 800-171 (Protecting CUI), and SP 800-160 (Systems Security Engineering and Resilient Systems). He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from the United States Military Academy at West Point and holds both Masters and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science from the United States Naval Postgraduate School specializing in artificial intelligence and robotics.