The United States Postal Service® has acquired some of the most talented and skilled individuals in cybersecurity. The Postal Service™ relies on these experts every day to manage cybersecurity technology design, implementation, and execution across the enterprise.
Leading these behind-the-scenes cybersecurity professionals is the Cybersecurity Engineering Manager, Doug Glair (see blue.usps.gov/itweb/ciso/douglas-glair-bio.htm).
Doug and his team work closely with the Chief Information Officer and Chief Technology Officer organizations on cybersecurity process and technology implementations, which improve security through asset visibility and protection, boundary protections, and data security. The team also delivers security visibility and automation for the enterprise, which includes both on-prem and cloud services.
In addition, the Cybersecurity Engineering portfolio keeps the USPS network safe by providing three important services:
n Asset visibility and protection. Improves the identification, documentation, authorization, and management of network-connected assets throughout their lifecycle. This team also protects the “endpoints” of our network — laptops, desktops, mobile phones, tablets, servers, and virtual environments — with appropriate host-based firewalls, anti-virus and malware, network segmentation, and other protection services.
n Boundary and e-Mail protection. Protects network boundaries with appropriate firewalls and intrusion detections and prevention capabilities. The team delivers .com protections and email protections, while running the Network Change Review Board. This team also manages the enterprise’s digital certificates, which are electronic credentials used to establish proof of identity in an electronic transaction.
n Data security, visibility, and automation. Protects data against unauthorized access, copying, transferring, or manipulation from a computer in the network. This team monitors the operation of security controls, while providing a view into how our systems and networks are running. The team is focused on improvement through automation and machine learning.
For more information about Cybersecurity Engineering, visit blue.usps.gov/itweb/ciso/cybersecurity-engineering/welcome.htm.
— Corporate Information Security Office,
Chief Information Security Officer
and Digital Solutions, 10-8-20
