Five military men and women with large social media followings that had their identities stolen and used by Nigerian romance scammers during the COVID-19 pandemic. We are always encouraging our military members and the cleared workforce to operate with caution in the digital age, so we sat down with one of those military influencers to hear her story and discuss tips on preventing this from happening more and more often. Megan, also known as Camie on social media,  is active duty guard in Georgia. She tells us a little bit about her military experience and having a side hustle while supporting our nation. Now, secret squirrels are pretty good about operating online and in social situations. But the most interesting thing about Megan's story is that it started with someone she personally knew pulling her pictures from social media and pretended to be her. From there, the scammers started to pull her content as well. Catfishing: A Growing Epidemic During COVID-19 from SocialCatfish.com: https://socialcatfish.com/blog/nigerian-romance-scams-have-spiked-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic-2020/

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Military Influencer Shares Story of Stolen Identity By a Nigerian Romance Scammer

Diversity of Thought a Key Driver in the Path to Success at Northrop Grumman by ClearanceJobs

Diversity of Thought a Key Driver in the Path to Success at Northrop Grumman

What we're talking about is different from social engineering within the social sciences. Pertaining to cybersecurity, social engineering is the manipulation of people into performing actions or divulging pertinent information. This is why this hack tends to be more insidious than the rest. For this episode of ClearedCast, Greg Stuart, the owner and editor of vDestination.com dishes on why it's detrimental to the individual, how you can prevent it, what  to do if it happens to you, and even tells us a story of when his entire bank and children's college savings accounts were wiped clean in a matter of 30 minutes.

Cybersecurity Expert Dishes on the Most Insidious Cyber Attack

ClearanceJobs recently sat down with Dr. Tarun Soni, fellow and chief engineer at Northrop Grumman. He discussed how the breadth of opportunities available at Northrop Grumman have been a key driver in staying with Northrop Grumman over the years.

Growing Talent Solves Complex Programs at Northrop Grumman

Last month ClearanceJobs read Mission: Career Transition as a part of its monthly book club. At the end of the month, we sat down with author, CIA veteran, and career coach Alison Bouwmeester to discuss the book, how she navigated her career transition, and why she decided to write it.

Mission: Career Transition

Carpet bombing: a large area bombardment done in a progressive manner to inflict damage in every part of a selected area.  It ends with a lot of wasted efforts and high costs, and veterans sometimes utilize this approach when it comes to the job search after the military. One veteran found this as a metaphor to her life after Afghanistan. Blasting out resumes far and wide, or accepting "whatever" job or help without any clear, targeted direction. Sarah Maples went through a few transitions - transitioning from veteran to military spouse, and transitioning into a civilian career - tune in to learn more on transition tips and veteran success stories to push through the transition.

Life After the DD-214: How To Avoid Carpet Bombing and Achieve Success

ClearanceJobs recently sat down with Kenneth “Kenny” Robinson, who is vice president of the Engineering and Sciences, Maritime/Land Systems & Sensor (M/LSS) and Field Engineering for Northrop Grumman’s Mission Systems Sector. He leads an organization of engineers, managers, directors and contract labor personnel.  Robinson joined Northrop Grumman in 2007 following a distinguished career with the U. S. Air Force.  Prior to his departure from the Air Force, he spent ten years at the Space & Missile Systems Center (SMC), Los Angeles Air Force Base where he held various leadership positions in MILSATCOM, Space Superiority and culminating as the Commander, Global Positioning System Control Segment Group. Robinson shared with us a bit of an overview of Northrop Grumman from his point of view of where he is today and how the company has changed over the years that he has been there.

From Air Force to Northrop Grumman: Keeping Integrity at the Core

We continue to see how Space Force is shaping up with new positions. The National Security Space Association recently called for reforms in space security policy, practices, and governance. While some things take center stage in elections, it's important to notice when state laws change, which could lead to confusion for clearance holders. While the country voted on candidates, they also voted in DC. and Oregon to decriminalize psilocybin. We wrote a while ago about more states legalizing marijuana with election day, but this week we focused on what happens when magic mushrooms are legalized in specific places.

See How the Space Force, Drug Law Changes, and Terminology Affect Your Security Clearance

ClearanceJobs recently sat down with Jason Corrigan, director of business development for mission readiness and protective systems at Northrop Grumman. Before joining Northrop Grumman, Jason served in the United States Air Force, completing three combat tours to Iraq with the 820th Security Forces Squadron as a Ground Combat Airman. He shared with us his transition out of the military to his role at Northrop Grumman.

From Military to Contractor: Mission Focus the Core at Northrop Grumman

ClearanceJobs recently sat down with Chris Rhine from TSG Federal who shared with us about the ways that candidates can be savvy about how to engage with recruiters when searching for federal job opportunities.

A Recruiter Walks into Your Inbox: How to Evaluate Federal Contractor Opportunities

t’s only fitting for the start of Military Appreciation Month that we highlight one of the trailblazers in the U.S. armed forces. The ClearanceJobs podcast was joined by Matice Wright-Springer, who in 1989, became the U.S. Navy's first African American female flight officer where she went on to serve on active duty for eight years. After transitioning out of the military, she worked in the private sector serving multiple contractors, serving as a White House Fellow, as principal director for the DoD, and now a vice president at ManTech, a $2.5 billion defense contractor that has been in business for over 50 years.

First Female African American Pilot Talks About Getting Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable

The FBI and DNI updated the the public about foreign actors who got their hands on voter registration data sending voters spoofed emails. The goal of the emails were to confuse, create chaos, etc. Both the DNI and FBI director cited Iran and Russia as separate actors in this attempt, and they also remind the American people to remain vigilant. Here is your bi-weekly dose of news with ClearanceJobs. Everything from foreign adversaries spreading disinformation to courier cards to toxic bosses made the conversation. "A weakened American people is a weakened country."

Foreign Adversaries Spreading Disinformation to Toxic Bosses and Their Cult Followers

ClearanceJobs was joined by Sean Bigley, a security clearance attorney who represents clients worldwide in security clearance denials. He assists service members, federal employees, and contractors in all stages of the security clearance process including upcoming investigations or representation at formal hearings. He is a former investigator for the United States Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and shared a few of his security clearance horror stories with us.

Security Clearance Horror Stories from Industry Expert

Katie Keller and Jill Hamilton are back highlighting the national security news that's been happening lately. Everything from Edward Snowden supporting our nation's bank account to the top movies that showcase the cleared life to lessons we can learn from Eddie Van Halen made the conversation.

From Snowden to Security Clearance Movies to Lessons from Van Halen - News in Review

The Intelligence and National Security Alliance's reimagined 'The New IC: Empowering Women and Engaging Men' program focused on fostering much needed conversation between men and women working in national security. Jill Bruning is the Executive Vice President and General Manager at Amentum and joined ClearanceJobs for a conversation about diversity with inclusion: why it's important to keep these two important things in the conversation of building DoD teams. "Bias is Biological: Understanding, Embracing and Leveraging Our Differences for Success and Balance" explained some of the more than 100 differences between female and male brains—including how they speak, think, and interact socially—and encourages our workforce to recognize these differences as a means to empower inclusion and boost each other up. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: https://news.clearancejobs.com/2020/09/14/diversity-equity-and-inclusion-in-the-national-security-workforce/ The New IC: https://news.clearancejobs.com/2020/07/07/insa-kicks-off-annual-event-in-a-virtual-environment-the-new-ic/ Embracing Differences and Diversity in National Security Workers: https://news.clearancejobs.com/2020/07/09/physiological-differences-sponsorship-and-diversity-in-national-security-workers/

Celebrating the Differences Between Men and Women to Better US National Security

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