Cyber Defense eMagazine March Edition for 2022

4. Teamwork and individual responsibility is at the heart of military training
The ability to get the job done no matter work, whether individually or as part of a team, is a mindset
almost every veteran is trained to possess. As a result, veterans inherently hold stronger feelings of
personal accountability and accomplishment regarding the success of their mission. Being able to
operate as an individual professional that is part of a team equipped to handle outside threats — in which
each individual is accountable for specific metrics of success — is at the heart of both military and cyber
defense training. In the event that a cyber defense firm faces a crisis, veterans are one demographic of
employees best apt to help that firm navigate the intricacies of such an occurrence.
5. Veterans find purpose in delivering meaningful results
Along with teamwork and leadership, the mindset of completing a mission no matter what also helps
drives veterans towards delivering impactful results that their service provides others. In the realm of
cybersecurity and cyber defense, those results could mean the difference between a firm’s longevity and
continued success or its failure if it faces a substantial digital threat. Veterans in the industry are able to
clearly understand how their performance directly impacts not only their team, leaders, and others around
them, but also outside individuals with a stake in the success of their mission. Having this results-oriented
mindset is what helps make veterans such valuable workers to the cyber defense firms that employ them.
6. Vets are mission driven
Whenever an active-duty veteran is instructed on what their mission means for the bigger picture, it helps
instill a sense of purpose. For veterans in cyber defense and cybersecurity, that purpose is derived from
the additional layers of digital protection their work and expertise provide others. When a veteran in cyber
defense understands their purpose is to uphold the integrity of private data and information, they dedicate
themselves to upholding that purpose, providing the firms who employ them and their clients with
additional means of protecting their data, which provides over-arching value to the cyber defense industry
as a whole
7. Dependability is vital both in military and cybersecurity service
Veterans are taught to understand that any individual or service — no matter how vital — is only as
valuable as it is dependable; including themselves. For instance, if a core technology a veteran relies on
to conduct their daily tasks becomes unreliable, or a newer/better technology emerges, veterans are
taught to seek out the reliability and value it could bring to their service. LIkewise, dependability is crucial
to the ongoing success of firms within the cyber defense industry, as their services rely upon an ability to
protect and bolster the defenses of vulnerable users and data.
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