Name: Bryan Follins
Title/Employer: CEO, The Information Security Research Project
Age: 47
Education: B.A., Broadcast Journalism, Louisiana State University, current a graduate student, Columbus State University, Ga., Applied Computer Science.
Tenure In IT industry: 11 years
First Tech Job: Tech support, John Harland Company
Current role: CEO of The Information Security Research Project, a new program focused on researching the psychological, economic, and emotional impact of computer crime on society.
My goal is to promote the group and inform others of the necessity of computer crime awareness.
Also a computer applications instructor at the Desert Rose Adult High School in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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What's been your best job and why?
My current one because as the CEO of the Information Security Research Project I get to formulate a plan to drive, change, and mold the way we view computer crime.
What do you credit your career success to?
Curiosity and an undying thirst to learn.
What are the top three skills a high-level IT manager needs today?
- The ability to know human nature
- The ability to recognize the legal and social implication of computer crime
- Be familiar with what he or she is managing
What's the top advice you'd give to a new IT staffer?
Be adaptable to change.
What is the one career decision you would change if you could?
Working with the IRS.
If you had the choice to jump into any other job, tech or non-tech, what would it be?
Linguistics.
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