FISSEA - Federal Information Security Educators

Winners (selected by impartial judging committee prior to conference):

• Poster: Deborah Coleman, U.S. Department of Education
• Motivational Item: United States Postal Service, CISO
• Website: IHS OIT Division of Information Security
• Newsletter: National Institutes of Health – Cyber Safety Awareness Campaign
• Video: CMS/OIT Information Security & Privacy Group (ISPG)
• Blog: Cofense
• Podcast: CMS/OIT Information Security & Privacy Group (ISPG)
• Security Training Scenarios: Media Pro

Winners (selected by impartial judging committee prior to conference):

• Poster: US Postal Service, Corporate Information Security Office (CISO)
• Website: Indian Health Service OIT DIS Policy and Security Awareness Team
• Motivational Item: US Postal Service, Corporate Information Security Office (CISO)
• Newsletter: Indian Health Service OIT DIS Policy and Security Awareness Team
• Security Training Scenarios: Delaware SBDC – Data Assured Program
• Video: US Postal Service, Corporate Information Security Office (CISO)

During the June conference, attendees select their Peer’s Choice. Some decisions were the same as the judging committee, some were different.  Congratulations to all.

Peer’s Choice:

• Poster: US Postal Service, Corporate Information Security Office (CISO)
• Website: Jordan Robinson: Department of State
• Motivational Item: US Postal Service, Corporate Information Security Office (CISO)
• Newsletter: Robert Cunningham, Department of Veterans Affairs
• Security Training Scenarios: CMS/OIT Information Security & Privacy Group (ISPG)
• Video: TIE US Postal Service, Corporate Information Security Office (CISO) and Indian Health Service OIT DIS Policy and Security Awareness Team

FISSEA Security Awareness, Training, and Education Contest 2018 (view submissions)

Winners (selected by impartial judging committee prior to conference):

• Poster: Office of Information Technology: Indian Health Service
• Website: Emile Walker; US Postal Service Corporate Information Security Office (USPS CISO)
• Motivational Item: K Rudolph, Niomi Rosenberg, Amira Armond, G. Mark Hardy, Bryan Walthall; Organization: Native Intelligence, Inc.
• Newsletter: Robert Cunningham; Department of Veterans Affairs
• Security Training Scenarios: Deborah Coleman; U.S. Department of Education
• Video: Emile Walker; US Postal Service Corporate Information Security Office (USPS CISO)

Peer’s Choice:

• Poster: Angela DeSarro; Department of Veterans Affairs, IT Workforce Development
• Website: Katherine Martini; Department of State
• Motivational Item: Emile Walker; US Postal Service Corporate Information Security Office (USPS CISO)
• Newsletter: Office of Information Technology: Indian Health Service
• Security Training Scenarios: Katherine Martini; Department of State
• Video: Angela DeSarro; Department of Veterans Affairs, IT Workforce Development

FISSEA Security Awareness, Training, and Education Contest 2017 (view submissions)

Winners (selected by impartial judging committee prior to conference):

• Poster: K Rudolph, G. Mark Hardy, Niomi Rosenberg, Andrew Ellis, John Ippolito, & Sam Carter, Native Intelligence, Inc. and Friends
• Website: The Security Training and Awareness Program Team, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC). 
• Motivational Item: K Rudolph, Native Intelligence, Inc.
• Newsletter: IHS Policy & Security Awareness Team, Indian Health Service
• Security Training Scenarios: Division of Information Security; Policy & Security Awareness Team, Office of Information Technology, Indian Health Service
• Video: Rita John, John Creery, Chelsea O’Hara, Nellie MacNeil, Kyle Bachan, Tim Herman, Rosanne Trudel, & Sapna Kalhan, IFDS Canada

Publicly available YouTube video URL: https://youtu.be/KBJCO6F4r2g

Peer’s Choice:

• Poster: K Rudolph, G. Mark Hardy, Niomi Rosenberg, Andrew Ellis, John Ippolito, & Sam Carter, Native Intelligence, Inc. and Friends
• Website: Valerie Hayward, InfoSight, Inc.
• Motivational Item: K Rudolph, Native Intelligence, Inc.
• Newsletter: Kim Brumley, Margaret McDermott, Hiyan Sisson & Robert Cunningham, Department of Veterans Affairs
• Security Training Scenarios: K Rudolph, Niomi Rosenberg & Sam Carter, Native Intelligence, Inc. and Friends
• Video: TIE Rita John, John Creery, Chelsea O’Hara, Nellie MacNeil, Kyle Bachan, Tim Herman, Rosanne Trudel, & Sapna Kalhan, IFDS Canada and Cheryl Seaman & Stephanie Erickson, The National Institutes of Health

FISSEA Security Awareness, Training, and Education Contest 2016 (view submissions)

Awarded Certificates at Conference (selected by impartial judging committee prior to conference):

Poster Winner:
K Rudolph, John Ippolito, G. Mark Hardy, Andrew Ellis, & Charles A. Filius, Native Intelligence, Inc. and Friends

Website Winner:
Lisa Dorr, Sarah Moffat, Toney Rogers, and Jennifer Kimberly, HHS, Office of Information Security (OIS), Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance (GRC) – Governance Division

Motivational Item Winner:
K Rudolph, Native Intelligence, Inc.

Newsletter Winner:
IHS Division of Information Security Indian Health Service, Office of Information Technology, Division of Information Security

Security Training:
The ESDC Security Training and Awareness Program Team Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC))

Video:
Cheryl Seaman & Stephanie Erickson, The National Institutes of Health

Peer’s Choice Awards (selected by peers during the conference):

Poster Winner:
Katherine Martini, Department of State – Office of Cybersecurity

Website Winner:
Lisa Dorr, Sarah Moffat, Toney Rogers, and Jennifer Kimberly, HHS, Office of Information Security (OIS), Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance (GRC) – Governance Division

Motivational Item Winner:
K Rudolph, Native Intelligence, Inc.

Newsletter Winner:
IHS Division of Information Security Indian Health Service, Office of Information Technology, Division of Information Security

Security Training:
IHS Division of Information Security, Indian Health Service, Office of Information Technology, Division of Information Security

Video:
The ESDC Security Training and Awareness Program Team Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

FISSEA Security Awareness, Training, and Education Contest 2015 (view submissions)

Awarded Certificates at Conference (selected by impartial judging committee prior to conference):

Poster Winner:
Kelly Wright – VA IT Workforce Development

Website Winner:
NASA IT Security Awareness and Training Center Team

Motivational Item Winner:
Jane Moser – Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

Newsletter Winner:
Wendy Andrews, Robert Collins, Arnold Ginn, and CDR Steven Miller – Indian Health Service

Role-Based Training Winner:
Jane Moser – Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

Peer’s Choice Awards (selected by peers during the conference):

Poster Winner:
Kimberly Conway, Sara Fitzgerald, Sean Hanion, Dave Stapleton, and Steven VanBrackle, FDA

Website Winner:
Kimberly Conway, Sara Fitzgerald, Sean Hanion, Dave Stapleton, and Steven VanBrackle, FDA

Motivational Item Winner:
Cindy Dailey, Geisinger Health System

Newsletter Winner:
Brenda L. Ellis, NASA

Role-Based Training Winner:
Jennifer Young, Communication Security Establishment

Awarded Certificates at Conference (selected by impartial judging committee prior to conference):

Poster Winner:
Alexis Benjamin – Department of State, Office of Computer Security

Website Winner:
Emma Gilli, Daisy Karaiosifoglou, Dan Acuff, and Nicole Rousseau – United Technologies Corporation

Motivational Item Winner:
Kimberly Conway, Sara Fitzgerald, and Steven Van Brackle – Food and Drug Administration

Newsletter Winner:
Jane Moser – Employment and Social Development Canada

Role-Based Training Winner:
Susan Farrand, Supply Chain Risk Management Resource Center, DOE

Peer’s Choice Awards (selected by peers during the conference):

Poster Winner:
Deborah Coleman – Department of Education OCIO Information Assurance Services

Website Winner:
Kimberly Conway, Sara Fitzgerald, Steven Van Brackle – Food and Drug Administration

Motivational Item Winner:
Nicole Rousseau – United Technologies Corporation

Newsletter Winner:
Kimberly Conway, Sara Fitzgerald, Steven Van Brackle – Food and Drug Administration

Role-Based Training Winner:
Susan Farrand – Supply Chain Risk Management Resource Center, Department of Energy

Awarded Certificates at Conference (selected by impartial judging committee prior to conference):

Poster Contest Winner:
Alexis Benjamin – Department of State, Office of Computer Security

Website Contest Winner:
Sara Fitzgerald and Kimberly Conway - Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Motivational Item Contest Winner:
Jennie Blizzard, Shannon Jones, and Shirley Clement - Federal Reserve Bank

Newsletter Contest Winner:
Deborah Coleman - The Department of Education, Office of the Chief Information Officer

Role-Based Training Contest Winner:
DISA, SAIC, and Carney, Inc. (submitted by Carmina Carper)

Peer’s Choice Awards (selected by peers during the conference):

Poster Award:
Deborah Coleman - The Department of Education, Office of the Chief Information Officer

Website Award:
Sara Fitzgerald and Kimberly Conway - Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Motivational Item Award:
Chrisan Herrod - University of Maryland University College

Newsletter Award:
Sara Fitzgerald and Kimberly Conway - Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Role-Based Training Award:
DISA, SAIC, and Carney, Inc. (submitted by Carmina Carper)

Awarded Certificates at Conference (selected by impartial judging committee prior to conference):

Website Contest Winner:
Shelly Tzoumas, U.S. House of Representatives

Poster Contest Winner:
David Kurtz & Bruce Sharp, Bureau of the Public Debt, U.S. Treasury Department

Motivational Item Contest Winner:
Maureen Moore, Sara Fitzgerald, Kimberly Conway, & Mechelle Munn, Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
* Also won Peer’s Choice award

Newsletter Contest Winner:
Maureen Moore, Sara Fitzgerald, Kimberly Conway, & Mechelle Munn, Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
* Also won Peer’s Choice award

Training Contest Winner:
Shelly Tzoumas, U.S. House of Representatives
* Also won Peer’s Choice award

*** New this year Peer’s Choice Award ***

All contest entries received in the five categories were shared with conference attendees during the FISSEA Poster Session. Conference attendees voted on their favorite selection in each category to select the “Peer’s Choice” award. There is no official award certificate, just bragging rights. Attendees selected the same newsletter, motivational item, and security training winners as the contest judging committee. Only the poster and website had different “peer’s choice” winners, see below.

Poster Award:
Department of Veterans Affairs, Information Technology Workforce, Development submitted on behalf of Terri Cinnamon

Website Award:
Alexis Benjamin, Department of State, Office of Computer Security, Cyber Security Awareness Program

Awarded Certificates at Conference (selected by impartial judging committee prior to conference):

Poster Winner:
David Kurtz, Bureau of the Public Debt

Website Winner:
Maureen Moore, Food and Drug Administration

Motivational Item Winner:
Terri Cinnamon, Department of Veterans Affairs

Newsletter Winner:
Maureen Moore, Food and Drug Administration

Role-Based Training Winner:
DISA, SAIC, and Carney, Inc.

Awarded Certificates at Conference (selected by impartial judging committee prior to conference):

Poster Winner:
David Kurtz, Bureau of the Public Debt (BPD)

Website Winner - Entry Form Presentation - zipped file
Jim Henderson, U.S. Government Insider Threat Defense Center

Motivational Item Winner:
Kathy Tucker, IRS Security Awareness Team

Newsletter Winner:
Ahmed Hussein, Federal Aviation Administration

Role-Based Training Winner:
Ruth Petersen, NASA IT Security Awareness and Training Center