Stephanie Williams

I spent 20 years running a restaurant before I decided I needed a change. I was really interested in psychology and law enforcement, so I took a long time to get my degree. Once I got my degree, I applied for the state and somehow magically got a job in an IT field that I didn't even realize I was applying to. I began learning IT stuff kind of on the job - it was definitely a different world. I'm not really a computer person, but I like policy, and I like trying to make puzzles fit, so learning it became second nature. I focus on trying to find ways that you can make things happen that weren't necessarily the typical way to do it. What I do is look at policy given by the FBI to ensure the security of law enforcement networks. I handle cloud implementation plans, so if an agency wants to utilize the cloud for a criminal justice application, I vet the solution they're looking at for compliance with the CJ security policy, which is the FBI policy, and then outline anything that I see and provide that information back to the agency so they can make an informed decision before they purchase something they're going to be audited on. I also work on vetting vendors that have solutions for law enforcement applications, making sure their background checks are done and that they take the appropriate training to have access to certain types of information. I work with our audit staff to make sure they have a comprehensive understanding of what they're auditing agencies with, and I work with agencies as they implement projects or try to understand a policy that's written in NIST and help them understand that in layman's terms.