Katea Murray
Cyber Engineer/Cyber Tech Fellow
Leidos Intelligence Group
"[Getting started in the IC] It was sort of happenstance after starting as in intern working as a software developer for Leidos one summer. After interning a second year, I was asked to support an Intelligence Group project that allowed me to not only explore a diverse range of technologies, it encouraged all engineers to innovate and think outside the lines to create solutions. It was my first exposure to the IC, and I have not looked back."
"What excites me most about my job is the ability—and encouragement—to innovate and challenge myself to develop new, vital, breakthrough solutions that support IC customer missions. As a Cyber Engineer and Cyber Technical Fellow in the Intelligence Group at Leidos, I’m aligned to a diverse range of projects and programs that keep IC and national security leaders up at night. In the world of cyber, no day is the same. Innovation drives constant changes in technology that we see each day and vice versa. Most importantly, it drives changes to more than technology including how we look at our processes and productivity and how we become more agile and efficient. As a cyber engineer, that continuous tech innovation and the awareness that threat actors are always evolving their methods, compels me to think about how to work smarter, faster, stronger."
"Disruptive cyber threats will become a priority issue in the next two-to-three years. I think we’re already seeing that start now with the recent supply chain and infrastructure systems cyberattacks we’re seeing all too frequently. These types of sophisticated threats are about more than ransomware, they upend business and commerce and force organizations large and small across every industry to evaluate and often completely change their infrastructure. "
"Always seek and be open to new opportunities. The IC is a diverse, ever expanding, rapidly evolving community in need of smart people with new ideas who are also willing to help. Don’t be afraid to create your own opportunity; if you see a different pathway, create it, take it, and remember opportunities are what you make of them."
Favorite Movie: One of my favorite movies is Remember the Titans—I cannot resist Disney movies. I love watching how players with different backgrounds and experiences came together after such resistance to create something so special and so powerful; the spirit, strength, and camaraderie really resonate with me.
"Disruptive cyber threats will become a priority issue in the next two-to-three years. I think we’re already seeing that start now with the recent supply chain and infrastructure systems cyberattacks we’re seeing all too frequently. These types of sophisticated threats are about more than ransomware, they upend business and commerce and force organizations large and small across every industry to evaluate and often completely change their infrastructure. "
Katea Murray
