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Security Incidents, a Year in Review
By Kimberly McGlade
99th ABW Information Protection Office
NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. — 2015
proved to be a year of catastrophic electronic
security breaches in the United States, with
electronic media being one of the biggest
contributors to violations of security pro-
cedures.
Last year, we saw an Office of Personnel
Management data breach of approximately
20 million government employees’ back-
ground investigation information. The
Ashley Madison scandal, which threatened
to release the inappropriate behavior of
thousands made headlines and just recently,
the U.S. voter registry was hacked, stealing
191 million people’s information.
These incidents and many others were
the result of covert operations, by skilled
A resolution for a lifestyle
By Senior Airman Nicole Sikorski
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany
— Are you one of the millions of people
who started this year with a resolution to
improve your life? Maybe you promised
yourself that you would lose weight, fit into
those old favorite jeans or even improve
your physical fitness test score. You, along
with many others have done this—so how
do you stick to it?
For me, it started three years ago with a
new year’s resolution to get fit and compete
in my first bodybuilding contest.
The goal of competing was not out of
the blue—it all started with a desire to be
healthy.
I really didn’t know where to start and
found the gym intimidating. I also didn’t
know how to use any of the machines and
was afraid to get in people’s way during their
workouts—until I met a mentor.
She helped me prepare a meal plan and
gave me the advice and support needed. Al-
though the gym was uncomfortable for the
first month, I got used to doing my workouts
there and soon felt more at ease.
After listening to her guidance, sticking
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cybercriminals into protected systems. The
unique missions at Nellis and Creech Air
Force Bases certainly make us prime cyber-
crime targets, but when we make mistakes
or fail to follow security protocols, we make
a cybercriminals job even easier.
We had a combined total of 49 security
incidents in 2015, a significant increase from
the previous year’s total of 37.
Security incidents are incidents involv-
ing classified material and our failure to
properly secure it. This includes leaving safes
open, sending classified via non-classified
internet protocol (NIPR), insecure materi-
als, as well as exposing classified materials
to additional risks by failing to follow estab-
lished procedures.
There are two types of security incidents:
security infractions and security violations.
A security infraction is a security inci-
to my diet and training for only a month,
big changes happened which pushed me to
set a bigger goal.
Before stepping foot in a gym, I had a
gymnastics and competitive cheerleading
background. I was used to working on
my tumbling skills, trying to accomplish
something new that I could bring to my
team. With gymnastics no longer in my
life, a bikini competition was a great avenue
to focus my drive for improvement. It was
very intimidating at first because this wasn’t
a team sport—just me against me.
Finally realizing that I could create some-
thing based on the food I put into my body
and the way that I trained, I got to business.
Contest preparation wasn’t something
I fully understood when I started. It was a
different level of discipline that I sometimes
struggled with. My diet wasn’t always per-
fect, and it was a real adjustment learning
to eat six meals-a-day that required me to
prepare my food in advance.
Though it took some growing pains, I
learned to make my routine a habit. That is
what allowed me to fully change my lifestyle.
When things got strict as the show got closer,
weighing and measuring food and eating
clean and healthy meals was already a rou-
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rity requirements which cannot reasonably
be expected to result in the loss or potential
compromise of classified information.
A security violation is an incident that
reasonably could be expected to result in
the loss or potential compromise of clas-
sified information. Deliberate acts are also
categorized as security violations.
While each situation is different, the
resulting investigations have a common
theme; failure to follow established proce-
dures. More than half of last year’s security
incidents would have been avoided if mem-
bers simply completed required end of day
security checks.
Reporting potential incidents was also
a concern in 2015. Several incidents were
delayed in required reporting (24 hours/
next duty day) to the installation Informa-
tine, so the changes that made the biggest
difference weren’t actually huge changes.
After four months of hard work in the
gym and eating only what was on my plan,
I didn’t end up placing well in my show, but
at the end of the day, it wasn’t about a trophy
at all. I had changed my body and finally felt
a sense of accomplishment.
A New Year’s resolution changed my
life in many ways. I learned to push myself
beyond what I thought were my limits, and
it made me an athletic and confident woman
three years later.
Being an Airman requires you to be fit
physically, socially, spiritually and mentally.
Fitness is a great way to maintain elements
of RUfit. It has helped both physically and
mentally in how it has taught me the dis-
cipline to do what is necessary to reach a
goal. Balancing the duties of an Air Force
photojournalist and bodybuilding is not
always easy and requires a plan.
One way that I stick to my plan is keeping
food with me no matter where I am. I prepare
meals in advance so that it’s less tempting
to cheat on my diet. As Airmen, we have to
be ready at a moment’s notice to get the job
done. When there is a last-minute job, having
my meals with me lessens the possibility of
status, physical handicap, political affiliation or any other
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lation and may raise serious concerns with
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Do not wait to report potential incidents
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Information security is everyone’s re-
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with you.
slipping up due to unforeseen circumstances.
Resilience has been key in reaching my
goals. At my first competition, I looked at the
winners,and thought,“wow they muststick
to their plan 24/7,” or that they never face
adversity and surprise. After meeting many
successful people in the fitness industry, I
now know that is not true. The difference
between someone who finishes the race
and someone who doesn’t is that they kept
going. That doesn’t mean that it never hurt
to keep running, or that they were never out
of breath—but they didn’t give up.
After a couple of years off of the stage, I
haven’t given up either, and am preparing
for another show this coming March. I don’t
know what the end result will be, but I will
not stop running.
The biggest way to stick to your resolu-
tion is to have a plan. Are your goals at-
tainable, time-bound and realistic? These
are important considerations to take before
setting a goal, as is being flexible. Moving
forward isbetterthannotmovingatall.You
need to walk before you can run.
So if you have fallen off the wagon from
your resolution, don’t worry, just get back
up and keep going. You will get there if you
keep going. What is your plan?
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