Candice Frost
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Candice Frost
Additional Info
| Job title of nominated professional (or team name) | Director, Integrated DoD Account |
| Company (where nominated professional or team is working) | Nightwing |
| Website | nightwing.us |
| Company size (employees) | 1,000 to 4,999 |
| Country | United States |
| Headquarters Region | North America |
Overview
As a U.S. military veteran, Candice brings more than 25 years of experience serving in the military, working in the intelligence and cybersecurity field, to her current position as Director Integrated DoD Account at Nightwing, a national security business previously part of a leading Fortune 100 company. During her military tenure, Candice served as the Commander of the Joint Intelligence Operations Center at Cyber Command where she was responsible for providing and producing the intelligence required to support the Cyber Commander and staff, subordinate component commands, joint task forces, and the national intelligence community. In this role, she focused on the delivery of accurate, timely, and complete intelligence to U.S. Cyber Command. Her team provided intelligence for planning, execution, and assessment of its missions to direct, operate, and secure Department of Defense networks, systems, and data; deter or defeat strategic threats to U.S. interests and infrastructure; and support achievement of Joint Force Commander objectives. Candice was also instrumental in the integration of women into combat arms and served close to half of her career in infantry divisions.
With her past experiences in the military, Candice brings her expertise and knowledge from the field to her current role at Nightwing. Having had an inside look at the operations of the defense department, Candice has a forward-looking approach, being able to quickly understand how to interpret the challenges being faced and what tools and strategies are best needed to combat them both now and in the long term.
Accomplishments
-With impact across various sectors of the security industry, Candice is extremely involved in diversifying the cybersecurity field. She works to encourage and empower other women to step from behind the keyboard and speak up about opportunities that are there for female professionals in the cybersecurity field. Candice is able to carry on this initiative through her involvement with Girls Who Code and Women in Cybersecurity. Her mission is to make the career a more welcoming space, focusing on safety, protection, and security.
-As an adjunct professor at Georgetown University, Candice teaches master’s students in the Security Studies Program, focusing on cybersecurity policy and strategy. She has also spoken and instructed at colleges and universities including Harvard, MIT, Columbia, and the Universities of Arizona, Florida, and Illinois. She also briefed the National Intelligence Council and spoke at the RSA Conference and the Billington CyberSecurity Summit about technology and national security. Outside of the classroom, Candice offers her services in mentorship and leadership, empowering and educating the next generation in the intelligence and national security community through public speaking engagements and written communications on leadership. Candice is also a member of the Executive Advisory Council for AFCEA DC.
-During Candice’s service in the military, she individually mentored hundreds of service members in their careers. This led to the development of a multi-season podcast, called Candid Leadership, and substantive speaking engagements at events like the RSA Conference, Intelligence and Security Alliance (INSA), multiple AFCEA chapter events, and as a featured speaker at the CIA, NSA, and all service intelligence organizations.
