On Security (from my Boss)

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The following note comes from Marian Douce, the Executive Director of Global Information Technology for HCJB Global. In addition to being a very neat lady, Marian also happens to be my boss, and the person who asked us to move to England to take this new position. She sent this note along to help describe what I do from her perspective, and also to answer the question, “Why England?”

Because Josh Gee does his job as HCJB Global’s Director of Information Security well, a lot of things don’t happen:

• Our 30+ public servers don’t get broken into
• Our web pages don’t get destroyed
• Laptops stolen from HCJB can’t be read
• Our work in sensitive countries doesn’t get interrupted
• Our staff doesn’t have work stopped by viruses
• And I don’t worry so much!

But some things do happen:

• Our supporters’ information is protected
• We have Josh’s expertise overseeing our offices’ data security
• We help protect HCJB Global’s ministries in insecure parts of the world
• Our HCJB Global staff has instruction on protecting their computers
• We are more quickly aware of new problems and how to fix our systems
• Other ministries benefit from the security advice that Josh gives

Josh can do this job from many parts of the world, so why ask him and Kristen to move to the UK?

• It physically puts him in the midst of HCJB Global’s regional offices that have the greatest need for security.
• The UK HCJB World Office has tools for Josh to use in serving those regional offices.
• From the UK, he can easily visit those ministries and experience first-hand what their security needs are.
• What Josh learns there, where ministry security is most important, will help him protect HCJB ministries around the world.
• Iron sharpens iron – moving to the UK HCJB World Office allows Josh to work with UK missionary Mick Leggett. Together they will keep HCJB’s offices in Euro-Asia, North Africa/Middle East and Sub-Sahara Africa running smoothly. What they figure out together will help all of our other HCJB offices run smoothly and securely.

Thank you for your part in the Gee’s ministry with HCJB Global. Through them, you are helping the good news of salvation through Jesus Christ reach many people around the world.

Marian

Cassia

Cassia is growing like a weed, and learning so much. Recently she’s mastered, “eyes”, “ears”, “nose”, “mouth”, “hair”, “hands”, “feet”, and “belly”. And she’s counting (but only up to two).

Here she is looking “too cool” in Daddy’s sunglasses.