John Skaarup is the Cybersecurity Officer with the Texas Department of Transportation, responsible for the security operations of everything from iPads to tollbooths. Originally from New York, he finished 20 years in the Army making tanks roll over and do tricks, and then answered a Craigslist ad* and began his cybersecurity career with the State. He has served with TEA, DADS, HHSC, and now TxDOT. After 17 years, he’s beginning to suspect that state government IT is not as agile as a tank. *This part is absolutely true