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Cisco CCNA - Yusuf Acar busted by FBI as perp in federal bribery sting

Submitted by Brad Reese on Thu, 03/12/09 - 3:09pm.

According to a report in the Washington Post, Cisco CCNA Yusuf Acar who is currently employed as the Chief Security Officer (CSO) and/or Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO) of the Government of the District of Columbia, has been busted by the FBI in a federal bribery sting. FBI agents found $70,000 in Acar's Northwest D.C. home when they arrested him this morning.

Now here's what I find oddly interesting: Yusuf Acar appears not to have any security certifications or experience, according to my research. How in the heck do you think he got hired at a salary of $127,468 per year to be an Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO)? Acar is certified as a Cisco CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) and MCSE (Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer). He previously worked as an Optical Network Engineer at both GTSI and Lightwave Communications as well as a Network Administrator at New Call.

According to the DC Office of the Chief Technology Officer organizational chart below, Acar was a top lieutenant to former DC CTO Vivek Kundra, who was recently appointed by President Obama to the new position of U.S. CIO (Chief Information Officer):

Reprinted from Network World, Brad Reese on Cisco
 
 

 
 

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