SISFI Interview - Mr. Brett A Scudder by Ms. Cassandra Allen

Mr. Scudder is an entrepreneur, advocate, advisor, liaison, community leader, public speaker, counselor, parent, mentor, IT Security Professional, technology consultant and voice for the promotion, support, education, awareness and research of social/societal/psychological intelligence on abuse, bullying, domestic violence, suicide awareness/intervention/prevention, technology, Internet and IT security across all levels of our infrastructure (people, processes and technology).

He has over 25yrs of technology experience that allows me to share trends and developments in the field to allow people to see and understand that we, humans/people, are the new technology of today and how we impact our lives in social, societal and psychological ways. It’s not about a PC, device or gadget; people are the technology of today and tomorrow riding on the Internet connectivity platform that puts us all on the same play field but with varies rules, ethics, mindset and cultures. Thus, we must provide the needed training, education, awareness to allow these resources and level of thought to be understood and disseminated effectively to our society.

He has developed specific community based programs and initiatives locally and internationally that focuses on the sociological and psychological impacts and effects of abuse, bullying, suicide awareness/intervention/prevention and domestic (teen, dating, spousal, workplace, school) violence that are affecting our society. He works with community leaders, educational institutions, clergy, law enforcement, mental health professionals, social workers and elected officials in order to bring the real issues and effects to their attention so that effective solutions and resources can be provided and implemented.