Cyberspace is our interconnected information technology. And since everything either is or is becoming connected, one of the defining characteristics of cyberspace is its complexity. This adds burden to cyber defenders. Defense teams require experience, education, training and a mindset that lets them continually learn. They also must forge broad teams across multiple subject andRead… Read more »
I just found word of this 25 August webinar on the Carahsoft website and wanted to share it. I plan on attending to get the latest on i2-based anti-fraud solutions. i2 is widely known in our community as the gold standard for dynamic analysis of links and relationships for investigations. And they are known forRead… Read more »
Our premier publication is our monthly technology review. Every month we send this to over 6000 technology thought leaders. Our monthly recaps reporting from the CTOvision.com blog as well as tech trends from the IT industry. We also provide links to our technology assessments in our monthly. Other products include our Daily CTOvision.com summary, theRead… Read more »
With this post we provide some info on a capability we believe most of our readers will want to know more about, the Plug and Play Tech Center. For an overview see the video clip below: The Plug and Play Tech Center is a Silicon Valley facility with a very apropos name. If you haveRead… Read more »
The World Wide Web is often compared to the American Old West, such as in the recent exchange over NPR and Pastebin between the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the hacker collective Anonymous. When the FBI stated that ”The Internet has become so important to so many people that we have to ensure that theRead… Read more »
Every week at CTOvision we will be reviewing a mobile application that makes our enterprise run smoother. This week I will be reviewing Viber for Android devices. Viber’s Android App is out of beta – and ready for prime time Viber is available for free from the Android Market here. Viber is a VoIP applicationRead… Read more »
The ShotSpotter Gunshot Location System is a revolutionary system of acoustic sensors in use by a number of police departments nationwide designed to detect and report gunshots. The sensor technology involved does more than just triangulate loud noises. In order to be effective, ShotSpotter needs to consistently differentiate between sounds like fireworks or backfiring trucksRead… Read more »
As a former enterprise CTO and current technology watcher, I was struck at the incredible brilliance of yesterday’s announcement by Dell and Cloudera. In a move that will help enterprises of all sizes serve a very wide range of missions, those two organizations have announced a new relationship that will enable something that has neverRead… Read more »
Verizon is the best rated carrier, but can’t rest on those laurels Verizon Wireless (VZW) stated that their operating revenues in Q2 were up to $27.5B. They claim to have 2.2M new additions – I was even one of them. But while they are attributing these newcomers to the iPhone and their stable of LTERead… Read more »
Over a third of American adults, 35 percent, currently own smartphones, with that number expected to keep growing. That means that over one third of Americans keep a user-friendly networked computing device with them at all times. The unprecedented access to computing created by smartphones is good for more than just Angry Birds, with companiesRead… Read more »