Posts By Bob Gourley

WashingtonExec: News and insight for the DC area executive

By Bob Gourley In this series of posts we are providing views on three key community-focused, virtuous collaborative venue that help the DC tech community exchange lessons learned and accomplish big goals. With this series we hope to provide insights you can use to make the most out of MeriTalk, GovLoop, and WashingtonExec. We selectedRead… Read more »

28 Feb CTOvision Podcast

By Bob Gourley In this podcast we explore the topic of Cyber Threat Amnesia, the observed historical tendency of people in leadership positions in organizations to forget that they face a dynamic, changing threat that will always be there trying to find a way in. We also talk about ways that Cyber Threat Amnesia canRead… Read more »

Using Multihypervisors, VMware Acquire Virsto Software, Red Cross Uses MS Office 365, and more

By Marcus Williams Cyber News we are tracking today: Having multiple hypervisors is a growing trend in the virtualization . Customers have mixed emotions about VMware recent purchase of the Virsto software product. Red Cross decided to use Microsoft Office 365. and more. Are Multihypervisor Environments Right for Everyone? Having multiple hypervisors is a growingRead… Read more »

GovLoop: The Premier Government Online Community

By Bob Gourley In this series of posts we are providing views on three key community-focused, virtuous collaborative venue that help the DC tech community exchange lessons learned and accomplish big goals. With this series we hope to provide insights you can use to make the most out of MeriTalk, GovLoop, and WashingtonExec. We selectedRead… Read more »

DISA has released the Mobile Device Management (MDM) Security Requirements Guide (SRG)

By Bob Gourley The Mobile Device Management (MDM) Security Requirements Guide (SRG) is one in a family of SRGs addressing mobility solutions. Other mobility SRGs include the Mobile Operating System SRG, Mobile Applications SRG, and the Mobile Policy SRG. DISA and DoD guidance is that any organization designing or implementing an enterprise mobile solution withinRead… Read more »

21 Feb CTOvision Podcast

By Bob Gourley In this podcast we provide an update on the recent Chinese espionage stories including discussion of Mandiant’s recent reports, and we talk about Jason Healey’s well articulated opinions on what should be done about the threat. We also provide other context on the technology news and analysis you will want to track.Read… Read more »

Great context from Jason Healey on Chinese Cyber Espionage

By Bob Gourley If you are an enterprise technologist you are probably pretty busy, right? And you are almost certainly numbed by the constant stories of cyber espionage, especially reports of data theft coming out of China. If you have been numbed with all the reporting please shake it off and dive into this currentRead… Read more »