By RyanKamauff Here are the top cyber news and stories of the day. Air Force CIO: Cyber spending could increase – While the overall DoD budget will be receiving cuts, the Air Force CIO, Lt. Gen. Michael Basla says he intends to see cyber spending either stay the same, or increase in the future. TheRead… Read more »
By BobGourley The TechAmerica foundation has published a PDF which appears to be a draft executive order on improving cybersecurity for our nation’s critical infrastructure. You can download a copy here: Executive Order: Improving Critical Infrastructure Cyersecurity There is no way to confirm whether or not this PDF really contains the text being coordinated inRead… Read more »
By BobGourley Friends and professional associates at the Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA) have published a white paper which should be of high interest to anyone in the intelligence community or in policy-making positions in the national security community. The paper, titled Expectations of Intelligence in the Information Age, is a quick read thatRead… Read more »
By BobGourley How would you like to attend an event that features a presentation by Jeff Hammerbacher providing context and lessons learned on Innovation and Data? If you are like most enterprise technologists you would jump at the opportunity. Thanks to the wonders of YouTube, you don’t have to travel to a conference to hearRead… Read more »
By KerryPatton Too few realize or willingly accept the need of US defense contractors. They have been criticized and chastised by media, politicians, military leaders, and the public for too long and its time the madness stops. Some people mistakenly believe that even our founding fathers despised the contractual force and refused to incorporate themRead… Read more »
By BillCheswick As many of you know, I am between jobs, looking to work with bright people on interesting problems. It’s going fine, and the ideas and opportunities come at a steady pace. I attended the FedCyber summit this week, in part to test the waters and investigate opportunities. It was a day well-spent, andRead… Read more »
By ChrisScott I was lucky enough to be able to attend the AFCEA ASIA PACIFIC conference in Honolulu this month. The theme was “Rebalancing toward the Asia Pacific” and I wasn’t surprised to see a large turn out again this year, especially from Industry. Over 150 exhibitors put on one of the best exhibition hallsRead… Read more »
By JonathanTabb The U.S. Government needs a robust cyber workforce immediately and for the foreseeable future. The challenge in achieving such a large team of geeks is threefold; it must recruit skilled young individuals, it must continuously train them, and it must improve its ability to retain its workforce. The trouble with recruiting is thatRead… Read more »
By BobGourley TwitChimp is the ultimate Twitter list management tool. It is designed for two types of people: Those that create Twitter lists and Those that benefit from Twitter lists. We know those are not mutually exclusive categories, but find that a handy way to organize the features and benefits of our Twitter list managementRead… Read more »
By MattDevost I’ve been a long-time user of Google Apps and have recommended it to dozens of colleagues and associates. I currently use both the Standard (free) and Enterprise (paid) version of apps for several very high profile and long-standing domains. I’ve always considered it to be a reliable and cost-effective option for providing coreRead… Read more »