By RyanKamauff Here are today’s top cyber news and stories. The FBI and the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) are warning consumers of enhanced malware – The two latest malware for mobile devices are Loozfon and FinFisher. These target users with phishing emails promising profits. While Loozfun is only on Android devices, FinFisher can beRead… Read more »
By ChrisScott Recently, DoD has made some unprecedented changes that favor small businesses in government contracting. This has tipped the scale in their favor and many previous large-business opportunities are being set-aside for small businesses. When Ashton Carter was appointed Deputy Secretary of Defense last year, he set in motion a series of events thatRead… Read more »
By RyanKamauff Jumping from the edge of space set a new YouTube record (via Wired) Here are yesterday’s (oops!) top tech news and stories. When Felix Baumgarter jumped 120,000 miles above the earth, he also set a YouTube record for simultaneous views – the record setting jump was live posted on YouTube. The event wasRead… Read more »
By BobGourley With this post I want to lay out a way rap music is going to forever change the world of enterprise IT. Rap will have this impact on IT in many enterprises, but one of the biggest impacts, I predict, will be on the US Intelligence Community and in DoD. First some backgroundRead… Read more »
By SeanLawson On October 11, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta gave a speech on “Defending the Nation from Cyber Attack” to the Business Executives for National Security in New York City. On the whole, the speech was unremarkable. It repeated what have become the standard, policy-maker talking points about cyber threats. Recently, these have comeRead… Read more »
By BobGourley Today, 16 Oct 2012, Recorded Future will be holding their first annual user network conference in DC. This promises to be a fantastic event and we hope to see many CTOvision readers there. For those that can’t make it, you can track the event on Twitter via the #RFUN2012 hashtag and via theRead… Read more »
By BobGourley Cloud Front Group was forged to provide game-changing analytical technologies to transform decision-making. The firm is building on years of deep mission understanding and architecture experience to bring the right solutions to bear on some of the nation’s hardest analytical challenges. Bob Gourley serves as the Cloud Front Group CTO to ensure everyRead… Read more »
By BobGourley CTOvision.com‘s parent is Crucial Point LLC, a consultancy that operates in the federal IT ecosystem. We are especially focused on technologies of interest to the national security community. That is largely because of our background. All of us at Crucial Point, including me, have a background in national security matters. So as youRead… Read more »
By ChrisScott Everywhere I go now, all I hear about is the upcoming Armageddon called sequestration. As I visit DoD offices, attend conferences and mingle with my colleagues at breakfasts or in the halls of Government Agencies or Industry Headquarters, we all nervously query each other in hushed voices. “Is your Company planning any layRead… Read more »
By RyanKamauff General Alexander is hoping to see some movement on the cybersecurity legislation next year. Here are the top cyber news and stories of the day. A Joint Working Group has been set up to create a roadmap for cyber security in India – This group will work with the Indian government and privateRead… Read more »