Here is today’s federal cybersecurity and information technology news: General Alexander, Director of the National Security Agency and Commander of US Cyber Command, will talk about “Shared Values, Shared Responsibilities” between the Intelligence Community and hackers at DEFCON 20. More here. The Army is looking for a a realistic Threat Computer Network Operations Team toRead… Read more »
On Tuesday 7 August 2012 at 2pm Datameer and Carahsoft will present a webinar on Big Data, focusing on critical factors that must be evaluated when considering Big Data analytical tools for use in government agencies. From the invite: Big Data has been a hot topic in the public sector as agencies race to gainRead… Read more »
The final portion of the Cyber Statecraft Initiative‘s and the Cyber Conflict Studies Association‘s ”Addressing Cyber Instability” event was a panel discussion and question and answer session. The panel included Greg Rattray, CEO of Delta Risk and former Commander of the Operations Group of the Air Force Information Warfare Center, Kris Martel, Senior Cybersecurity ArchitectRead… Read more »
I just read a press release from the Chertoff Group that I would like to share with you. It is about a friend and IT hero of mine, Dr. Pres Winter. The release is pasted below: The Chertoff Group Hires Dr. Prescott Winter July 23, 2012 WASHINGTON, D.C. -The Chertoff Group is pleased to announceRead… Read more »
Here is today’s federal cybersecurity and information technology news: Bruce Bennett, program executive officer of communications systems within the Defense Information Systems Agency, predicted that Department of Defense personnel may be able to use personal mobile device for unclassified data in late 2013 or early 2014. More here. A White House science advisory panel hasRead… Read more »
The Department of Defense needs to accomplish its critical global missions despite a decreasing budget and rising cybersecurity threat. To that end, the Chief Information Officer of the DoD, Teri Takai, released its Cloud Computing Strategy, which outlines its goals to accelerate the adoption of cloud computing throughout the department. In the strategy, the OfficeRead… Read more »
Friend and writer Noah Shachtman has produced a nice piece for Wired Magazine titled “Russia’s Top Cyber Sleuth Foils US Spies, Helps Kremlin Pals” Most all in the cyber security and national security communities have heard about Kaspersky and I imagine you have familiarity with his software and company and connections to Russian intelligence services.Read… Read more »
Here is today’s federal cybersecurity and information technology news: President Obama urged lawmakers to pass the Cybersecurity Act of 2012 that would create a public-private partnership to set cybersecurity standards for critical infrastructure. More here. The U.S. Census Bureau plans to launch an economic statistics app for iPhone and Android devices and is streaming dataRead… Read more »
Here is today’s federal cybersecurity and information technology news: Senator Al Franken suggested that Congress may need to pass legislation limiting the way government agencies and private companies use facial recognition technology. More here. Obama administration officials opposed Digital Accountability and Transparency Act after it was approved by the House of Representatives. More here. TheRead… Read more »
Carahsoft is hosting a webinar that will include an introduction and context by me on the topic of Big Data and Hadoop and then dive into some fantastic context from Omer Trajman, VP of Technology Solutions at Cloudera. Omer will provided an update on CDH and Cloudera Enterprise, two of the most popular capabilities forRead… Read more »