Fixmo is the mobile risk management (MRM) company focused on enterprise missions. Fixmo helps firms identify, mitigate and manage risks associated with mobile devices for professional organizations. I like to think of their solutions as being in three categories: 1) The enterprise piece, this is a way to help enterprises manage and configure and protectRead… Read more »
Good news for Big Data users: Cloudera recently released the second and final beta for Cloudera’s Distribution Including Apache Hadoop version 4 (CDH4), meaning that the official CDH4 release is coming soon. If you aren’t already using CDH, Cloudera offers the leading open-source distribution of the fast, agile, and reliable distributed computing platform changing theRead… Read more »
Let Splunk Manage your data while you manage your enterprise Data is exploding, Big Data is in every environment. Organizations are finding new tools to analyze and govern their IT capabilities, but not without a cost. How decision makers sense-make of all this data is the newest challenge. How are they to integrate dashboard afterRead… Read more »
CTOvision.com has just opened our new Tech Humor category. In honor of this wondrous event we would like to re-post one of our favorite tech commentaries involving those champions of technology explanation Ronnie Corbett and Harry Enfield. These two walk us through products and services and technology trends and bring the laughs as they do.Read… Read more »
Today’s federal cybersecurity and information technology news: With the addition of several amendments to protect privacy and civil liberties, the Cyber Intelligence Sharing & Protection Act has enough votes to pass through the House of Representatives. More here. The director of intelligence at U.S. Cyber Command, Rear Adm. Samuel Cox, said the U.S. needs approvalRead… Read more »
Last week, I had the chance to listen to and speak with Representative Adam Smith of Washington state about cybersecurity legislation at a reception. This year has been pivotal for passing regulations to govern cyber, and attendees of this security event wanted to know his thoughts on the variety of proposed laws. While Rep. SmithRead… Read more »
Today’s federal cybersecurity and information technology news: The the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) of 2012 currently being debated in the House of Representatives would cost the federal government an estimated $710 million through 2017. More here. The hacktivist group UGNazi has taken the official CIA website offline with a Distributed Denial of ServiceRead… Read more »
Study after study refutes the myth that cybersecurity is compromised by malicious, brilliant hackers. Advanced persistent threats, state-sponsored hackers, and foreign intelligence agencies are serious threats, especially to major targets, but the vast majority of breaches and leaks result from the cyber equivalent of forgetting to lock your door or losing your wallet. Two recent,Read… Read more »
Editor’s note: This post by Sean Lawson provides context on cyber conflict, an area of interest at the nexus of national security and technology. – bg It appears that the controversial H.R. 3523, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA), will go up for a vote in the House this coming week. Various privacy andRead… Read more »
Dion Hinchcliffe of Dachis Group is one of the brightest minds in the nation today. For years he has helped individuals and organizations think through complex challenges. And for years he has proven he can glean trends and impart their relevance to decision-makers. He is world renowned for his thinking, speaking and writing powers. AndRead… Read more »