FusionX is a firm made up of long term friends and trusted associates who I have served with for over a decade (including close friends Matt Devost and Tom Parker). I know them well and consider them to be among the most trusted actors in cyber security. Their methods and models help enterprises discover andRead… Read more »
On 13 march 2012, the Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA) released a report culminating a years worth of interviews and continuing dialog with industry, academia and government on the mission needs and benefits of new approaches to Information Technology implementation in support of national security missions. The report, titled “Cloud Computing: Risks, Benefits, andRead… Read more »
FOSE is shaping up to be the event to be at for 2012. Here are two really interesting activities I think you will want to see: -Steven VanRoekel, CIO of the United States, has been added as a keynote speaker on Tuesday, April 3 at 8:45am: Steven VanRoekel -As part of the Mobile Government Conference,Read… Read more »
Leaders such as Gus Hunt are dedicated to the mission If you joined us and Carahsoft on Tuesday at the Big Data Forum, you were fortunate to witness some great talks from government and industry technology leaders. One of those leaders was Gus Hunt, CTO of the CIA and a huge proponent of agile governmentRead… Read more »
Stewardship is a term implying the responsible use of important resources. The concept of stewardship can be applied to a variety of domains and has long been part of human dialog on what is right and wrong. A great dialog on stewardship in cyberspace is now underway, and it just took a huge leap forwardRead… Read more »
A new LinkedIn Group has been formed for professionals who are seeking advanced warning of technology that can make significant positive change to the status quo in enterprise IT. This group, the “Disruptive IT” group, is a closed group, meaning that you must apply to an be accepted into it before you can participate inRead… Read more »
Symantec and Carahsoft are coordinating the 5th annual Symantec Government Technology Summit. The event will be held Tuesday 20 March 2012 from 0800 till 1545 at the Crystal Gateway Marriott. I have seen a sneak peak at the agenda and believe you will be very impressed with the opportunity to learn more about some incrediblyRead… Read more »
If you are a federal CTO or CIO or other IT professional please read on for information on a workshop coordinated by the Partnership for Public Service. First, a word about the Partnership, from their website: The Partnership for Public Service is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that works to revitalize our federal government by inspiringRead… Read more »
The White House Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, John Holdren just announced that the President has selected the relief for Aneesh Chopra. A hearty congrats to Todd Park! Todd is an incredibly mission-focused technologist with an enthusiasm that is absolutely contagious. This is fantastic news for the country. Todd knows dataRead… Read more »
Image via Wikipedia LulzSec arrests, Symantec Leaks, Duqu, and more this week This week’s computer security review reads like a laundrey list of old topics and older actors — LulzSec, Anonymous, the Symantec source leak, and Duqu were all (seemingly) old news a few weeks or even months ago. New details keep surfacing about theseRead… Read more »