Bob Gourley was recently interviewed for WashingtonExec’s New Series: WashingtonExec 2012 Prediction Issue: Execs Speak Out. 2012 is fast approaching, and with it comes big changes in the Federal IT industry. WashingtonExec is giving local executives the opportunity to share their thoughts on where they see the government contracting industry headed. Leaders of the industryRead… Read more »
Do you have a program or project that is evaluating “big data” approaches to the solution. You are not alone. With the explosion of data hitting almost every facet of IT, project leaders and program managers everywhere are downloading and evaluating the open source Apache Hadoop. Since the word Hadoop is so frequently used toRead… Read more »
As new attacks and vulnerabilities are being rapidly discovered on expanding defense networks, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has launched a new way to keep pace with attackers with its Cyber Fast Track program to quickly fund cybersecurity research. Cyber Fast Track increases the agency’s agility by looking at unconventional sources, hackers and boutiqueRead… Read more »
Open source software has historically had a hard time competing with its big budget proprietary rivals but, as Bob Gourley explains in an interview with Federal Computer Week, “Hadoop is totally unique in many ways.” There is currently no proprietary match for Hadoop in the realm of Big Data analysis across clusters of commodity computers.Read… Read more »
On Friday, December 16th, 2011, FedCyber.com will host a webinar featuring one of the great champions of secure code, Mr. Michael Howard. For more information and to register for this event see: https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/551297622 More on the webinar: FedCyber.com is pleased to announce a special opportunity to interact with Mr. Michael Howard, author of the SecurityRead… Read more »
The state of computer security is in continual change. The only constant in this game is the very dynamic nature of defense and offense. If you are a defender you will always have a hard job. You will always need to be on the lookout for ways to succeed in the face of a dynamic,Read… Read more »
If you are like me, social media is already a large part of your life. I spend at least some time each day checking in with my friends, regardless of where they are in the world. Most of them do not live near me, or at least in not in my immediate vicinity. There isRead… Read more »
Photo credit www.howstuffworks.com Virtual reality (VR) is a term that applies to computer-simulated environments that can simulate physical presence in places in the real world, as well as in imaginary worlds. This can vary from flight and other vehicle simulators, to video games, to immersion programs for training of military tactics, to medical and therapeuticRead… Read more »
Microsoft has shown once again that it can act decisively and smartly improve its offerings in doing so. It has “disrupted” itself in a way that will be positive for the community and probably the Microsoft bottom line. In a November 11 blog post, Microsoft announced that it would not be moving forward with aRead… Read more »
NERC is an international, independent, not-for-profit organization, whose mission is to ensure the reliability of the bulk power system in North America. Here is a bit about them from their website at http://nerc.com : The North American Electric Reliability Corporation’s (NERC) mission is to ensure the reliability of the North American bulk power system. NERCRead… Read more »