Sweet Gov Conf Tweets – Symantec Government Symposium (#symgovsym)

This conference was held June 16, 2009 in Washington, DC. Below are the Twitter-related statistics for the conference along with the stream:

Top Contributors

1. @gkrew – 47
2. @dslunceford – 17
3. @lpamelaa – 17
4. @symantecnews – 8
5. @krazykriz – 7
6. @JMGOVIT – 7
7. @jjesse – 6
8. @wamurray – 5
9. @tericee – 5
10. @SymantecGovSym – 3

142 tweets, 26 contributors, 20.3 tweets per day · more stats
In the last 7 days:

* 142 tweets
* 26 contributors
* 20.3 tweets per day
* 85.9% come from “The Top 10”
* 14.8% are retweets
* 29.6% are mentions
* 1.4% have multiple hashtags

(All times are Pacific)

June 16, 2009

1:51 am tericee: Looking forward to live tweets from Symantec Gov Symposium #SymGovSym today. http://tinyurl.com/pr3lpn
3:44 am lpamelaa: Government Symposium today. Excited to hear high caliber speakers and mingle with 20+ journalists in attendance. #SymGovSym
4:55 am gkrew: On my way to #symgovsym
5:29 am SymantecGovSym: @Edw3rd We look forward to seeing you today. The hastag is #SymGovSym
5:32 am jjesse: morning keynote session #symgovsym
5:32 am SymantecGovSym: Looking forward to live tweets from Symantec Government Symposium today: #SymGovSym
5:40 am gkrew: Listening to Mark Warner giving the keynote at #symgovsym
5:43 am lpamelaa: #SymGovSym Sen. Warner says long term deficit reduction will be achieved with technology.
5:48 am lpamelaa: #SymGovSym Sen. Warner: “cloak of secrecy” makes it difficult for Gov to work with private sector.
5:49 am jjesse: listening to @markwarner at #symantec fed summit #symgovsym
5:52 am gkrew: Warner said America needs to move from #15 in broadband #symgovsym
5:55 am gkrew: Warner said if we make technology a part of the process America will be better ecomically and overall #symgovsym
6:16 am jjesse: getting ready for listening to security breakout session #symgovsym
6:26 am tericee: @sradick Are you at #SymGovSym today?
6:40 am hublotguy: #symgovsym Alot of great speakers, free food, free laptop bag, and free liquor when it’s over. They know how to do it!
6:41 am gkrew: Listening to Ron Ross at #symgovsym
6:42 am sradick: @tericee Nope – client meetings all day today. You? #SymGovSym
6:42 am sradick: @tericee Pretty sure we’ve got some @boozallen folks there though #SymGovSym
6:44 am gkrew: Ron Ross just thanked the military in the audience in the security session at #symgovsym
6:48 am gkrew: Ron Ross said NIST is working on fighting the cyberwar at #symgovsym
6:50 am gkrew: Ron Ross said we have to get back to the fundamentals for cyber security at #symgovsym
6:56 am SymantecGovSym: @dslunceford The Gov Symposium hashtag is #SymGovSym.
6:58 am tericee: RT @gkrew: Ron Ross just thanked the military in the audience in the security session at #symgovsym
6:59 am gkrew: Tony Sager said we cant go to war without our friends but we don’t know who our friends are at #symgovsym
7:02 am gkrew: Tony Sager said standards are a delivery vehicle. Govt needs to be more nimble at #symgovsym
7:04 am gkrew: Tony Sager said Govt needs to bring standards to the marketplace #symgovsym
7:09 am gkrew: Tony Sager said Govt needs to work together to reach the common goal. #symgovsym
7:11 am krazykriz: Great breakfast mtg with @marydavie and now gearing up for speaking on panel re: “Next Generation Government” at #symgovsym
7:13 am lpamelaa: #SymGovSym Public policy roundtable with Symantec CEO and key media underway.
7:18 am gkrew: Q+A time at security session. #symgovsym
7:24 am gkrew: Tony Sager said a well manged network is a hard target #symgovsym
7:28 am gkrew: Erik Hopkins said agencies will held accountable for security enforcement under new FISMA #symgovsym
7:35 am tericee: RT @gkrew: Tony Sager: standards are a delivery vehicle. Me: Gov’t needs to go with int’l & industry standards whenever possible! #symgovsym
7:44 am gkrew: Erik Hopkins said change is here in Gov’t for US Security in cyberspace #symgovsym
7:46 am JMGOVIT: Could we see a new agency for just cyberspace? One senate staffer says it could happen based on where tech is going. #symgovsym
7:50 am OKCOJuliaW: At the Symantec Government Symposium brushing up on my Gov 2.0 at #SymGovSym
7:52 am JMGOVIT: 90 percent of cyber problems we know how to fix already, says nsa’s tony sager. #symgovsym
7:52 am gkrew: Tony Sager said standardization does mean static or identical. end session #symgovsym
7:54 am lpamelaa: #SymGovSym Symantec CEO: Technology companies need to be more involved in DC.
8:06 am MatchesMalone: RT @gkrew: Tony Sager said standardization does mean static or identical. end session #symgovsym
8:31 am gkrew: Shawn Semi said agencies need to manage their own space in cloud computing security session #symgovsym
8:31 am jjesse: n security session number 2 #symgovsym
8:33 am dslunceford: @krazykriz talking about future of gov @ #symgovsym
8:36 am gkrew: Peter Mell said security is the major driver for cloud computing. Agencies should begin to use public clouds #symgovsym
8:38 am dslunceford: John Schueler @ DoE now speaking @ #symgovsym; addressing need to look @ gov recruitment differently
8:38 am gkrew: Peter Mell said community clouds are the next big thing #symgovsym
8:41 am gkrew: Eric Feigenbaum said cloud computing is more secure due to less server misconfig and less device/data loss #symgovsym
8:41 am bobgourley: Just got a visual on @dslunceford at #symgovsym He is creator of http://govtwit.com
8:42 am MatchesMalone: RT @gkrew: Eric Feigenbaum said cloud computing is more secure due to less server misconfig and less device/data loss #symgovsym
8:43 am gkrew: Eric Feigenbaum said make it easy for users to do the right thing and they usually will #symgovsym
8:45 am gkrew: Eric Feigenbaum said cloud computing offers more visibility into what is happening #symgovsym
8:47 am dslunceford: #symgovsym – we need to focus on customer experience, just as consumer web apps do – Chris Kemp of NASA Ames
8:48 am dslunceford: RT @gkrew: Shawn Semi said agencies need to manage their own space in cloud computing security session #symgovsym
8:49 am dslunceford: @krazykriz – future skills will be based on navigating/making use of immense amount of data/content being created #symgovsym
8:51 am gkrew: Correction I meant Eran not Eric speaking on cloud computing #symgovsym
8:54 am dslunceford: @symantec looking at hiring up more talent to beef up social/collaborative model #symgovsym
8:55 am dslunceford: @krazykriz pimping @govloop right now & its 13k users #symgovsym
8:58 am dslunceford: A: you can get greater interaction, participation by using these tools – John Schueler @ #symgovsym
9:03 am dslunceford: @krazykriz now mentioning AppsForDemocrracy #symgovsym & @corbett3000
9:03 am gkrew: Jeremy Warren said virtualization is just one layer but still needs to be secured in cloud computing security session #symgovsym
9:08 am gkrew: Q+A time at cloud computing session. #symgovsym
9:12 am gkrew: Peter Mell said vendors don’t share what servers are doing your processing in the cloud #symgovsym
9:16 am coryedwards: Symantec Government Symposium in D.C. started this morning – hashtag is #SymGovSym
9:17 am symantecnews: Symantec Government Symposium in D.C. started this morning – hashtag is #SymGovSym
9:20 am gkrew: Eran Feigenbaum said Google is looking to make cloud computing more efficient #symgovsym
9:22 am symantecnews: Melissa Hathaway, acting senior director for Cyberspace, National Security and Homeland Security Councils, will keynote in 10 min #SymGovSym
9:28 am symantecnews: In his keynote this morning our CEO Enrique Salem called on the tech industry to get more involved in Wash D.C. #SymGovSym
9:29 am marcalbert: RT @gkrew Peter Mell said community clouds are the next big thing #symgovsym
9:30 am symantecnews: RT @GovCloud: CRN: At Symantec Symposium, Senator Mark Warner Calls For Public, Private Sector Collaboration #SymGovSym http://bit.ly/v4xzY
9:36 am gkrew: Now lunchtime at #symgovsym
10:15 am lpamelaa: #SymGovSym Melissa Hathaway takes the stage at Gov Symposium.
10:15 am gkrew: Melissa Hathaway giving the lunch keynote at #symgovsym
10:17 am gkrew: Hathaway said we are one of the global leaders in embedding technology in our daily lives #symgovsym
10:17 am dslunceford: RT @gkrew: Hathaway said we are one of the global leaders in embedding technology in our daily lives #symgovsym
10:18 am lpamelaa: #SymGovSym Hathaway: digital infrastrucure has transformed our economy
10:18 am gkrew: Hathaway said she has two blackberries and a pager. #symgovsym
10:19 am lpamelaa: #SymGovSym Hathaway: Internet wasn’t designed to be our economic backbone. Its not secure enough.
10:20 am gkrew: Hathaway said the US is faced with known and unknown vulnerabilities via the internet. the problem is real #symgovsym
10:21 am lpamelaa: #SymGovSym Hathaway: Conficker happened during 60 day cybersecurity review. Illustrates the problem.
10:22 am gkrew: Hathaway said they got hit with Conficker worm. There is no agency wide plan to deal with this and other worms #symgovsym
10:26 am gkrew: Hathaway said last weeks UK attack via a Hyperv vulnerability caused massive data loss #symgovsym
10:26 am krazykriz: Melissa Hathaway talking about cyber-security threats to US…potentially harmful botnets on millions of computers nationwide. #symgovsym
10:28 am gkrew: Hathaway mentioned the atm attacks that were executed in 30 mins as another example of the seriousness we face #symgovsym
10:28 am krazykriz: Melissa Hathaway also mentioned “Stay Safe Online” lessons she teaches her kids. Perhaps all Americans could use such training! #symgovsym
10:28 am lpamelaa: #SymGovSym Hathaway: Need an action plan not just to understand the problem.
10:28 am symantecnews: RT @gkrew: Melissa Hathaway said she has two blackberries and a pager. #symgovsym
10:29 am mikecmillertime: attending Symantec’s Government Symposium at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center #symgovsym
10:29 am gkrew: Hathaway said we need to be able to protect our civil liberties and data in cyberspace #symgovsym
10:30 am symantecnews: RT @lpamelaa: Hathaway: Internet wasn’t designed to be our economic backbone. Its not secure enough. #SymGovSym
10:31 am mikecmillertime: Watching real time updates to twitter from my colleague ‘gkrew’ about the conference #symgovsym
10:32 am dslunceford: RT @totalcio: How do ascertain FULL extent of cyber vulnerability? How do we architect future? (Melissa Hathaway)#symgovsym
10:32 am lpamelaa: #SymGovSym Hathaway: walks us through the methodology to create 60 day report. Emphasizes transparency.
10:33 am JMGOVIT: Melissa Hathaway speaking….similar speech she gave at RSA and INSA….nothing new so far #symgovsym
10:34 am gkrew: Hathaway said the US worked with allies during the 60 day review #symgovsym
10:35 am gkrew: Hathaway said it has been 150 years since the telegraph to the wireless systems used today #symgovsym
10:37 am krazykriz: If u want to skip to a key piece of Cyberspace Policy Review, go to annex dealing w/Growth of Comm Technology (Hathaway @ #symgovsym)
10:38 am lpamelaa: #SymGovSym Hathaway: In addition to cybersecurity czar, report recommends a privacy officer.
10:39 am JMGOVIT: Cyber coordinator coming in a few weeks…hathaway says…..also civil liberties person in the works. #symgovsym
10:39 am dslunceford: RT @JMGOVIT: Cyber coordinator coming in a few weeks…hathaway says…..also civil liberties person in the works. #symgovsym
10:40 am dslunceford: Will take maybe two terms to fix even a portion RT @totalcio: Scores of legal issues to clarify securing cyberspace. (M Hathaway) #symgovsym
10:42 am lpamelaa: #SymGovSym Hathaway: Starting a national ad campaign to educate on cybersecurity and awareness of citizen’s role to stay secure..
10:42 am krazykriz: Hathaway @ #symgovsym – Nat’l ad campaign to increase digital maturity as a nation…when it comes to cybersecurity, we’re all infants
10:42 am gkrew: Hathaway said the US needs to make cybersecurity real. #symgovsym
10:44 am dslunceford: RT @totalcio: No other leader (except Pres Obama) from any other country has said more than 1 minute on cybersecurity. (Hathaway) #symgovsym
10:45 am gkrew: Hathaway said the Gov’t needs to work with private sector on cybersecurity #symgovsym
10:47 am gkrew: Hathaway said Gov’t also needs to work with international community on cybersecurity #symgovsym
10:48 am dslunceford: RT @gkrew: Hathaway said Gov’t also needs to work with international community on cybersecurity #symgovsym
10:49 am JMGOVIT: No common view of what is common on internet for all of us….like laws or social norms, there are none, hathaway says #symgovsym
10:49 am lpamelaa: #SymGovSym Hathaway: As info moves to the cloud, becomes less clear who owns and is responsible for it.
10:49 am krazykriz: Really impressed with the @Meritalk / @Symantec Government Symposium (#symgovsym) Glad I was able to participate today.
10:51 am lpamelaa: #SymGovSym Hathaway: National incident response plan to be completed by end of year. Think digital FEMA.
10:52 am dslunceford: RT @lpamelaa: #SymGovSym Hathaway: National incident response plan to be completed by end of year. Think digital FEMA.
10:52 am gkrew: Phone battery low at #symgovsym
10:52 am lpamelaa: #SymGovSym Hathaway: Calls for innovation to combat the problem and build security into infrastructure moving forward.
10:53 am symantecnews: RT @dslunceford RT @lpamelaa: Hathaway: National incident response plan to be completed by end of year. Think digital FEMA. #SymGovSym
10:57 am symantecnews: Melissa Hathaway says they’re starting a national ad campaign on cybersecurity edu & citizens’ role to stay secure #SymGovSym
10:57 am lpamelaa: #SymGovSym Hathaway: Affirms cybersecurity as a top priority for President Obama. He asks about it regularly.
10:57 am dslunceford: Hmmm didn’t know the @whitehouse was using VoIP for its comms – M Hahaway #symgovsym
10:59 am JMGOVIT: Fcc not declared internet a critical communications tech…that means no if it goes down. It does not get same level of attention #symgovsym
11:01 am j0el: Speaking at #SymGovSym in 30 minutes on cloud best practices
11:02 am mikecmillertime: Thinking I should’ve procured a snuggy to use at #symgovsym .. It’s cold at the keynote!
11:11 am lewisshepherd: Glad that @bobgourley and others were livetweeting #symgovsym for virtual attendees (like me)
11:13 am Anerian: Event Planners! Pay attention! RT @lewisshepherd Glad that @bobgourley & others were livetweeting #symgovsym for virtual attendees (like me)
11:46 am JMGOVIT: DOD and DHS working on supply chain risk management program to identify where tech is developed. #symgovsym
11:48 am jaimegracia: RT @JMGOVIT: DOD and DHS working on supply chain risk management program to identify where tech is developed. #symgovsym
12:01 pm jjesse: wrapping up last session of #symgovsym
12:01 pm jjesse: hymn is it so hard to find power outlets #symgovsym
12:12 pm jpasqua: Listening to Melissa Hathaway’s talk about the 60-day cyberspace policy review at Symantec’s Government Symposium #symgovsym
3:01 pm ndfeldman: spent the day at a cybersecurity conference #SymGovSym that had its own twitter feed @SymantecGovSym
4:05 pm gkrew: It was good to meet @krazykriz at #symgovsym today. Didn’t get to take a picture tho
4:09 pm gkrew: Correction: Tony Sager today said standardization does NOT mean static or identical. #symgovsym
4:10 pm gkrew: @dslunceford @symantecnews @SecuritySources @marcalbert @tericee Thank you for the RTs today during #symgovsym
6:20 pm krazykriz: RT @gkrew: It was good to meet @krazykriz at #symgovsym today. Didn’t get to take a picture tho – We’ll get that Twitpic next time!
8:14 pm rysar: home from the govt symposium… good turnout this year. #SymGovSym

June 17, 2009
12:31 am tericee: If the Federal gov’t wants to save a little money on nat’l cyber security ad campaign, maybe could re-use @AFNEurope spots! #SymGovSym
5:32 am wamurray: Saw @dslunceford @ttemin @govcomputernews @krazykriz yesterday Melissa Hathaway went over 60-day White House cyberpolicy review #symgovsym
6:25 am gkrew: RT @dslunceford didn’t know the @whitehouse was using VoIP for its comms – M Hahaway #symgovsym (I didn’t know that either)
10:53 am cpfkma_HI: Some #symgovsym discussions at the symposium on Web 2.0 and security yesterday in DC http://www.hashtags.org/search?q=symgovsym&page=1
12:25 pm wamurray: USPS employees send/receive 12 million emails/day, which get archived for 18 mo. E-Discovery also VoIP phone calls, web history #symgovsym
12:38 pm wamurray: “The cloud starts turning into a fog” VA’s Jaren Doherty talking abt difficult issues in VA re when data belongs 2 DOD and others #symgovsym
1:07 pm wamurray: VA has 500 IT security officers who report to the CIO. About 6,000 are employed in the IT organization headed by the CIO #symgovsym
3:23 pm wamurray: Seems to be a tension between political appointees in fed govt pushing Web 2.0 and govt careerists, particularly in legal area #symgovsym