Advanced Persistent Threats have been around for some years, and they are not going away The term Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) is often regarded somewhat suspiciously by security professionals, seeing as it how it can be a buzzword that obscures actual analysis of the dynamics of cyber attacks or a diplomatic fiction because it’s notRead… Read more »
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I Stand for My Rights & Privacy: The Coming Online Police State
“He can either stand with us or with the child pornographers.” This was Mr. Toews’s, the Minister of Justice, counterattack to a question in the house regarding concerns of letting the police monitor citizens internet use without a warrant. Apparently this is our choice: a big brother state or child pornography. This is, of course,Read… Read more »
The Community’s Got Talent – A Night Out for the Who’s Who of the Intel & SOF Community
With this post I’d like to draw your attention to a great firm that has been helping serve a group of warriors most deserving of our nation’s thanks and support. KippsDeSanto is a firm who’s core purpose is to serve other firms, but they have done so in a way that serves a larger community,Read… Read more »
National Science Foundation Emphasizes Cloud Computing Security and Efficiency
Mark Drapeau (Washington, DC) — As reported by Camille Tuutti at Federal Computer Week, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has plans to invest resources into understanding various aspects of cloud computing, in particular how to make it more energy efficient, and how to make it more secure from hackers and other kinds of digital intrusion.Read… Read more »
Breaking Down Love’s Checklist
I was confronted today by a checklist posted by a friend – 10 questions that “should be asked before your wedding day.” I found the questions absurd, as someone with 29 years of marriage under my belt, and suggested she pass these before long-married couples, and count the ones who say, “yeah, that’s what weRead… Read more »
Ask the last politician you voted to support #1ODataLicenseEU
Last friday, the President of the Basque Country, Patxi Lopez signed his support to the call for a single opendata license in the EU. Few politicians in Europe are more concious than Patxi Lopez about the value of opendata as an engine for economic activity and a leverage for transparency. Under his government, “Opendata Euskadi”Read… Read more »
What’s Next for Civic Commons
(Note: This post was written by Jennifer Pahlka, Executive Director of Code for America. The author is only listed as Abhi Nemani because of importing issues from CfA’s blog to GovLoop.) For the past few months, Civic Commons has been led by Nick Grossman, formerly of OpenPlans, who was one of the originators of theRead… Read more »
Analysts: Fiscal 2013 Budget Will Alter IT Market
Next week’s release of President Obama’s budget for fiscal year 2013 won’t be great news for the government contracting industry, especially as we finally get to see specifics on the long-expected spending cuts. But the information technology (IT) industry has less to fear than what might be expected. In fact, there are opportunities for growthRead… Read more »
NCDD’s LinkedIn group just reached 1,000 members!
I’ve been a big fan of the NCDD LinkedIn group for the past couple of years, as it has offered people a great space for some rich discussions with thoughtful professionals in our field — without clogging anybody’s inbox. It’s also a good place to hear about new resources, timely articles, and general goings-on inRead… Read more »
Sunlight Labs: Labs Update: February 2012
Previously in Sunlight Labs: Influence Explorer redesigned, James moved to Boston, and Capitol Words was released. So then why is Luigi cleaning out his desk? Where did Transparency Data go? Why is Ethan calling in to the morning check-in meeting? Find out on this episode of Labs Update! Goodbyes… Let’s start off with some terribleRead… Read more »