Gregg Wyant, Intel's IT CTO is in the process of refreshing his data centers. Like every other CTO, he has limited resources. Not even he gets free CPUs and motherboards. Gregg recently explained to me and a few others on a teleconference his Data Center Strategy. He focused on the 8 principles that drive Intel's strategy; Proactive Refresh - All data centers need refreshing, one of Gregg's focuses is determining the appropriate timeline for … [Read more...]
Invincea Browser Protection Eliminates Web2.0 Security Risks
April 27, 2010 By
I'm excited to be part of a great new company called Invincea. They have appointed me to their advisory board along with Bob Flores and Gary McGraw. So I'd like to take the opportunity to provide you with some background on why Invincea is going to be a game changer in the industry. Invincea plugs a major entry point of malicious code into the enterprise. It stops web-borne attacks. Most attacks against enterprises come via web browsers. … [Read more...]
Google Apps Even More Powerful Now
April 25, 2010 By
We have been writing for years about the megatrend of Cloud Computing, and have also underscored that many of the opinions on Cloud Computing reflected here are because of both hands-on experience with enterprise IT and also the use of cloud capabilities for our business at Crucial Point LLC. The core IT capabilities of our firm is run by Google Apps. This provides us with full featured cloud computing power in online applications like email, calendars, … [Read more...]
Changes to the Tech Landscape
April 23, 2010 By
The CTOvision.com Tech Titans list has just been updated with a new snapshot of the globe’s top Information Technology (IT) firms by market cap. The firms on the list are all important for enterprise chief technology officers (CTO) and chief information officers (CIO) to track. Links to financial information and news sources are provided with the list. More comments are at: CTOvision.com Tech Titans list For reference, links are also … [Read more...]
Twiki and Gov2.0: Innovative Open Architecture Platform and Solutions
April 13, 2010 By
I am so proud to be associated with Twiki. Some of the personal reasons I enjoy working with them is an ability to interact with and learn from their CEO Jitendra Kavathekar (@JeetKavathekar) and their founder Peter Thoeny (@peterthoeny). Both are enthusiastic teacher/leader/thinkers. I also appreciate the opportunity to work with members of the advisory board they have established. Rod Beckstrom (@RodBeckstrom), Dion Hinchcliffe … [Read more...]
Cyber And Physical Security: The discussion continues
April 12, 2010 By
Seven years ago I authored a short piece published in Government Security on the tending convergence of cyber and physical security. The piece, titled "Cyber and Physical Security Unite," is still online at http://govtsecurity.com/mag/cyber_physical_security and still gets periodic attention. I've been asked by some government friends to update my thoughts on the old article I mentioned, and am noodling over how to do that now. If you have any … [Read more...]
Three Killer Blackberry Apps
April 12, 2010 By
So, the Blackberry is not an iPhone or Droid. But for folks like me who need fast text entry (for e-mails) models like the Tour or Bold are great solutions. Although the Blackberry will likely never be as hot as an iPhone there are some new developments that make it pretty damn good. For example, applications for the Blackberry are now provided in an "app store" that can be used online or directly through the device. On your Blackberry select the … [Read more...]
Opinion: The most needed innovations in IT are in the security domain
April 8, 2010 By
The IT industry is about two things: Functionality and Security. They go hand in hand. If you have functionality with no security it is worthless. If you have security without functionality it is stupid. So the reality is that security and functionality really go hand in hand. But another reality is that every organization and innovator tends to focus on getting the functionality out with just the minimum amount of attention provided to … [Read more...]
An iPad Review: No matter what the app, it just works well
April 6, 2010 By
I got an iPad on Saturday, and spent about 25 hours straight putting it through the paces (my family was also part of the test team). The speed and user interface along with the apps are stunning. It is light and fast, the battery lasts over 10 hours between recharges (as Apple claimed it would). I have over 130 apps, 477 photos, 14 movies, and 664 songs loaded on it. I believe that the way the apps and content work together with the interface … [Read more...]
Mitigating IPv6 Security Threats
April 3, 2010 By
After years of work in mitigating threats to the current version of networking protocols (Internet Protocol version 4- IPv4), network defenders can implement defense in depth by leveraging an array of capabilities like Firewalls, Intrusion Detection Systems, Intrusion Prevention Systems, Security Information and Event Managment (SIEM) tools and Unified Threat Management (UTM) tools. Capabilities have evolved in IPv4 security that enable all those … [Read more...]