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On 28 September 2011 a small number of cyber innovators, computer security practitioners and information assurance experts will gather in an attempt to map out new paths for positive change in the cyber security dynamic. This summit seeks dramatically enhance the state of security and functionality of federal systems as well as in the overall ecosystem of IT we all partake in. Information assurance, IT security, infrastructure protection, mission … [Read more...]
Bioinformatics is the application of computer science in the form of statistics and analytics to molecular biology. This exciting field is bringing about great breakthroughs, especially in genetics, where computers and algorithms are being used to map genomes. Advances in this field show promise in helping us understand life and advance science. The field is producing knowledge of direct relevance to our future. Researchers are learning how to fight … [Read more...]
The dates and location for the 2011 Hadoop World have been announced. It will be held 8 & 9 November 2011 in New York City at the Sheraton New York Hotel. Please save those dates. This event will be booked solid and I'm hoping to see friends and readers there, so please register now! For more on the event see: http://www.cloudera.com/company/events/hadoop-world-2011/ Here is a bit more from the event site: November 8 & 9 | … [Read more...]
The Defense Intelligence Information Enterprise (DI2E) is an overarching construct for integrating operational intelligence capabilities in support of DoD missions. This community is closely related to the DoD Intelligence Information System (DoDIIS) community, but the focus here is more on the operational military. Here is a bit from the DI2E conference site: The first Defense Intelligence Information Enterprise (DI2E) Worldwide Conference & … [Read more...]
The Secretary of Defense signed a memorandum on 19 April 2011 which articulates the Science and Technology (S&T) priorities for the Department of Defense (DoD). This memo flows from extensive planning including reviews of all defense missions and architectures to support those missions. The result: seven S&T priorities have been identified for strategic investment. These seven priorities are: (1) Data to Decisions - science and … [Read more...]
The Security Innovation Network is a group with a mission. They seek to advance innovation and global collaboration between public and private sectors to defeat cyber security threats. They do this through a variety of focused activities and events, leading to a capstone event known as the SINET Showcase. The 2011 Showcase will be 25 and 26 October 2011 at the National Press Club in Washington DC. SINET seeks to highlight best in class innovative … [Read more...]
This is the first part in my series about Computer Network Operations (CNO). Again, I welcome any and all discussion on the matter and hope that this post will help educate our readers and encourage dialogue between them. Computer Network Exploitation (CNE): Includes enabling actions and intelligence collection via computer networks that exploit data gathered from target or enemy information systems or networks. Joint Pub 3-13 CNE, which can … [Read more...]
During the recent security conference Hack In The Box, security researchers from Qualys Labs showcased the fruits of their efforts to scan the Internet’s websites for proper implementation of security features like SSL and its successor TLS. What they found could only be described as dismal. SSL stands for Secure Sockets Layer, and TLS for Transport Layer Security. While these two protocols share the same purpose, it’s important to note … [Read more...]
Designing and creating secure software is absolutely critical. It requires training, experience, education and process. In the modern world software gets very complex, and doing it securely requires a scientific approach. A discipline has arose to meet this need. In this discipline a handful of heros have arose. With this post I'd like to focus on one of the champions of this discipline, Michael Howard of Microsoft. Michael is renowned globally for … [Read more...]
What do you think of when you read the company name HP? I instantly think of the little garage that launched a company and became a metaphor for most all American innovation (check out the HP garage here). HP has grown far beyond that little garage and is now a powerhouse provider of hardware, services and software. HP software is a full stack of capabilities that works very well together, and many of these capabilities have been written about … [Read more...]