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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 Security Development Lifecycle process improvements and lead security … [Read more...]
If you have been working modern IT concepts in the federal space you probably already know of Kevin Jackson, the mission-focused writer of the Cloud Musings blog and Director of Cloud Services at NJVC . Kevin recently completed a new book, GovCloud: Cloud Computing for the Business of Government. I try to track cloud-related issues myself, but like many others I have trouble keeping up with the many moving parts of this construct. The book provides a … [Read more...]
Recently, I picked up a Sony Digital Book Reader PRS-300. I found a great deal on Craigslist, and am ready to begin reading everything I can find. The only problem is, it's pretty hard to find reasonably priced e-books. Fortunately Google Books has all the classics, but what if I want to read new books? A look at bestsellers runs around $9.99 a book, sometimes even $14.99. This is more than a paperback copy would cost, and definitely more than … [Read more...]
Newspapers and blogs around the globe have been carrying an amazing story of technological arrogance and organizational ineptitude regarding security of a key data feed from US intelligence systems. We read headlines like: "Iraq Insurgents Hack US Drones" (WSJ), "Hacked Drones: How Secure Are US Spy Planes?(ABC)", "Insurgents Hack Into US Spy Drone Videos"(AP), "Officers Warned of Drones Flaw in 04 (WSJ)." As worrisome as those articles are, perhaps … [Read more...]
Adobe Flex is a software development approach and environment which enables the production of cross-platform Rich Internet Applications. Adobe Integrated Runtime (AIR) is the cross-platform runtime environment used by Flex (as well as Flash, HTML, JavaScript and AJAX) for deployment of desktop applications. I've long known the power of Flex and AIR, and have long respected the smart strategy of enabling developers and enterprises to decide when a … [Read more...]
I found: If We Can Put a Man on the Moon: Getting Big Things Done in Governmentto be a book I couldn't put down. This great read is about results and how to get them. And, as the title implies, it focuses on big results in government. The government is doing many things to the highest of standards and getting many big things done, but the list of failed programs, fiascoes and squandered opportunities seems to be growing longer and longer. Some … [Read more...]