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Cyberpower and National Security

April 28, 2009 By

Last week at the InfowarCon my friend Dan Kuehl handed me a copy of Cyberpower and National Security.  Cyberwar has been a topic Dan has been exploring in some detail for quite a while.  I first met Dan in 1996 when I was a student at the USMC Command and Staff College, and at that time Dan was already writing and exploring concepts related to cyber power and information warfare.  His deep focus and insights into this still emerging mission area … [Read more...]

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Threats In the Age of Obama

January 30, 2009 By

[amtap book:isbn=1934840807] The world does not change in discrete, binary steps.  There is a great deal of continuity from the past to the present and on to the future.  But many of us sense things are different in the world today.   Technology is changing every life and every business, economic megatrends are producing changes, war and conflict and terrorism inject uncertainty, and the entire dynamic of human events is moving faster and faster. On … [Read more...]

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Clayton Christensen, Disruptive Innovations and Enterprise IT

June 24, 2008 By

Today I got to meet one of the most influential thinkers/speakers/writers in the globe today-- Clayton Christensen.  He spoke to a small group of technologists (CIOs and CTOs) at the Cisco IT executive forum, and held us all spell-bound by his fascinating (but sometimes dismal) projections based on his understanding of some major market forces. Although I recognize most of the thoughts he presented from his books and articles, it was good having … [Read more...]

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ITIL for CTOs

June 16, 2008 By

ITIL is the Information Technology Infrastructure Library, a set of tips, techniques, processes and concepts for managing an IT enterprise.  ITIL focuses on infrastructure, application development and operations. ITIL is without a doubt the most widely accepted approach to enterprise management.  It provides a full set of best practices. I've come to believe that all CTOs should learn ITIL.  I don't believe ITIL holds all the answers for enterprises, … [Read more...]

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Rod Beckstrom and the National Cyber Security Center at DHS

March 23, 2008 By

I recently read some GREAT news.  One of the nation's greatest organizational/technological thinkers and entrepreneurs, Rod Beckstrom, has answered the call to service and will be joining the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Rod Beckstrom is famous for many things.  Among CTO s and enterprise technologists he is viewed as a champion for the smart use of new collaborative technologies to transform organizations.  He is really far more than … [Read more...]

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