Posts Tagged ‘ cyber ’

While rummaging through old files on my hard drive I encountered a piece I wrote in June 2002 which captured in writing something I had been briefing for several years.  I had been briefing “Principles” which I had observed/learned while the J2 of DoD’s JTF-CND and then later J2 of JTF-CNO.   My theory was...
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I almost didn’t see a need to write this post.  Most CTOvision.com readers, I believe, are technically savvy folks who are already avid readers of security and technology news.   But you are also a very busy bunch and some of you might not have gotten the word yet.  And I thought some of you...
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A year and a half ago I pulled together several thoughts on Cyber Deterrence which had come out of years of dialog on the cyber threat.   I wanted to capture some key challenges since in my view many were making foolish assumptions regarding what our nation should do in the domain of cyber.  There...
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I really feel sorry for the modern consumer.  None of us, even those of us with computer science degrees, can really assess the security of our computer systems (at least not with any precision).  We can study historical trends and glean lessons on which operating systems are more secure and we can educate ourselves...
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Technologists of all sort have been closely tracking events associated with cyber security, and most have been watching the many activities associated with White House efforts to enhance our ability to trust our digital infrastructure. In my view, technologists from academia, startups, IT providers, integrators and large enterprises (including the federal space) need to understand...
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I enjoyed listening to the President today as he provided an update on where we are in our efforts to enhance our freedom of action in cyberspace.  All the details are on the White House website and I hope you visit there yourself to download the 60-day cyberspace policy review. Details are here: http://www.whitehouse.gov/CyberReview/ I...
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I was a bit puzzled when I found out I made the “Washington’s Tech Titans” list assembled by Washingtonian Magazine.   Why in the world would they put me on that list?  Well, it is certainly good press and I’m definitely honored that they would consider me.   Here is what they wrote: “Bob Gourley, founder...
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The DoDIIS Worldwide Conference will be held in Orlando Florida this year, at the Orlando World Center Marriott. I really like this conference.  It is filled with folks I like and centers around a hard enterprise mission that cries out for strong IT solutions. The theme of this years conference is “Empowering Decision Advantage.”  The...
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INSA, the Intelligence and National Security Alliance, is a group of professionals from academia, industry and government who seek to enhance innovation, discussion, debate and progress on key national security issues.  I’ve been involved as a member for years and get the pleasure of interacting with folks from a wide swath of the community. One...
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There is so much FUD on cyber security issues these days, it is actually rare to read a well grounded, well researched article on the topic.  If you would like to see one that I think captures the situation please see Shane Harris’s just written National Journal Magazine article titled “The Cyber Defense Perimeter.” ...
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