Have you ever been sucked into the false debate over how much IT spending should be spent on security? I used to all the time. Some folks point to a rule of thumb that goes something like "ten percent of the IT budget should be applied to security." That old school formula may well be part of the reason we got into the mess we are currently in. It contributes to thoughts that lead you to think security can be separated. By my way of thinking, … [Read more...]
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Enhancing Security and Functionality At The Same Time
February 24, 2009 By BobGourley
Filed Under: CTO, Cyber Security Tagged With: CCSA, CERT, Cloud Computing, CTO, cyber, Disruptive IT, FDCC, FISMA, Identity Management, Information Warfare, Melissa Hathaway, Network Security, Security, standards, Tech/Internet, Technology Leadership, Thin Client, Triumfant
CTOs, Global Cyberwar and Our Collective Future
December 8, 2008 By BobGourley
If you are a technologist, please take a moment to download the PDF of the report by the U.S. Commission on Cybersecurity. This report, titled Securing Cyberspace for the 44th Presidency, is the best proclamation of the challenges of cyber I have read. It is also a roadmap that will help any trying to navigate these very tough issues. I've been involved in things cyber for a long time. My deepest involvement began in December 1998, almost 10 years … [Read more...]
Filed Under: CTO, Cyber Security Tagged With: AFCEA, Barack Obama, CCSA, CERT, CTO, cyber, DHS, DIA, Disruptive IT, DNI, DoD, Enterprise, FDCC, Identity Management, Melissa Hathaway, microsoft, Network Security, ODNI, OMB, Open Source Software, R&D, standards, Sun, Sun Ray, Technology Leadership, Thin Client
Update on Federal Cloud Computing
October 29, 2008 By BobGourley
My last several briefings, including one yesterday at the FIAC, have addressed some of the dramatic changes underway in the IT world. That briefing is attached here: Download FIACGourleyBrief.pdf The conference had a focus on information assurance, computer security, network security and Chief Information Assurance Officers (CISO) in the federal space. So I not only updated my briefing with the latest tech trends but changed it to focus on … [Read more...]
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Performance Management In Organizations and Computers
October 13, 2008 By BobGourley
There are some interesting analogies between performance management applied to organizations and performance management applied to computers. In both cases, performance metrics are crucial to success. In organizations, what we reward gets measured, and what gets measured can be more efficiently and effectively done. In our computers, what we decide is important gets measured, and those measurements can help us drive to increasingly effective and … [Read more...]
Filed Under: CTO, Cyber Security Tagged With: CCSA, CERT, CTO, cyber, DHS, Disruptive IT, Enterprise, FDCC, Identity Management, Information Warfare, Network Security, NIST, OMB, standards, Tech/Internet, Technology Leadership, Triumfant, Web/Tech
Another government IT program succeeds beyond all expectations!
September 10, 2008 By BobGourley
In 2002 congress passed the E-Government Act. It mandated that the approximately 300 federal entities that can make rules expose those rules in a modernized way and also specified that regulations in draft will be exposed so comments can be solicited. The government's response: OMB and CIO's from throughout the government established an eRulemaking solution that required extensive IT planning, engineering and the fielding of a new IT system. The … [Read more...]
Compliance enhances IT support to the mission
August 1, 2008 By BobGourley
I've previously blogged about Triumfant, a company that has mastered the automated detection and resolution of IT problems. I also think of them as the world's greatest compliance monitoring capability. What do I mean by compliance? I mean compliance in the context of the many rules, regulations and configurations that external organizations and the government require, and also compliance with your own policies and guidance. For those who … [Read more...]
Filed Under: CTO, Cyber Security Tagged With: CTO, CTO Principles, cyber, DHS, Disruptive IT, DoD, Enterprise, FDCC, FISMA, Identity Management, innovation, microsoft, NIST, ODNI, Software, standards, Tech/Internet, Technology Leadership, Triumfant
Automated Resolution of IT Problems
July 11, 2008 By BobGourley
In January 2008 I was named to the advisory board of Triumfant, a company who has mastered the automated detection and resolution of IT problems. Of all the IT firms I've seen, they are the ones with the most comprehensive approach to automated resolution management and the only one I've seen that can automate the entire lifecycle of IT problem management, from identification to resolution. I recently read some very exciting news about … [Read more...]
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