The DoDIIS Conference Agenda is now up at the conference site, and it really looks to be a great one. The confernece will be great for technology leaders in government, technology providers from industry, and the mission-focused executive leadership who seeks to guide both. If you want to shape the future, come to the DoDIIS conference and see what secure enterprises with advanced analytical missions are up to. I've pasted the full agenda below, but … [Read more...]
If you research asymmetric war, use the NCTC WITS system
February 22, 2011 By
The work of the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) is important and, because of the need to protect our nation's information sources and advantages over international terrorists, criminals and other malicious actors, is not discussed much in the open. But there are things you can learn about NCTC by review of reputable sources. The most important source is testimony of its leadership to Congress. For example, see the statement of The Honorable … [Read more...]
OGI Conference: Recommended for enterprise CTOs in the federal space
June 26, 2009 By
The next big Gov2.0 event is the 21-22 July 2009 Open Government & Innovations Conference (OGI). The list of speakers includes some of the greats from the federal IT scene, including: Vivek Kundra, Federal CIO Aneesh Chopra, Federal CTO Tim O'Reilly, Visionary of the Web2.0 movement David Weinberger, Berkman Center for Internet and Society, Harvard Law School David Wennergren, ASD NII and DoD CIO Michael Wertheimer, CTO, ODNI Lovisa … [Read more...]
Melissa Hathaway speaks at Intelligence and National Security Alliance
May 1, 2009 By
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 of the many services INSA provides the community is providing a venue for speakers and community leaders to … [Read more...]
New Command to Focus on Cybersecurity for DoD and IC
April 22, 2009 By
The Wall Street Journal just ran an article titled: "New Military Command to Focus on Cybersecurity." In it they indicate "current and former officials familiar with the plans" say a new military command will be established to coordinate the defense of Pentagon computer networks and improve US offensive capabilities in cyberwar. WSJ also reports that Defense Secretary Gates plans to announce the creation of a new military cyber command after the … [Read more...]
My Opinion: NYT wants cyber security to be a divisive issue.
April 18, 2009 By
I just read an article that seems designed to keep spreading FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt) about the US government and the NSA. The article is titled "Control of Cybersecurity Becomes Divisive Issue ". It starts with an assertion stated as if it were a fact that says "The National Security Agency has been campaigning to lead the government's rapidly growing cybersecurity programs". I bump into all sorts of people in the beltway, and there is a … [Read more...]
Foreign Spies Make Recession Worse and Steal Part of Our Future
February 9, 2009 By
Foreign spies are in our country for many bad reasons. Spies target defense secrets and seek to penetrate the decision-making process of our government leaders. They also gain unauthorized access to information held by our nation's corporations. In this time of serious economic crisis this aspect of the threat from foreign spies is particularly troublesome. Spies contribute to the problem's we face in the economy. Today one of the most damaging … [Read more...]