Context for the CTO, CIO, CISO and Data Scientist
Steven VanRoekel gave an excellent keynote on Wednesday at the FOSE conference. Mr VanRoekel is a former Microsoft executive who has been in the Federal Government since 2009. He outlined the steps that he is pushing as the Federal CIO to improve IT throughout the government. He highlighted the pervasiveness of mobile technology, and how [...]
Here are the top cybersecurity news and stories of the day. Facebook used as billboard for malware – “A cybercriminal has taken to selling his malware and related services on Facebook, boldly choosing a public forum to reach potential customers over the secretive world of the online underground.” This is a bold move by the [...]
FOSE’s all-encompassing government technology conference will equip you with real-world tools, tactics and strategies via technology trailblazers who’ve been there, done that. From lessons learned to kudos earned, expect to gain rhetoric-free technology insights, policy updates and expert guidance you can use to optimize your IT program’s efficiency and effectiveness. If you register before April [...]
Here are the top cyber news and stories of the day. 60 Days of Hacker Assaults – The first 60 days of 2013 have been marked by some serious security breaches. Twitter, Apple and Facebook all were targeted, along with the State Department, Federal Reserve and US Department of Energy. One firm, Mandiant, “released a [...]
Here is today’s federal cybersecurity and information technology news: The White House is circulating a draft of an executive order on cybersecurity which sources say would establish a voluntary program where companies operating critical infrastructure would choose to meet cybersecurity best practices and standards established with guidance from government. More here. A new survey shows that while [...]
Here is today’s federal cybersecurity and information technology news: As part of Chief Information Officer Steven VanRoekel’s digital strategy to make application programming interfaces “the new default in government,” U.S. foreign assistance payments, nuclear reactors’ daily event reports and a national sex offender registry will soon be released with API’s to allow automatically updated streaming datasets. More here. The leader of the Chicago [...]
