News, analysis and context on enterprise technology for the CTO
Philip Ewing reports on a nightmare scenario for the Department of Defense. Suppose a worker’s Android phone is infected with malware, and she innocently plugs it into her work computer to charge and sync contacts. You can imagine the government IT workers turning green at the thought of thousands of unknown phones running unknown software being plugged into official computers, even when the workers doing it are being scrupulous about handling secure … [Read more...]
On Wednesday 16 March 2011, Carahsoft is hosting the Symantec Government Technology Summit. This session promises to be full of useful context and helpful information for any technologist seeking better ways to defend their enterprise. Location is the Grand Hyatt Washington at 1000 H Street NW, Washington DC 20001. The day starts at 0800 and the formal agenda will go till 345pm. To register … [Read more...]
I've previously written about a company I advise called Invincea. They have just been named a finalist for the Most Innovative Company at the RSA 2011 conference. This is a big deal. And it is for good reason. If you are concerned with malicious code please check them out. Invincea has allowed me to contribute some context on key issues with malicious code in the enterprise. Some of that context is in a short video clip pasted … [Read more...]
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 that security and functionality are not two different concepts. They are … [Read more...]