Last week at the InfowarCon my friend Dan Kuehl handed me a copy of Cyberpower and National Security. Cyberwar has been a topic Dan has been exploring in some detail for quite a while. I first met Dan in 1996 when I was a student at the USMC Command and Staff College, and at that time Dan was already writing and exploring concepts related to cyber power and information warfare. His deep focus and insights into this still emerging mission area … [Read more...]
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Cyberpower and National Security
April 28, 2009 By BobGourley
Filed Under: Books, Cyber Security Tagged With: CCSA, cyber, Cyberspace, Information Warfare, Network Security, William Gibson
White House Conducting Review of Cyber
March 3, 2009 By BobGourley
Followers of the cyber initiative and its related work have been strongly encouraged by the kickoff of a 60 day study tasked by the White House and led by Melissa Hathaway. Melissa was named by President Obama to conduct this review. As has been reported here in previous posts Melissa is one of the most effective, efficient senior executives in public service, and I have no doubt she will execute this task in a way that benefits the nation. As an … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Cyber Security Tagged With: Barack Obama, CCSA, cyber, Cyberspace, Melissa Hathaway, Network Security, Politics, Security, terrorism, White House, William Gibson
Computer Security: a change to the net assessment
March 11, 2008 By BobGourley
The threat to our computers and networks is very real. Dozens of millions of malicious bots have been projected to be operating in PCs. Hackers have penetrated sensitive, seemingly well protected corporate sites. Denial of service attacks have been conducted against businesses and even countries. And press reporting indicates even sensitive US government computers have been penetrated. Leaders in allied countries have been quoted in the press … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Cloud Computing, CTO, Cyber Security Tagged With: CCSA, CTO, cyber, Cyberspace, DHS, Disruptive IT, Enterprise, Identity Management, Information Warfare, Network Security, ODNI, Open Source Software, Sun, Tech/Internet, Technology Leadership, The Future of Technology, Thin Client, vmware, Web/Tech, William Gibson
An Enterprise CTO’s View of Cyberspace
November 1, 2007 By BobGourley
I heard yet another definition of cyberspace today. I won't repeat it here, I'll just say it was an academic's definition and it was somewhat useful to the particular conversation we were having. But it pointed to an enduring problem for those who try to study these concepts. If everyone everywhere can create their own definition of cyberspace, then how can we study this field? At the risk of clouding things even further, I'll propose a … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Cyber Security Tagged With: CTO, CTO Principles, Cyberspace, Enterprise, information technology, Tech/Internet, Technology Leadership, The Future of Technology, vmware, Web/Tech, William Gibson