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Crucial Point (Now Part of OODA LLC): Providing outsourced R&D, CTO Advisory, and Technology Due Diligence Services
Crucial Point LLC is a technology research, consulting and services firm that is part of the OODA LLC family. We research and report on technology market trends, advanced technology concepts, and new business models enabled by advanced technologies. We provide market intelligence, business development and technology services. We primarily work in the national security/cyber security […]
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What The Board Needs To Know About the GDPR
Executives in businesses around the globe have been tracking The European Union’s (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into effect 25 May 2018. Those who operate primarily in the EU have had plenty of time to focus on this and no excuses for not paying attention. Those who operate primarily elsewhere also have no […]
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Government Matters TV Explores Email Security Standards, DoD IT and Cloud Security with Bob Gourley
The Global Cyber Alliance continues to coordinate smart guidance, tips and approaches for improving security posture. They are an international, cross-sector organization designed to confront, address, and prevent malicious cyber activity (it is led by the gracious and sociable cyber champion Phil Reitinger). Their most recent report is titled “Top Federal IT Contractors Leave Emails […]
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Russian State-Sponsored Cyber Actors Targeting Network Infrastructure Devices
It can be really hard for the government to share information with citizens and businesses, for many reasons. We all wish it was easier, but the fact is that complex rules and regulations and the need to operate with some degree of certainty combines with the need to protect sources and methods. Everyone in the […]
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Looking for Blockchain Innovation During RSA 2018
Dear readers, I’ll be in the San Fransisco area during RSA. I’m on a mission to learn more about real world solutions and companies that leverage blockchain and will be using my trip to focus on that. Of course I’ll also spend time doing other things I love like spending a bit of time on […]
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What Executives Should Know About Ethereum
Bitcoin was the first implementation of a working blockchain technology. The idea has been built on with several other implementations. One of the most exciting is Ethereum. In some instances Ethereum’s coin, Ether, is compared with Bitcoin, and you see both cited in cryptocurrency value listings. But Ethereum’s implementation of blockchain goes far beyond the […]
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What Should Executives Know About How Blockchain, Smart Contracts and Cryptocurrencies Are Disrupting Business?
One hundred percent of board of directors and other executive leaders I interact with know of the blockchain. Not all are fans of cryptocurrency, but all seem to be deeply interested in exploring the business impact of the distributed ledger that makes cryptocurrencies work. There are quite a few interesting use cases out there. Some […]
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Cybersecurity Context From Four Top Experts: Rich Baich, Bill Crowell, Anthony J. Ferrante, Jeremy King
CSO Online has just published an interview conducted by Jeremy King where Jeremy pulled together thoughts and inputs from Rich Baich, Bill Crowell and Anthony J. Ferrante. I’ve tracked these three leaders for years, and have served on boards with Crowell and have witnessed his leadership style and insightful approach to creating workable cyber risk solutions […]
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Enterprise Security and Functionality Benefits of the new Software Defined Perimeter (SDP) Approach
The dynamic nature of today’s IT Operations has eroded the network perimeter in ways we have all been watching and even cheering on! This is a new world of mobility, cloud computing and rapid partnering for success. But the erosion of the network perimeter is making traditional security a roadblock to efficiency. No one wants […]
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Leveraging The FFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool (CAT) To Improve Corporate Culture and Raise Security Posture
The FFIEC (Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council) is a formal interagency body empowered to prescribe uniform principles, standards, and report forms for the federal examination of financial institutions by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (FRB), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), the Office of the Comptroller […]