Relevant links are at the bottom of this post. The idea of a catastrophic IT security event has captured cyber policy wonks’ imaginations through the term “Cyber Pearl Harbor.” And while some have railed against the term’s use as fear mongering, the Defense Department’s IT lead thinks such an event is not only plausible, but […]

Relevant links are at the bottom of this post. WASHINGTON, October 14, 2015 — The Defense Department recently announced an effort to help individuals throughout the department do their part to protect the DoD Information Networks, or DoDIN. A letter to the department signed by Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, who […]

Relevant links are at the bottom of this post. By Kathleen Hickey Oct 14, 2015 Rhode Island is the latest state to put together a statewide cybersecurity plan. In the first of two expected reports, the Rhode Island Cybersecurity Commission provided an assessment of the state’s cybersecurity infrastructure and made recommendations to enhance the resiliency of […]

Relevant links are at the bottom of this post. WASHINGTON, September 29, 2015 — Defense and deterrence are two of the highest priorities for bolstering the nation’s cybersecurity capabilities, top officials from the Defense Department and the intelligence community told a Senate panel here today. Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work testified on cybersecurity policy and threats […]

Relevant links are at the bottom of this post. At the OpenStack Silicon Valley event, the head of the OpenStack Foundation announces new nonprofit status and developer initiatives. OpenStack continues to move forward, even as new technologies like containers enter the cloud virtualization landscape. At the OpenStack Silicon Valley event on Aug. 26, OpenStack supporters discussed […]

Revelant links are at the bottom of this post The DIUx will position the Department of Defense to be more open to the infusion of non-traditional technical ideas and talent.  The initiative is designed to create a hub for increased communication with, knowledge of, and access to innovating, high-tech start-up companies and entrepreneurs and their […]

Relevant links are at the bottom of this post. Peter thanks for the heads up. It’s a predictable argument: Should the techies — with their hands on their keyboards — be the people who decide which technology or deployment is right for the company? Or should CIOs and senior management — with their strategic perspective […]

Relevant link(s) are at the bottom of this post. These are still early days in the Air Force’s efforts to recapitalize its Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) program, but some things already are clear. Since it was first deployed in Operation Desert Storm in 1991, JSTARS has successfully tracked ground vehicles and aircraft, […]

Relevant links are at the bottom of this post. Today Google is becoming a sponsor of the OpenStack Foundation, an industry effort dedicated to creating an open infrastructure-as-a-service stack for enterprises.  We’re excited to add our expertise in container-oriented computing to one of the most widely-adopted private cloud stacks, while improving interoperability between private and […]

Relevant links are at the bottom of this post. Google has become the biggest name yet to back the open source cloud system OpenStack. Specifically, Google will help integrate its own open source container management software  Kubernetes. This may seem like in-the-enterprise-weeds news, but it represents another significant step as Google tries to make up ground against Amazon’s wildly […]