What Hollywood Teaches Us About Cybersecurity
I’ve recently been on a bit of a hacking movie binge. While most people write them off as pure fantasy, even the worst have cybersecurity lessons we can learn from - yes, even Weird Science. Here are four movies and what they teach. Consider this Hollywood Cybersecurity 101.
Technically News - 3/7
This week in Technically News: Red Hat Linux Now Available on Amazon's Secure Federal Cloud; Cybersecurity Priorities Unveiled in FY 2015 Budget; Top Obama Adviser Speaks Mind on Cyberthreats; 9 Worst Cloud Security Threats.
Oracle Federal Forum Recap: Empowering Modern and Secure Government
Recapping Oracle's 7th Annual Federal Forum in Washington, D.C. with highlights and a video!
Technically News - 2/28
This week in Technically News: DHS Offers Incentive to Adopt Framework; Red Hat Answers Governments’ Open Source Questions; NetApp in the Cloud Age: CEO Tom Georgens Q&A; Symantec's Vision of Enterprise Security Rests Upon Collaboration, Sharing Data
IT Automation in the Public Sector: An Interview with SolarWinds’ VP of Product Management
A few weeks ago, SolarWinds released the results of their 2014 public sector survey on IT automation, so we sat down with Chris LaPoint, SolarWinds’ VP of Product Management, to discuss the findings.
Technically News - 2/21
This week in Technically News: Cybersecurity Framework: What's Next?; How Big Data is Remaking the Government Data Center; Survey Shows Government Pipelines Not Ready for Data-Heavy Projects; Red Hat CEO Addresses Big Data's Chicken-and-Egg Question; Kiss Passwords Goodbye: A Single Sign-On Future Is Within Reach.
Open Data, Open Government: Why & How
We continue our conversation with Garrett Dunwoody, San Mateo County’s Open Data Manager, on the why of open data and its relationship with open government.
Technically News - 2/14
This week in Technically News: NIST Releases Cybersecurity Framework; Who Bears Blame for Data-Center Consolidation Setbacks?; Cybersecurity Trends for 2014; The Outlook for Government IT Spending in 2014; DLT Solutions Offers Amazon Cloud Services to Texas Schools, Public Sector
Prevent “Cloud Spare”: Professional Services in the Cloud Era
Whenever I get the chance to talk with our sales divisions, I always like to weave in a statement that gets their attention. During a recent meeting to discuss Professional Services, I started by saying, “The products that you resell are worthless!” After a pause for effect, I added, “Unless the customer actually uses the product.” I now had their attention.
Technically News - 2/10
This week in Technically News: Senate Cybersecurity Report Finds Agencies Often Fail to Take Basic Preventive Measures; Does 3-D Printing Change Everything; How APIs Will Drive Agency PaaS Adoption; Open Data Gurus Share Best Practices