Aneesh Chopra, the first and former Chief Technology Officer of the United States, gave one of this year's GovDefenders keynotes. During his presentation – The Promise of Open Innovation: Securing Data to Solve Problems – Aneesh took time to talk about his work during his years in President Obama’s administration within the context of security.

John Slye’s GovDefenders keynote, “Meeting the Cybersecurity Challenge,” was one of the most watched presentations during this year’s annual virtual event. In it, he breaks down what federal public sector agencies are doing to combat cyber threats.

We’ve posted the GovDefenders panel on YouTube. Moderated by DLT Solutions’ Chief Technology Officer Van Ristau, the panel featured Ken Durbin, Continuous Monitoring Practice Manager, Symantec; Paul Christman, Vice President, Dell Software Public Sector; and Wallace Sann, Regional Vice President – Systems Engineering & Federal Chief Technology Officer, ForeScout.

What is a Man-in-the-Middle attack and why is it so worrisome for cybersecurity experts? Josh defines it, offers examples, and explains why they're currently so devastating.

This week in Technically News: Oracle Managed Cloud Services Earns Elite Status for Federal Deployments; Federal IT Managers More Optimistic About Security Than Implementers; Feds Could Save $20 Billion with Better IT Infrastructure Initiatives, Study Finds; Shifting Mindsets in the Physical World.

This week in Technically News: Open Government Week Starts May 12; White House Big Data Report Earns Praise, Skepticism; The Converging Worlds of Technology and Government.

Aneesh Chopra, former and first chief technology officer of the United States, sat down with Van Ristau, DLT Solutions’ own chief technology office to talk about the upcoming GovDefenders Online Event.

Last week, Dr. Ron Ross, keynote speaker at GovDefenders, sat down with DLT Solutions’ chief cloud technologist, David Blankenhorn, for a pre-event interview. Dr. Ross is a fellow at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) wherehis current focus areas include information security and risk management.

A couple weeks ago, SolarWinds released their newest federal IT cybersecurity survey. Chris LaPoint, VP Product Management, SolarWinds, was kind enough (as always) to talk with us about their findings and provide context to them.

Earlier in the week, John Slye, one of GovDefenders’ keynote speakers, sat down with us for a pre-event interview. He specializes in market trends, forecasting, and government spending analysis across vertical markets, including information technology, cybersecurity, homeland security, and defense.