Category Archives: Government

The Real Reasons Why Cyber Is Now Front-Page News

Posted on March 27, 2012 by

A front-page article on cybersecurity by Ellen Nakashima, published in the March 18, 2012, edition of The Washington Post, is important in several ways.  First, the article discusses the use of cyber as a weapon system, i.e., as a component … Continue reading →

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For Better or Worse, Global Banking Will Encounter Global Cyber Threats

Posted on September 6, 2011 by

The Washington Post report on the suspected North Korean cyberattack is troubling in a number of ways. If true, the attack signals that commercial institutions are – as many have suspected – the targets of weapons-grade, state-sponsored cyberattacks and exploits. Such … Continue reading →

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IT Industry Leaders Release Recommendations for Government Transition to Cloud

Posted on August 2, 2011 by

The U.S. government earlier this week gained two valuable aids for its transition to new technologies enabled by cloud computing. TechAmerica, responding to requests and encouragement from the Obama administration, released a set of 14 recommendations to guide government through … Continue reading →

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Will the FDCCI Create a Bright Future of IT Professionals?

Posted on July 25, 2011 by

The Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative (FDCCI) went mainstream last week when the New York Times published an article on the subject. Most of it was old news to the federal IT community, but it was probably new information for … Continue reading →

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