cyber-security | Tales from the Technoverse

Cloud Computing Thoughts – Part I

Nov 8, 2010

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in CIO, cloud computing, cyber-security, government 2.0, government business, technology

The Cloud Computing freight train roars on, if not with a lot of motion, at least with a lot of noise and tumult. I have been part of a number of panels over the last few months which focused on the subject of Cloud Computing, the current state of the’art’, and as usual what barriers…

Remember to Vote

Nov 2, 2010

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Daniel

in cyber-security, education, international

Two events happened today that are at least in my mind related. First when I woke up I checked my emails for the two classes I am teaching through distance learning, at the University of Maryland University College, a capstone class for an IT Master’s program, and at Syracuse University, about Cyber-Security Policy. One of…

The Problem With Government Security

Jun 23, 2010

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Daniel

in cyber-security

During the time I served as the CIO at the US Department of Transportation when I wanted to annoy my Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) of the CISO staff, I would point out that in my opinion there were two things wrong with computer security within the Federal Government. First, we put security in charge.…

My Slides from the University of Maryland University College 2010 Annual Cybersecurity and Homeland Defense Symposium

Jun 20, 2010

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Daniel

in cyber-security, presentations, scada, sensors

Last month I was the keynote speaker at the University of Maryland University College 2010 Annual Cybersecurity and Homeland Defense Symposium and Job Fair, http://www.umuc.edu/securitystudies/cybersymposium_agenda.shtml. A few people asked me to post my presentation, but I have found that my current job as the COO at Powertek Corporation has caused me to miss many of…

Webinar on Cybersecurity: Building Secure Federal Systems

Mar 8, 2010

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Daniel

in cyber-security, government business, scada

I was pleased to be asked to be part of a webinar sponsored by Government Executive this Thursday at 2:00pm EST and even happier when Pat Howard, the CISO from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission accepted an invitation to join me. The webinar, moderated by Adam Ross, the Managing Editor from the SANS Institute, will focus…

Social Media and Open Government – My Presentation

Feb 11, 2010

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Daniel

in cyber-security, government 2.0, presentations

I was honored to be invited to speak at the Potomac Forum’s conference held February 3-4 at the Willard Hotel in Washington, DC, “Planning and Implementing Social Media and Open Government Strategy and Efforts: What Executives and Managers Need to Know”, http://www.potomacforum.org/. I discussed two topics under the topic of Bringing Governance, Performance Management, and…

Final Version of SCADA Presentation

Dec 9, 2009

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Daniel

in cyber-security, government 2.0, government business, scada, sensors

This is the final version of the SCADA presentation I made yesterday at the Security SCADA Summit, http://www.iqpc.com/Event.aspx?id=223390. Secure SCADA – Dec 2009 a The presentation consists of two parts. Part I was prepared by me and talks about the economic basis associated with the impact of the Internet, wanders through a number of topics…

SCADA Conference Presentation

Dec 6, 2009

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Daniel

in cyber-security, government 2.0, government business, presentations, scada, sensors

I am one of two representatives from CSC speaking at a SCADA Conference on Tuesday. My focus, as usual, will be on the strategic reasons behind the movement to SCADA. Oops, perhaps I should back up. SCADA is an abbreviation for Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition. It usually is used as a catch-all term dealing with…

Social Networking & Cybersecurity

Oct 28, 2009

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Daniel

in cyber-security, government 2.0, government business

Earlier today, October 28, I was priviledged to give a talk at the National Defense Industrial Association about Social Network & Cybersecurity. My focus was to review why Social Network has taken off in the last few years and what implications for the future based on those conclusions. I also briefly reviewed Cloud Computing using…

Cyber-Security Discussion at the Fedscoop Conference

Oct 15, 2009

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Daniel

in cyber-security, General, government 2.0, government business

I was lucky enough to be part of a panel discussing cyber-security at a Fedscoop conference Wednesday, October 14, at the Newseum. The agenda for the conference is here: http://fedscoopevents.com/agenda.php. I thought it might be useful to summarize my general points for those who were not able to attend. The theme of the conference was…

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