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Crucial Point provides technology due diligence consulting and CTO advisory services. Here is the latest on what we have been up to.
This report by Catherine Herridge of Fox News featured input and commentary by Bob Gourley, including context on what it means to whitelist: “Think of whitelisting like a bouncer in the VIP line at the party. If you are on the list you get in, if you are not, you get bounced to the pavement,” … [Read more...] about Clinton emails would have been ‘whitelisted’ for Obama BlackBerry
Bob Gourley, former CTO of the Defense Intelligence Agency, said that "Microsoft's move to comply with government needs for security in the cloud environment will translate to better security and functionality for government users and more business for Microsoft." For more see: TechRepublic … [Read more...] about Microsoft custom tailors Office 365 and Azure cloud for Department of Defense
Crucial Point LLC founder and CTO Bob Gourley provided context on technology market research in this FedScoop TV interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKO5uUhvw9A For more see: FedScoop … [Read more...] about Bob Gourley on FedScoopTV Discussing Technology Market Research
Bob Gourley provides expert opinion and context on cyber conflict, including cyber weapons, in this piece by Conner Forrest: According to Gourley, at least in the US, "offensive cyber weapons are not designed to take information, but to degrade, disrupt or destroy systems." Cyberwarfare, and … [Read more...] about Understanding the military buildup of offensive cyberweapons
People Magazine is helping get the word our on cybersecurity best practices for the home user, something that has been needed for quite a while. In this piece by Lindsay Kimble, Bob Gourley provide context and insights on how to reduce risk and improve your ability to protect your information at … [Read more...] about Cybersecurity Experts Share Tips on How to Avoid Email Hacks : People.com
Bob Gourley provided expert commentary and context on the new federal CISO: Now that Touhill has been appointed, the question becomes whether or not he is the right person for the job. Bob Gourley, former CTO of the Defense Intelligence Agency, said that Touhill is known for getting things done … [Read more...] about Obama Administration names first-ever federal Chief Information Security Officer
Bob Gourley provides context on how the federal government can improve their security posture in this FedTech Magazine piece: The government will likely need to pay for more cybersecurity IT up front to recoup costs in the long term, panelists argued. “I think strategically, if you can reduce the … [Read more...] about Federal Officials Call for New Approaches to Cybersecurity IT, Budgeting
Bob Gourley provided expert commentary and analysis in this article in The Merkle: Mounting evidence in the recent Democratic Party hacks, and the security breach to the Clinton administration is pointing to a Russian backed cyber army, according to a former Defense Department … [Read more...] about Could Russia Really be Behind the Recent Cyber Attacks?