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Bob Gourley has coined the term “cambric” to illustrate the seven technologies that, when put together, will disrupt humanity. At the symposium, he explained that cambric stands for cloud computing, artificial intelligence, mobility, big data, robotics, the Internet of Things and … [Read more...] about Bob Gourley Featured in AFCEA: Risk Taking Leads to the Rewards of Innovation
“Now more than ever we believe that this is not just an IT issue, it’s not just about computer security,” said Bob Gourley, a former chief technology officer at the Defense Intelligence Agency. “It’s about risk to mission and the ability of agencies to accomplish their missions, including some of … [Read more...] about Industry lessons learned from OPM cyber missteps
The Global Connected Aircraft Summit will be held 6-8 June 2016 in Hollywood California. The mission of this summit is to provide airlines, operators, integrators and technology vendors with a means to continuously enhance the benefits of connected solutions, from ground to air and from nose to … [Read more...] about Examine The Aviation Industry And Cybersecurity at the Global Connected Aircraft Summit 6-8 June in LA
"This sounds like the classic attack of the late 1990s. A smart individual who knows the tools and the technology and is looking for glaring weaknesses in Internet-connected devices," Bob Gourley, a former chief technology officer (CTO) for the Defense Intelligence Agency, said. For more see: Fox … [Read more...] about Romanian hacker Guccifer: I breached Clinton server, ‘it was easy’
AFCEA International and George Mason University are hosting the annual Critical Issues in C4I Symposium which will bring academia, industry and government/military together to address important issues in C4I technology and systems R&D. We are proud to announce that Bob Gourley will be … [Read more...] about AFCEA International and George Mason University Host Annual Critical Issues in C4I Symposium
Bob Gourley warned there will “always be uncertainty and ambiguity” with hackers like Guccifer. But he said: “One thing I would say with certainty however -- if this computer were in a well-managed facility, where everything was being monitored and watched, we would have more information and ground … [Read more...] about Romanian hacker who claims he breached Clinton server says he spoke with FBI at length
Rob O'Regan just posted an overview in CSO Online's "Art of the Hack", writing of the "3 ways to turn cybersecurity practices into competitive advantage." O'Regan interviewed cybersecurity experts and practitioners to build this piece, asking them how a business can turn its cybersecurity … [Read more...] about Bob Gourley Featured in CSO Online Art of the Hack
Artificial Intelligence is the discipline of thinking machines. It has been a field of growing interest since 1955 when John McCarthy first coined the term, defining it as "the science and engineering of making intelligent machines." The largest players in technology today, including Google, … [Read more...] about Bob Gourley Named One of Top 100 Influencers in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning