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We have some exciting news to announce. We are now part of OODA LLC. If you have a background in cybersecurity or the military or are a student of decision theory you can probably tell our company name is meant to honor one of the greatest warrior thinkers of the modern age, Air Force Colonel … [Read more...] about Announcing OODA LLC: Helping clients identify, manage, and respond to global risks and uncertainties
Bob Gourley was featured in Government Matters TV discussing Federal Government cybersecurity strategy and botnets: For more see: GovmattersTV For more on this or any other technology topic, contact Crucial Point's CTO Bob Gourley today. We can provide a free assessment of your current … [Read more...] about Federal government cybersecurity strategy & botnets
On Tuesday, US president Donald Trump signed the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) into law, which contains a provision that could force the federal government to upgrade its out-of-date IT systems. The Modernizing Government Technology (MGT) Act was enacted as part of the NDAA, but it … [Read more...] about Trump signs bill to modernize government IT and cybersecurity
From: Network Take: A Welcome Cyber Disclosure The Cipher Brief Cyber Advisory Board’s Bob Gourley commented on the Trump administration’s new process for disclosing software vulnerabilities it has detected – the first time a U.S. administration has revealed its internal rules, aka … [Read more...] about Featured in TheCipherBrief.com Network Take: A Welcome Cyber Disclosure
"We want them to get it from Day One," said Bob Gourley, former CTO at the Defense Intelligence Agency. "[The Trump team needs] to understand some of how the technology works, some of how the mission depends upon technology and a lot about the threat.... If those guys don't get it, it doesn't matter … [Read more...] about Why cyber needs to be front and center in the transition
CG Roll Call is hosting Election Impact 2016 on 10 Nov at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill. This event is an opportunity to hear directly from leaders in DC on the impact of the Congressional and Presidential elections, including diving deep into topics like cybersecurity, healthcare, … [Read more...] about Election Impact 2016: 10 Nov on Capital Hill
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