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Crucial Point founder Bob Gourley is frequently sought out for commentary on enterprise technology news and the megatrends moving us all forward into the future. If you are with the press and have questions we can answer contact us here.
"Over the last two years we have seen ransomware evolve to the point where it can come in from multiple paths, spread throughout an enterprise and backup holdings while remaining covert to standard detection, and then lock down files all at once causing an enterprise-wide crisis," Gourley said. … [Read more...] about Despite privacy concerns, Microsoft calls Windows 10 ‘the most secure version of Windows’
"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
How the Mirai botnet almost took down an entire country, and what your business can learn. Security researcher Kevin Beaumont recently discovered a botnet attack that almost took down all internet service in Liberia. Here's what you need to know. "The ability to conduct these attacks is … [Read more...] about How the Mirai botnet almost took down an entire country, and what your business can learn
We are pleased to report that CTOvision has been named to BizTech's list of the top 30 "Must-Read" blogs for small to mid-sized businesses, ranking as number 2 of 30. The small to mid-sized market includes all firms under 2000 people in size, which is 90% of the businesses in the U.S. We believe in … [Read more...] about CTOvision Named To BizTech’s List Of Top 30 Must-Read Blogs For the Small to Mid-sized Business
Federal procurement data shows at least half of the cybersecurity companies in the greater Washington region have derived revenue from government contracts in recent years. A healthy cybersecurity industry is required to help protect against those rapidly escalating threats. Examining … [Read more...] about Makeup of Region’s Cyber Ecosystem Offers Clues to Where More Investments are Needed
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