If you are of the belief that there is no such thing as bad publicity, then please read on – this article is for you. Hashtags can be a very effective way to reach Twitter users, well beyond your actual network of followers. They provide a quick reference and an easy way to provide someRead… Read more »
With so many new technologies at the disposal of IT departments to help during an emergency, IT departments need to be proactive while planning for natural disasters, outages, cyber –crime and a dozens of potential events that could jeopardize network accessibility. In a current white paper from Century Link, Century Link provides some insights asRead… Read more »
At the beginning of the month, I wrote a blog about how a study showed that Facebook may just be a reliable assessment tool for recruiters. It sparked a conversation about whether employers should be using Facebook to screen applicants. Flash forward a couple of weeks, and stories about job seekers being asked for FacebookRead… Read more »
We have previously written about Kyrus Tech Inc and have highlighted their unique capability called Carbon Black. We have worked with the team of experts there in the past and I am very proud to have been professionally associated with Michael Tanji since we were both in government in the mid 1990′s. We have alsoRead… Read more »
Government and Industry – Partnering to Procure Smarter and More Sustainable Products and ServicesDate of Event: April 12, 2012Event Location: American Institute of ArchitectsEvent Time: 10:00 am (Registration Opens); 10:30 am – 12:00 pm (Program) Register Here: ACT-IAC Program Event Who should attend?Federal employees interested in: • Helping your organization set and achieve sustainability goals•Read… Read more »
Cyberwar – hype or reality? The end of CSIOs? and the future of Virtual Worlds by GovLoop Insights On today’s show Monday March 26, 2012. It’s a busy week for the DorobekINIDER… Wednesday is Federal Computer Week’s annual Fed 100 Awards gala… some really remarkable winners this year. Here’s the link to the full list.Read… Read more »
We’ve all heard the doomsday scenarios of a computer virus that shuts down the entire government or cripples a country’s communication system but just how feasible are those? Well if you look at the current topics in government IT it would seem that cybersecurity is a HUGE issue and protecting against a cyber war isRead… Read more »
Virtual Words, they sound like something out of Star Trek. But the technologies are really making a difference in the way you do your job. Doctors at the Veterans Affairs Department are using virtual worlds to treat retuning soldiers with PTSD. The technology allows the soldiers to relieve their battlefield experience in a safe andRead… Read more »
Kindle (n): A litter of kittens or rabbits. On the day the iPad 3 was released, I decided to pick up a new mobile device of my own – Not an iPad, not an Android, but a Kindle, and not even a Kindle Fire. No, I haven’t shunned disruptive technology and become a Luddite. IRead… Read more »
Is your Chief Security Information Officer really necessary? That’s the questions being posed by some state and local governments who are looking for ways to cut budgets and save costs. Hord Tipton is the executive director at ISC2. He told Chris Dorobek on the DorobekINSIDER show that the CSIO’s duties are in large part beingRead… Read more »