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NetWitness Honored by SmartCEO ‘Future 50′

The Washington SmartCEO Fast 50 recognized NetWitness Corporation as one of Washington’s fastest-growing companies. The honor is NetWitness’s fourth recent award recognizing its growth and prominence. “NetWitness is a global company with strong growth across all regions. While more than half of our customers are large commercial enterprises from outside of the Mid-Atlantic Area, the [...]

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SRA’s Stan Sloane: US needs cyber coordinator now

CYBERSECURITY | The other day, industry experts weighed in here about the consequences of the White House delaying announcement of the cyber security coordinator. Some, like Amit Yoran, have argued that it’s best the White House take its time. (“Speed of search is a factor, but much less so in the long run …” said [...]

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Howard Schmidt, next cyber coordinator?

CYBERSECURITY | Back in July, we mentioned that announcement of the cyber coordinator appeared imminent. Now, even ExecutiveBiz is beginning to wonder. And so are some industry experts. “It’s been four months without a pick, so it may be time to  try  a lottery among all registered voters in the district,” quips Jim Lewis of [...]

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Vivek Kundra To Speak at Potomac Officers Club

In a rare public appearance, the nation’s first-ever Federal CIO, Vivek Kundra, will be speaking at the Potomac Officers Club on May 5th at the Tyson’s Corner Ritz Carlton.  Kundra is destined to make an impact within the industry and has already been recognized as one of the country’s top 25 CTO’s; earning the title 2008 IT Executive of the Year.  [...]

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Amit Yoran: Handing cybersecurity mission to NSA “ill-advised”

Anyone looking for candor about the state of the federal cybersecurity mission found it the other week on Capitol Hill. That’s when Amit Yoran, chairman and CEO of NetWitness, gave testimony before the House Committee on Homeland Security on the issue. Backed by his private and public sector work — Yoran was the first director [...]

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