FedTech SoundOff

Executive Mosaic, the parent company of TheNewNewInternet, hosted a special executive-only forum two weeks ago that had leaders from different sectors share their views and insights into GovCon’s post-sequestration environment and where the market is headed. TheNewNewInternet has published copies of presentations offered by several speakers from the Post-Sequestration Summit …

SoundOff is a new section of The New New Internet featuring the thoughts and perspectives of top industry experts and thought leaders on the biggest issues facing the cyber marketplace. These executives are drawn from the U.S. government contracting industry. Expert Input on Breach Detection We hear a lot about …

Top experts on White House cyber proposal In an effort to strengthen U.S. cybersecurity, the Obama administration last month released a strategy that stresses international collaboration and provides guidelines on what action to take against adversaries who use the Internet to launch attacks on the nation. Here, seven industry experts …

While McAfee has been loud from Las Vegas, VMware has been making noise from overseas with its VMworld Europe in Copenhagen, Denmark. VMware held a similar conference on “owning the cloud” earlier this year in Las Vegas and while it reported multiple advances in that week, it has unleashed a whole slew of …

According to experts, the keys to combating cyber threats are planning, prioritization and testing. Keith Rhodes, senior vice president and chief technology officer for QinetiQ North America‘s Mission Solutions Group, recently outlined the ways in which civilian agencies and the Defense Department can plan effective defenses against cyber attacks on …

With 30 years of experience in the professional services business, Chuck Prow knows what it takes to stay on top of a constantly changing market. As the general manager of IBM’s Global Business Services for the Public Sector, Prow is constantly realigning his team’s goals and missions to stay one …

As national director of information technology for Deloitte’s Federal Practice, Jim Zarnick is responsible for the direction and execution of the work the Deloitte IT organization performs in support of the federal practice. When Deloitte acquired BearingPoint in 2009, Zarnick was named director of international operations for Deloitte Consulting LLP. …

HP Enterprise Services Public Sector Chief Technologist Jeff Bergeron has been named a commissioner for TechAmerica Foundation’s Commission on the Leadership Opportunity in U.S. Deployment of the Cloud, also known as CLOUD2. Bergeron and a team of other cloud experts will work to provide the Obama administration with recommendations for …

While cybersecurity discussions often focus on networks and enterprises, there is rarely any talk of how vulnerable supply chains are to an IT compromise, according to a private-sector cybersecurity expert. Speaking at a recent Dubai press conference about the state of cyberspace in the Middle East, Dale W. Meyerrose, vice …

Although much of the recent buzz surrounding cyber attacks has highlighted the possibility of retaliation, the million-dollar question remains: How do you strike back when you do not know who your enemy is? “The simple answer is that you can’t, and the longer answer is that it’s really hard and …

As director of cyber programs at Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO), Bill Cooper is tasked with cybersecurity strategy, solution development, partner alliances and business development within the firm’s federal business area. Cooper re-joined Cisco Systems after a nearly five-year stint at Teradata Government Systems, where he was responsible for all …

Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Harry D. Raduege Jr., chairman of Deloitte Center for Cyber Innovation, is slated to present at the 14th Annual New York State Cyber Security Conference and 6th Annual Academic Symposium, an event that brings together cybersecurity professionals from around the New York area and …

Software security firm Veracode announced a high-profile addition to its board of directors: Former presidential counterterrorism adviser and renowned cybersecurity expert Richard Clarke.   Clarke is also chairman and CEO of Good Harbor Consulting. In his role, Clarke will work closely with the company’s federal advisory board along with its …

Experts may be divided on the exact dangers of Stuxnet, which some dubbed the most sophisticated malware to date, but most agree it took the cyber threat to the next level. As opposed to a traditional cyber attack, Stuxnet was able to do actual physical damage, which opened a whole …

According to Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Robert Schmidle, deputy commander of Cyber Command, cyber operations could use a new combatant command structure. The lieutenant discussed his opinion on the matter at the AFECA International 2011 Joint Warfighting Conference in Virginia Beach, Va. Schmidle said sovereignty, a necessity in the organization …