Joseph Doherty is Executive Vice President and Group President of ACS Government Solutions at ACS, a Xerox Company.  ACS Government Solutions is the largest provider of BPO services in the government sector and a leader in the government healthcare program. Joe Doherty manages 1,700 state and local government divisions while continuing to expand ACS cliental. […] More

A Miami based hacker know as “segvec” and “soupnazi” plead guilty Tuesday to helping to orchestrate the theft of a massive amount of credit and debit card numbers. This is the third case against Albert Gonzalez, who was accused of hacking into a variety of retail stores purloining some tens of millions of credit and […] More

Three separate attacks on the Penn State computer system have prompted the universtity to begin notifying 30,000 indivuduals that their Social Security numbers may be compromised. The three attacks are apparently unrelated occurred before Christmas where computer systems from the two main campuses and one branch campus were infected with malware. The areas of the […] More

In a study released yesterday, Botnets, malicious applications and social networking malware top the future threats of 2010. In a study released by BitDefender, cyber criminals will be looking to expanding platforms, target multiple operating systems and mobile devices. “2009 saw a wide range of security threats aiming at both end-users and at corporate networks,“ […] More

Jim Lewis of the Center for Security and International Studies recently discussed some of the current and future trends in cyber security with the Council on Foreign Relations. During the interview, Lewis discussed recent reports of US drone vulnerabilities and how he thinks the Obama administration is doing in advancing cyber security in the US […] More

Phil Reitinger, deputy undersecretary of the Department of Homeland Security’s National Protection and Programs Directorate and director of the National Cybersecurity Center, believes better metrics are needed to drive better security practices in the private sector. In a recent interview with GovInfoSecurity.com, Reitinger discussed the Einstein III program and some of his views on increasing […] More

The Department of Energy (DOE) may be at risk for cyber attack according to a recent report by the Inspector General. If the DOE fail to upgrade their security measures, they risk a security breach and possible loss worth millions of dollars. The Office of Science in the DOE has delayed standardization of computer protocols […] More

According to a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, several websites were hit with a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack around the Christmas holiday. The company that provides directory service to a variety of websites was targeted in the attack, which left several of the sites inaccessible to some users. Once the company […] More

Earlier this month, Aneesh Chopra and Vivek Kundra announced the launch of the Open Government Directive. In case you missed it, Jon Stewart recently criticized the launch of Open Government on The Daily Show, which you can view here. In response to the criticism, Aneesh Chopra responded in an exclusive interview with ExecutiveBiz. View Chopra […] More

Last week, President Obama announced that Howard Schmidt, recent president and CEO of the Information Security Forum, would be taking the position of cyber coordinator at the White House. It has now been a week and various cyber security experts in and outside of government have weighed in on the choice of Schmidt. Below are […] More

The past year has been a busy one for government contractors. The headlines have been filled with issues ranging from in-sourcing and de-conflicting to the surge of contractors that will be needed to support the effort in Afghanistan. This year has seen multiple multi-billion dollar deals that are changing the way companies within GovCon are […] More

Eating well can mean different things to different people.  Some executives swear by a low carb diet to lose weight, while others follow the Mediterranean diet to keep energized.  And for executives trying to stay alert after long lunches, light foods such as salads and seafood are a staple.  While all good choices – to […] More