CTO, CIO & CISO
CTO: What We Can Do To Prevent The Next Major DDOS Attack? Steve Herrod, Managing Director at General Catalyst, Former CTO of VMWare, answers the question: “What Are the Biggest Issues in Cyber Security in 2016?” Read more
[FORBES.COM]
CIO: U.S. CIO Releases Proposed Guidance to Modernize Federal IT. The proposed guidance asks agencies to develop and implement targeted modernization plans for specific high-risk, high-priority systems, and to do so in four phases. Find out more
[GOVTECH.COM]
CISO: What the Federal CISO Needs to Get the Job Done. The selection of Brig. Gen. Gregory J. Touhill (ret.) as the first federal chief information security officer is a key part of the President’s Cybersecurity National Action Plan. With the election a week away, it’s not clear how long Touhill will be holding the post. Irrespective of who occupies the hot seat, however, the critical question is whether the federal CISO will have at his or her disposal the tools and authorities necessary to get the job done. Without them, the country will end up with a CISO in name only. Find out more
[FCW.COM]
FUTURE: 3 Ways to Better Predict the Future in Your Enterprise. Data can help governments solve specific problems and prepare for major events. Wayne Gretzky once said, “A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be.” But how can government leaders move from good to great with technology and security? Where will the “puck” be for your business area? Read the rest
[GOVTECH.COM]
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NOW ON SLIDESHARE: Tech Update Summary from Blue Mountain Data Systems October 2016 http://www.slideshare.net/BMDS3416/tech-update-summary-from-blue-mountain-data-systems-october-2016.
IT SECURITY SUPPORT: Blue Mountain Data Systems is actively involved in implementing FISMA and NIST standards with Federal Civilian Agencies. Due to our extensive experience in this area, Blue Mountain has developed processes and organizational techniques to help ensure security deliverables are completed on time, and performed in the most efficient manner possible. We ensure that NIST-800-53 control requirements are treated consistently during definition, analysis, implementation, auditing, and reporting phases of a system. Find out more about Blue Mountain Data Systems IT Security Support Services. Call us at 703-502-3416.
BLUE MOUNTAIN DATA SYSTEMS HAS THE EXPERIENCE: 1994 to Present – U.S. Dept. of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration. Responsible to the Office of Technology and Information Systems for information systems architecture, planning, applications development, networking, administration and IT security, supporting the enforcement of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act — ERISA. Within the EBSA, Blue Mountain is responsible for design, development and support for its various enforcement database management systems, as well as all case tracking and customer service inquiry systems. Blue Mountain also provides IT security services to the EBSA, in the form of FISMA Assessment and Authorization, System Security Plans, Risk and vulnerability assessments, monitoring and investigation support. Read more.
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