GOVTek Monthly Newsletter: Issue 78, February 2011

In This Issue
Top Headlines
Featured News
GTRA Research Brief
GTRA Blogs
GTRA Featured New Member
GTRA/ExteNet Breakfast Workshop
Research & Publications
May 2011 Council Meeting
GOVTek Executive Awards
GTRA Council

GTRA Council Meeting Solution Providers


GTRA Partners


















 
Industry Events
  
February 8-9, 2011: DOJ Cyber Security Expo
Join Q1 Labs at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC at Booth #54. The Cyber Security Expo will focus on cyber security threats and vulnerabilities, increased awareness, and discussions of the defensive capabilities available. This Expo will occur concurrently with the U.S. Department of Justice Cyber Security Conference 2011. Visit http://www.fbcinc.com/ event.aspx?eventid=Q6UJ9A00P1AW for more information.

February 14-18, 2011: Pledge to Telework During Telework Week 2011
Beginning Monday, February 14, Telework Exchange and Cisco will host Telework Week 2011 - a week-long, nationwide effort to encourage agencies, organizations, and individuals to pledge to telework. Individuals and organizations are invited to pledge to telework - it's free to participate. Currently, more than 5,800 people have pledged to participate, saving more than $350,000 in commuting costs during Telework Week. For additional information and to pledge to, please visit www.teleworkexchange.com/
teleworkweek.

February 24, 2011: Learn How Security Intelligence Can Help Combat WikiLeaks, Stuxnet and Advanced Threats (Exclusive Q1 Labs Webinar) - Register Today!
The new realities of today's threats, whether they are inside-out or outside-in have increased the need for comprehensive network intelligence from the predictive/prevention phase through the reaction/remediation phase. With WikiLeaks and Stuxnet illustrating a critical, yet fundamental security issues for Federal and Commercial business over the past few months, its clear that today's attacks are developing increased sophistication on a global scale. Therefore, intelligence, not just logging, is required as a key defensive element to counter known and unknown threats. Join Q1 Labs' CSO Chris Poulin for an exclusive webinar where you will learn:
  • Why context and situational awareness are necessary for advanced threat detection and behavioral analysis
  • How Enterprises are using Security Intelligence to combat insider threat and nation state activity
  • How the QRadar Security Intelligence Platform can help detect threats others miss
March 22, 2011: Optimization for Innovation
As the world economy emerges from a painful recession, organizations are confronted with the challenge of retaining bottom-line diligence, while pursuing market sustaining and gaining innovation, in an environment riddled with uncertainty, increased regulation, consumer reluctance and tighter credit. This is the "new normal." To execute in the "new normal," organizations are seeking new ideas and techniques to optimize business operations and foster business innovation. At the inaugural Optimization for Innovation conference, executives, senior-level practitioners, experts and thought leaders will share real-world experiences and pragmatic 90-day action items to harvest savings and trapped value from existing processes, resources and capabilities. The conference will consist of a combination of invited guest speakers, keynotes, case studies, presentations and tutorials.

April 28, 2011: Spring Telework Exchange Town Hall Meeting - Free to Government
Telework Exchange will host the Spring Town Hall Meeting on April 28 at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, D.C. Themed "Telework. Work Smart, Save Big," the all-day event will address management and technology needs for building, implementing, and measuring telework programs. Join your fellow peers to learn how to put the telework law into action and realize the myriad benefits - agency cost savings, sustainability, hiring and retaining valuable employees, improving productivity, and supporting continuity of operations. For additional information and to register, please visit www.teleworkexchange.com/
townhallmeeting.

GTRA Council Meeting Resource Guide

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Top Headlines

25-Point Plan Paralysis? Build Momentum with a Few Quick Hits
Some tips include collaboration with peer/industry groups, starting earlier on budget documents, and dipping into the cloud with low-risk applications

Mobile Access to IT Dashboards Announced by the White House
Provides anytime, anywhere access to IT dashboard information

NIST Guide Tackles Security Challenges of Public Cloud Computing
The guide tells agencies to focus on planning, awareness and accountability while planning to move resources to the public cloud

Cisco Predicts Mobile Data Traffic Explosion: By the Numbers
Among the predictions is a 92% growth in mobile data consumption by 2015
Featured News

Five Hot Business Technology Trends to Watch in 2011
Trends include enterprise acceptance of Apple/Android, increase in virtual machines, and gains in employee choice of devices.

Two Publications Recommend Organization-Wide IT Security Risk Management
Both publications are a part of NIST's risk management guidelines and adopted government wide to improve the security of government systems and information.

What's Right and What's Wrong with IT Reform Plans
A good overview of the pro's and con's of recent Federal IT reform plan.

Can Agencies Cut 800 Data Centers? Maybe, But Here's What's in the Way
One of the biggest hurdles cited is funding for consolidation efforts due in large part to the financial crisis facing the government.

11 Identity Trends to Watch in 2011
Top trends and issues are related to mobility, social media, and information sharing
GTRA 2011 Research Brief
 
Cyber Security: Solving an Ever-Changing Equation

In this Research Brief, GTRA focuses on the complex world of cyber security by first looking at how cyber security became a household term, digging deep into the top concerns of government IT leaders when it comes to protecting our nation's digital and physical IT assets, and providing critical success factors government leaders should include in their cyber security strategy.
GTRA Blogs
 

Enterprise Architecture:

A Transformational Agent for IT Reform


Parham Eftekhari

Co-Founder & Director of Research, GTRA


As one Chief Architect recently told me: "EA is NOT about technology, it is about business processes..." and I couldn't agree more! Here are some thoughts why EA should be the star in the IT Management Reform and prove once and for all the transformational power it can bring to any agency.
GTRA Featured New Member

BDNA has spent a decade mapping the DNA structure of modern IT organizations. The result is Technopedia™ - the world's first IT encyclopedia, a complete and continuously updated collection of critical information of every major software and hardware product in the technology industry. Technopedia is the core of BDNA - a suite of products and services which sequences IT's genetics. Enterprises can finally know what they have, what they use, and what they really need; with this diagnosis, they are able to cure themselves, eliminating IT waste and freeing up IT budget for innovation. But the power of BDNA extends far beyond IT, into any business application requiring detailed information about hardware, software or mobile devices. That's what the "B" in our name stands for - we map your Business DNA, so you can Know What You're Made Of.
GTRA / ExteNet Breakfast Workshop:
Defined Mobile Voice & Data Networks
 
When: Thursday March 3, 2011
Where: 1701 Pennsylvania Ave, Suite 300 Washington D.C., 20006

Agenda

8:00am - Breakfast

9:00am - Roundtable discussion
  • Define common terms used in mobile voice and data industry
  • Define roles, responsibilities and stakeholders
  • Define devices and people on mobile voice and data networks
  • Define mobile voice and data network management/control
  • Define mobile voice and data network place in the enterprise architecture

10:00am - Live Demonstration of ExteNet Systems' iDNA™  

  • Defined coverage areas
  • Defined network management
  • Defined access control

ExteNet Systems, Inc. designs, builds and operates defined mobile voice and data networks that are used across the spectrum of North American businesses and communities. These high quality networks provide building owners and the wireless industry with solutions for robust outdoor and indoor mobile connectivity - in government and healthcare facilities, corporate offices, high-rises, transportation corridors, public venues, higher education, as well as commercial and residential neighbourhoods. ExteNet's distributed networks help enhance coverage, capacity and quality.  

 

Please contact Paul Barter to RSVP for this Workshop:

 

pbarter@extenetsystems.com

301-459-4444

Research & Publications

Best Practices Guide: Mobile Device Management (MDM)
In 2011, more businesses than ever are confronting how to fully embrace mobile devices beyond the executive and sales teams. In a way, IT teams are being dragged into this, because users have fully embraced iPhones, Droids, and app stores in their personal lives and have surpassed the end-user capabilities of the BlackBerry and Windows Mobile-oriented IT shop.

So, what's slowing down businesses? It's the exercise of putting in place an IT strategy for management and operation. While it's understandable that IT would like to add a degree of rigor, the solution doesn't have to be that difficult. This document describes 11 best practices for Mobile Device Management (MDM).

 

Q1 Labs Announces Record Breaking Growth for 2010

Q1 Labs, the global provider of total security intelligence solutions, today announced that its revenue has continued to increase at a rapid rate with 75 percent growth in revenue and 125 percent growth in profitability in 2010. The company also closed out the year with a 42 percent increase in overall headcount, adding over 60 employees.

 

WikiLeaks: A Spy Novel

The thousands of diplomatic cables that found their way to the WikiLeaks web site is sensational, but it's certainly not an isolated incident. Insider threats are a real possibility for any organization, in the public sector and private. Prolific worms and bots may be the fodder for television soundbites, partly because they're random-anyone may be the victim and we chuckle, safe in our optimistic belief that it won't be us. Whether we admit it or not, we don't laugh much about insider threats because the stakes are grave and we can never really say that we're immune. The theft of military secrets or intellectual property can bring down a government or an enterprise. Military and corporate espionage is the stuff of novels, where the bad actors have names and the game changed from targets of opportunity to targets of choice. And so, below is a hypothetical treatment of a now well-known incident, with appropriate monitoring in place. I think this is how this situation should have played out.

 

MaaS360 for Mobile Devices

Businesses and employees are using mobile devices in ways not envisioned as recently as a year ago. Personal device ownership and usage in the enterprise is growing rapidly. Most organizations are supporting over four different smartphone platforms, which are quickly becoming the computing platform of choice. This is requiring IT organizations to enhance their mobile device management capabilities to be on par with desktop management and security, including establishing provisioning, configuration, management, and security operations that ensure user productivity while preserving compliance with IT policies.

 

Security Intelligence, With a Little Help from Our Friends
This morning, a news release crossed the wires about Q1 Labs' Security Intelligence Partner Program. This is a program whereby other security vendors write to Q1 Labs-developed data collection formats so they can integrate their events and other telemetry into our security intelligence platform. Many of the participating vendors will be sending out (or have sent out) news releases of their own this week, and next week.

 


 

May 7 - 10, 2011  

1701 Pennsylvania Ave N.W., Washington D.C.  

 

Full Course Includes 5 Workshops:  

  • Continuous Monitoring Explained
  • Understanding Advanced Persistent Threat
  • Network Forensics and Malware Workshop
  • Understanding Vulnerability Assessments, Exploitation, and Security Testing Methodologies
  • FISMA Myths and Truths

Benefits of HackThat Include:  

  • 22 Hours of CPEs for numerous certifications including all (ISC)2 certifications
  • 25-Student Maximum per-class
  • GTRA-Approved instructors (Certified Security Experts, Experience in Education)
  • Includes May 2011 GTRA Council Meeting Attendance Tuition - a $799 value! 

PLEASE CLICK HERE TO  

LEARN MORE AND REGISTER



GTRA Technology Council Meeting
May 22-24, 2011 - Bedford, PA
 

Pre-register now for the $399 discounted GOV rate! Registration includes BOTH May and December Council Meetings!
  
CLICK HERE!

The GTRA Technology Council Meeting will cover topics including:
  • OMB 25-Point Federal IT Management Reform
  • Infrastructure Mandates (Cloud First, Data Center Consolidation)
  • Continuous Monitoring
  • Strategic Enterprise Architecture
  • Cyber Security & Risk Management
  • Information Sharing & Security
  • Advanced Persistent Threats
  • Mobile Networks and Security

 

Registration Includes:  

  • Over 20 HOURS of Continuing Education Credits for multiple certifications
  • 1-year GTRA Membership
  • Full access to sessions, networking, and entertainment functions
  • Golf outing
GOVTek Executive Government Technology Awards

GOVTek Executive Government Technology Awards for 2011 call for government and industry nominations is officially open! These awards are recognizing leaders with vision, innovation and remarkable accomplishments from, both government and industry, who have improved the way government delivers services, interacts with citizens, shares information, and protects its national assets.

GTRA's Government Council and Industry Advisory Board will judge the nominations and host the GOVTek Awards Cruise to be held December 4-6, 2011. GTRA is officially calling for nominations in the following categories:
Government Excellence:
Excellence in Government Leadership
Excellence in OMB's "25-Point Federal IT Management Reform"
Excellence in Project Management
Excellence in Cyber Security
Excellence in Sustainability
Infrastructure Modernization Achievement
Excellence in Social Media
Excellence in Transparency
Government Innovator of the Year
Women in GOV Technology

Industry Solutions & Technologies:
Best Security Solution
Best Enterprise Architecture Solution
 Best Mobile Solution
Best Cloud Solution
Best IT Solution
Best Emerging Technology
Excellence in Government Service
Women in Technology
Top 20 Solution Providers to Watch for 2011

FOR NOMINATIONS
GO TO:
 GOVTekAwards.org

Special Thanks to the GTRA Council Members

Dr. Suzanne Acar, Senior Information Architect (Enterprise Architecture & Infrastructure Council)

Deedee Akeo, Chief Architect, Business Transformation Agency (Enterprise Architecture & Infrastructure Council)

Dr. Peter Alterman, Senior Advisor for Strategic Initiatives, NIH (Security Council)

Kirit Amin, Chief Information Officer, Bureau of Consular Affairs, State (Enterprise Architecture & Infrastructure Council)

Frank Bauer, Vice President for Government Training and Professional Development, Graduate School (Workforce & Leadership Council)

Benjamin Bergersen, CIO, OIG, Commerce (CXO Council)

Dr. Scott Bernard, Chief Architect, OMB (Enterprise Architecture & Infrastructure Council)

Andrew Blumenthal, Chief Technology Officer, ATF, Justice (Enterprise Architecture & Infrastructure Council)

Dr. W. Stan Boddie, PMP, CISSP, Professor of Systems & Technology Management, i-College, NDU (Workforce & Leadership Council)

Thomas Boyce, PMP, Deputy Chief Information Officer & Director, Office of Information Services, NRC (CXO Council)

Gayle Bracy, Director, Office of Enterprise Solutions, Treasury
(Enterprise Architecture & Infrastructure Council)

Robert F. Brese, Deputy CIO, Energy (CXO Council)
Dr. Barry Brown, Deputy Director, Enterprise Systems Engineer, Customs and Border Patrol, DHS (Enterprise Architecture & Infrastructure Council)

Devon Bryan, Director, Cybersecurity Operations, IRS (Security Council)

Jonathan Cantor, Executive Director for Privacy and Disclosure, SSA (Security Council)

Marian Cody, Chief Information Security Officer, HUD (Security Council)

Colleen Coggins, CIO, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Transportation (Enterprise Architecture & Infrastructure Council)

Doreen Cox, Chief Architect, Director, Enterprise Architecture Branch, Office of Information Technology, Customs & Border Protection, DHS (Enterprise Architecture & Infrastructure Council)

Patricia Craighill, Special Advisor to the Chief, Warfighting Integration, NEXTGEN/JPDO, Assistant Director of Defense, SAF/XC - NEXTGEN,U.S. Air Force (Enterprise Architecture & Infrastructure Council)

Elisa Cruz, Chief Information Security Officer, FEMA (Security Council)

Linda Cureton, Chief Information Officer, NASA (CXO Council)

Jirka Danek, CTO & CISO, Information Technology Services Branch, Public Works Government Services Canada (CXO Council)

Kevin Deeley, Chief Information Security Officer, Justice (Security Council)

Bob Dilonardo, Chief Information Officer, Domestic Nuclear Detection Office, DHS (CXO Council)

Brian Doerk, PMP, Project Manager, U.S. Coast Guard (Enterprise Architecture & Infrastructure Council)

Steve Elky, Chief Information Security Officer, Library of Congress (Security Council)

Rich Ferguson, Chief Information Officer, Federal Labor Relations Authority (CXO Council)

Frederic Foley, Chief Architect and Director of Enterprise Architecture, U.S. Coast Guard (Enterprise Architecture & Infrastructure Council)

Mary Forbes, Chief Enterprise Architect, HHS (Enterprise Architecture & Infrastructure Council)

Ylanda Ford, Director, Enterprise Architecture, OCIO, HUD (Enterprise Architecture & Infrastructure Council)

Christopher Fornecker, Chief Technology Officer, Integrated Acquisition Environment, GSA (Enterprise Architecture & Infrastructure Council)

Sharon Fratta-Hill, Ph.D., VP of Academic Programs and Distance Education, Graduate School (Enterprise Architecture & Infrastructure Council)

Christopher Garcia, Director, Cyber Security and Incident Response Center, FAA (Security Council)

AJ Germek, Assistant Deputy Special Inspector General, CIO for the Troubled Asset Relief Program, SIGTARP, Treasury (CXO Council)

Ned Goldberg, Chief Information Security Officer, FDIC (Security Council)

Peter Gouldmann, Security Architect & Knowledge Officer, Office of Information Assurance, US Department of State (Security Council)

Ken Griffey, NCCIPS Transition Mangaer, Stennis Space Center, NASA (Enterprise Architecture & Infrastructure Council)

Ira Grossman, Chief Enterprise Architect, FEMA (Enterprise Architecture & Infrastructure Council)

Chris Hardy, Director, e-Learning and Technology Center, DAU (Workforce & Leadership Council)

Brad Harshman, Chief Enterprise Architect, National Nuclear Security Administration, Energy (Enterprise Architecture & Infrastructure Council)

Jerry Horton, Chief Information Officer, US Agency for International Development USAID (CXO Council)

Patrick Howard, Chief Information Security Officer, NRC (Security Council)

Marlene Howze, Chief Architect/Enterprise Architecture Program Manager, Labor (Enterprise Architecture & Infrastructure Council)

James Johnson, Chief Information Officer, Congressional Budget Office (Enterprise Architecture & Infrastructure Council)

Richard Klemmer, Chief Enterprise Architect, NTIA, Commerce (Enterprise Architecture & Infrastructure Council)

Kevin Lawson, Branch Chief, Applications Development Branch, IT Division, TSA (Enterprise Architecture & Infrastructure Council)

Phillip Loranger, Deputy Chief Information Security Officer, Education (Security Council)

Lt. Gen. William T. Lord, Chief of Warfighting Integration & CIO, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, Air Force (CXO Council)

Tan Luong, Chief Enterprise Architect, IT Department, US Mint (Enterprise Architecture & Infrastructure Council)

Roger Mahach, Chief Information Security & Privacy Officer, OCC, Treasury (Security Council)

Randy Maples, CEA, Deputy Chief Information Officer - Management, FTC (Enterprise Architecture & Infrastructure Council)

Ethel Matthews, Senior Advisor to Chief Information Officer, Security and Privacy, SBA (Security Council)

Chuck McGann, Director, Corporate Information Security, US Postal Service (Security Council)

Margaret Mech, Chief Information Security Officer, FTC (Security Council)

Noah Nason, Chief, IT Service Management Division, ATF (CXO Council)

Matt Newman, Professor of Systems Management, NDU (Enterprise Architecture & Infrastructure Council)

Walt Okon, Senior Enterprise Architect, DoD Enterprise Architecture & Standards Directorate, Defense (Enterprise Architecture & Infrastructure Council)

Bajinder Paul, Chief Information Officer of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Treasury (Enterprise Architecture & Infrastructure Council)

Richard Prentiss, Assistant Director, Enterprise Computing Center, IRS, Treasury (Security Council)

John Rogers, Chief, CIO & DPfM Division, USTRANSCOM (CXO Council)

Ken Rogers, Director, Enterprise Architecture & Strategic Planning, IRM/BPC/EAP, U.S. Department of State (Enterprise Architecture & Infrastructure Council)

Larry Ruffin, Chief Information Security Officer, Interior (Security Council)

Timothy Ruland, Chief Information Security Officer, Census Bureau (Security Council)

Eddie Saffarinia, Assistant Inspector General for Information Technology, Interior (CXO Council)

Peter Sand, Director of Privacy Technology, DHS (Security Council)

Daniel Sands, Chief Information Security Officer, Director, Information Security and Awareness Office, OCIO, National Institutes of Health, HHS (Security Council)

Daud Santosa, Chief Technology Officer,National Business Center, Interior (Enterprise Architecture & Infrastructure Council)

Derek Scarbrough, Chief Information Officer, Institute of Museum and Library Services (CXO Council)

Michael Schievelbein, FBMS Implementation Office, Lead Technologist, Office of the Secretary, Interior (Enterprise Architecture & Infrastructure Council)

Tim Schmidt, Chief Technology Officer, Transportation (CXO Council)

Robert Seay, Acting Chief Enterprise Architect, GSA (Enterprise Architecture & Infrastructure Council)

Donna K. Seymour, Deputy Assistant for Administration for the Under Secretary of the Navy, Navy (Enterprise Architecture & Infrastructure Council)

Bobby Smart, Director of Policy & Resources, Chief Architect of the Air Force, Office of Information Dominance and CIO, Air Force (Enterprise Architecture & Infrastructure Council)

Rene' E. Smeraglia, Chief Information Security Officer, US Mint (Security Council) James Smith,Chief Enterprise Architect, Bureau of Consular Affairs, State (Enterprise Architecture & Infrastructure Council)

David Stender, Associate CIO for Cybersecurity, Chief Information Security Officer, IRS (Security Council)

John Sullivan, Enterprise Architecture Advisor, Office of Governmentwide Policy, GSA (Enterprise Architecture & Infrastructure Council)

Peter Sullivan, Director, Office of the Chief Information Officer, Labor (Enterprise Architecture & Infrastructure Council)

Eric Sweden, Chief Enterprise Architect, NASCIO (Enterprise Architecture & Infrastructure Council)

Harry Tabak, Chief Enterprise Architect, NOAA National Weather Service (Enterprise Architecture & Infrastructure Council)
Diana Takata, Acting Chief Architect, JPDO, Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) (Enterprise Architecture & Infrastructure Council)

John Teeter, Deputy Chief Information Officer, HHS (CXO Council)

George Thomas, Enterprise Architect, HHS (Enterprise Architecture & Infrastructure Council)

Dr. Paul A. Tibbits, MD, Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of Enterprise Development, Veterans Affairs (CXO Council)

Wolf Tombe, Chief Technology Officer, Customs & Border Protection, DHS (CXO Council)

Dr. James Trinka, Director, Training and Technical Development, FAA (Workforce & Leadership Council)

Arleas Upton-Kea, Director, Division of Administration, FDIC (Workforce & Leadership Council)

Raghav Vajjhala, Chief Enterprise Architect & Director, Office of Enterprise Architecture, Treasury (Enterprise Architecture & Infrastructure Council)

Brian Wilczynski, Director, Enterprise Architecture & Standards, Defense (Enterprise Architecture & Infrastructure Council)

Dennis Wisnosky, Chief Architect, Chief Technical Officer, Business Mission Area, Office of the Deputy Chief Management Officer, Defense (Enterprise Architecture & Infrastructure Council)

Paul Wormeli, Executive Director, Integrated Justice Information Systems Institute (Enterprise Architecture & Infrastructure Council)

Dr. Robert "Rocky" Young, Associate Professor of Systems Management, NDU (Enterprise Architecture & Infrastructure Council)

David Zeppieri, Chief Information Officer, Overseas Private Investment Corporation (Enterprise Architecture & Infrastructure Council)

Please don't hesitate to contact us should you have any questions or need assistance.  Thank you and I hope to see you in May!
 
Warm Regards,
 
Deborah Kay
Government Technology Research Alliance (GTRA)
202.248.5411 Office
202.536.3179 Direct
312.399.7341 Mobile
202.351.0569 Fax
deborahk@gtra.org
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