Christopher Perry

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), the top-ranking Republican on the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, today argued against establishing a new cybersecurity coordinator position at the White House. - Christopher Perry

Encryption! - Christopher Perry

“Security in the federal government is not where it needs to be,” Vivek Kundra said. “Historically, the federal government has not been as effective as necessary in its cyber defense. An inadequate cybersecurity workforce, a focus on compliance rather than outcomes, and a cumbersome and time-consuming process for collecting information regarding agency security postures have hindered our cybersecurity management capabilities.” - Christopher Perry

One software vendor’s research has found that agencies’ security managers spend anywhere from a quarter to almost half their time on compliance issues. - Christopher Perry

The Homeland Security Department opened a new operations center today that integrates national cybersecurity and telecommunications monitoring systems and provides a new degree of situational awareness surrounding the nation’s communications, information technology and cyber infrastructure - Christopher Perry

Supply Chain Security - Christopher Perry

The top U.S. intelligence official said counterintelligence and cybersecurity would be given new emphasis under a four-year strategic plan he unveiled Tuesday. - Christopher Perry

Curiosity killed the pussy cat ... - Christopher Perry

Interesting perspective ... I agree with much of this blog - Christopher Perry

Interesting observations from the front lines ... - Christopher Perry

WOW! What an amazing gift! - Christopher Perry

Smart Move: "We needed to architect our inner cloud so we could easily slide into the public cloud when we are ready," Peer said. - Christopher Perry

Some history about "Waffle Day" - Christopher Perry

Check out the bloggs! - Christopher Perry