To improve citizen services and protect national interests, the federal government must be able to quickly and effectively analyze the enormous volumes of structured and unstructured data that it collects from sources around the globe. This data continues to grow at an astounding rate, which is compounded by the continuous advancement of technological collection capabilities ...

Anyone who makes their living in Public Sector IT knows the tech industry runs on buzz words. Take “Cloud”, for example. How many times have you read or written that word in the past 24 months?  For me, I’d have to say > 1,000! (Note to self: Make some time for pleasure reading!) Kidding aside, ...

Just like I did for FISMA, I wanted to review the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program Security Controls (FedRAMP), and provide you with my view of it. As stated on GSA’s website, FedRAMP is “a government-wide program that provides a standardized approach to security assessment, authorization, and continuous monitoring for cloud products and services. ...

Last week, I was invited to co-present on a webcast hosted by Federal Computer Week entitled “The Keys to Successfully Transforming Your Data Center .”  We discussed strategies to improve the utilization, efficiency, and ROI of existing data center hardware and software. Federal agencies large and small are definitely feeling the heat to comply with Federal ...

Note: Bits & Bytes is a new reoccurring column featuring interesting figures in the security industry.  The intent is to provide a quick interview that allows readers to learn more about the interview subject and their views of our industry.  This edition features Mischel Kwon. About Mischel:  Mischel Kwon is an IT executive with more ...