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Bob Gourley is the founder and CTO of Crucial Point LLC where he leads technology due diligence consulting. He is the publisher of CTOvision.com and ThreatBrief.com. Bob's background is as an all source intelligence analyst and an enterprise CTO. Find him on Twitter at @BobGourley

The 2012 FedCyber.com Summit is 15 Nov

Taking place November 15 in Washington, D.C., the FedCyber Summit is the event for seasoned cyber security practitioners.   Engagement of the attendees is what makes this event action-oriented and practitioner-focused.  Those interested can still provide input and ideas for the 2012 FedCyber Summit by filling out a pre-event survey found here: ow.ly/dymVx

FedCyber.com Cyber Security Summit | 15 Nov 2012 | Register at: http://bit.ly/Q2GwE7

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Debrief From The 2012 Recorded Future User Network Conference (Part One)

Originally posted by Bob Gourley on CTO Vision

Recorded Future held their annual user network conference in DC 16 Oct 2012.  This post is the first of a two part debrief on the event:

On The Ambiance: The event was packed. Standing room only. And it was packed with the right kinds of people. Government and Industry thought leaders, analysts and data scientists with real world responsibilities came together for a day of fast-paced sharing and interactions. It would be impossible to give justice to the many sidebar conversations: but they were all meaty and interesting since frequently the conversations were between people serving vastly different missions but sharing common needs for more insight on the world around them. This makes sharing of lessons learned, models and concepts of operation fun and mutually beneficial. And if you have an event that is both fun and mutually beneficial you have a recipe for an enduring community. So there is something magic happening here.

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Government Big Data Solutions Award: Have You Nominated Yet?

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If you are a government IT leader or a firm that serves government please take a moment to give us your thoughts. We are looking for Big Data solutions in the government space that are making positive contributions to government missions. Nominees for the Government Big Data Solutions Award will be evaluated by a panel of judges and publicly recognized this fall on our CTOvision.com site and at the Hadoop World NYC.  Nomination is easy! We just need a little info to get started. More on the award, its background and objectives is below:

As a reader of CTOvision.com you are aware of the interesting situation we face with data today: The amount of data being created is growing faster than humans can analyze, but fast analysis over data can help humanity solve some very tough challenges. This fact is moving the globe towards new "Big Data" solutions.

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