SGIS in the News
Security in the Clouds Event is a Great Success
SGIS sponsored the recent Security in the Clouds conference hosted by the  Association for Enterprise Information (AFEI). This event examined the intersection of Cloud Computing and Cyber Security with emphasis on Data Fusion and Visualization for Dynamic Cyber Defense.
For a complete webcast of the event, click here.
The conference, which took place on April 14, 2010 at the Holiday Inn in Alexandria, Virginia, was a great success. There were over 80 attendees present including a good mix of senior government and industry professionals, including representatives of the Department of Defense (DOD), the U.S. Air Force (USAF), the DOD Cyber Crime Center, the Bureau of Land Management and many more.
Mark Fedak of SGIS, who served as the conference chairperson, received a personal thank you letter from David E. Chesebrough, President of AFEI, congratulating him on the success of this event.
To view our press release about this event or to read the thank you letter from the AFEI President, click here.
Company Events
SGIS Celebrates a Day at the Races on May 1st!
 SGIS will have a hospitality tent at the 85th running of the world famous Virginia Gold Cup steeplechase race, Saturday, May 1, 2010 at Great Meadow in The Plains, Virginia.
The Virginia Gold Cup is a grand spring tradition as well as a fixture on the social calendar. Run in Fauquier County since 1922 and attended by over 50,000 spectators, this race is one of the largest and most popular sporting events in the greater Washington metropolitan area.
Race day features six hurdle and timber horses races, Jack Russell Terrier races, tent, tailgate and hat contests, and over 30 vendor booths for shopping. A good time will be had by all in attendance.
To read more, click here.
The SGIS Blog
Applying "Social" Security
 The issue of playing it safe on social networking pages was recently brought to my attention after I read an article in the Miami Herald with a big, bold, revealing headline “Mining Social Networks,” which went into detail about the privacy issues on social networking pages. As it turns out, these social networks can be a gold mine for investigators tracking down hidden assets.
Cynthia Hetherington, a former librarian and current private investigator, demonstrated the ease of finding personal information. During the presentation, Hetherington was able to track down a government employee who has access to sensitive intelligence information and then — using social networking sites the individual frequented, such as LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter — found his telephone number, home address and even pictures of his newborn twins.
To read more, click here. |
