Best Practices
Mt. Hood CC Launches Cyber Fund
Software Diligence Services (SDS) principals Charlie Kawasaki and Barbara Berge are pleased to announce the formation of the Mt. Hood Community College (MHCC) cybersecurity certification fund. This fund brings to fruition a concept invented by cybersecurity leaders at MHCC in 2018. This fund covers professional certification costs for MHCC cybersecurity students, who are trained on…
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PacStar Webinar Series Going Strong
Since May of 2020, I’ve had the opportunity to drive a series of educational webinars in my role as CTO for PacStar, a provider of rugged, small form factor communications modules and network management software for military and enterprise applications. I developed the topics, created the PacStar content, and served as a presenter in all…
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Getting the Word Out for PacStar
There’s tendency to put the role of a chief technology officer (CTO) in a box, namely that of coming up with a product vision and leading the technology or engineering department. But it’s not like you can toss technology over the wall and expect it to be successful. Communication to technically inclined audiences about what…
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C4ISRNet: Testing of comms management tool shows positive results
Insightful and positive article by Adam Stone, in C4ISRnet. Glad to be a part of it! In independent third-party testing, sponsored by PacStar, researchers found that automated systems management delivers a higher rate of productivity that the previous manual processes. Source: Testing of comms management tool shows positive results
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CYBERSLEUTHING: A PEEK AT OREGON’S NEW SECURITY BREACH DATABASE
I worked with Oregon Business Magazine to create this article, assisting them in research and helping explain possible causes for some recent attacks on Oregon companies. I also recruited Isaac from Tonzy, to provide expertise and a second opinion. I’ve very pleased with how it came out, glad to have helped, and hope some…
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COTS makes its case for wider military adoption
Source: COTS makes its case for wider military adoption I contributed a guest blog article about the use of commercial-off-the-shelf solutions for the US Military, and they posted it today!
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2016 CyberPatriot Camp Highlights!
Check out our extensive highlights and final report for the 2016 Portland CyberPatriot Summer Camp, here. This was so rewarding, we’re starting to think about next year, which may include expanding the number of locations/weeks. Visit here to check out our plans as they evolve for 2017.
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CyberChaff at Reed College – Galois, Inc.
Thrilled to have been a part of this early success! Formaltech, a Galois subsidiary, and Reed are excited to celebrate CyberChaff’s first month of service at Reed. Formaltech’s CyberChaff allows you to deploy low-cost, secure decoy hosts on a network. The hosts alert administrators when an attacker is detected while also slowing down key steps…
Read MoreAnother Patent For The Wall of Pride
I’m pleased to add another patent to my portfolio. This one included extensive design and engineering. Too bad I’m not executing on this business at this point, but I’m proud of this work.
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PacStar® Receives Hardware and Software Patent Awards
The US Patent Office recognizes PacStar’s continued innovation on its 400-Series interconnect system and IQ-Core® Software call diagnostics. This illustrates yet more technical progress and recognition at PacStar. While I was not involved in these inventions, I’m proud of the team none the less. See more…
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