Posts Tagged ‘Mark Orndorff’

Learn to Hack on the Government’s Dime

Learn to Hack on the Government’s Dime

Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed HR 4061, the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act, which is the first major cybersecurity legislation to pass the House within the past year. The bill provides increased guidance for the role of NIST and NSF, looks to promote education and awareness efforts, coordinate R&D in the cyber realm and seeks to build…

Interview with Mark Orndorff of DISA, Part II

Interview with Mark Orndorff of DISA, Part II

In part I (available here) of our interview with Mark Orndorff, head of Information Assurance at DISA, we learned about some of the key areas DISA is focusing on along with how he seeks to balance the need for warfighters to have access to information while ensuring the security of data. In part II of our interview, Orndorff…

Interview with Mark Orndorff of DISA, Part I

Interview with Mark Orndorff of DISA, Part I

The Defense Information Systems Agency serves as the Combat Support Agency for the Department of Defense. DISA develops and delivers enterprise infrastructure and C & C capabilities to support the modern warfighter and leaders. Central to that effort is the work of the information assurance division, headed by Mark Orndorff. The New New Internet had the opportunity recently to ask Orndorff about the current areas DISA is focused on….