Developing standards to secure our global supply chain

By Sally Long, Director of The Open Group Trusted Technology Forum (OTTF)™ In a world where tainted and counterfeit products pose significant risks to organizations, we see an increasing need for a standard that protects both organizations and consumers. Altered or non-genuine products introduce the possibility of untracked malicious behavior or poor performance. These risks can damage … … Continue reading

Quick Hit Thoughts from RSA Conference 2013

One of the responsibilities (and benefits) of my job is getting to go to great conferences like the RSA Security Conference which just wrapped last week. This year I was honored to be selected by the Program Committee to speak twice at the event. Both talks fit well to the Policy and Government track at the show. … Continue reading

#ogChat Summary – 2013 Security Priorities

Totaling 446 tweets, yesterday’s 2013 Security Priorities Tweet Jam (#ogChat) saw a lively discussion on the future of security in 2013 and became our most successful tweet jam to date. In case you missed the conversation, here’s a recap of yesterday’s #ogChat! Continue reading

Operational Resilience through Managing External Dependencies

These days, organizations are rarely self-contained. The challenge here is how to manage the dependencies your operations have on factors that are outside your control. The Open Group’s Dependency Modeling (O-DM) standard specifies how to construct a dependency model to manage risk and build trust over organizational dependencies between enterprises – and between operational divisions within a large organization. Continue reading

The Open Group Trusted Technology Forum is Leading the Way to Securing Global IT Supply Chains

An Open Group podcast examining the advancement of The Open Group Trusted Technology Forum (OTTF) to gain an update on the effort’s achievements, and to learn more about how technology suppliers and buyers can expect to benefit in advance of The Open G…

Cybersecurity Threats Key Theme at Washington, D.C. Conference – July 16-20, 2012

A preview of the upcoming Open Group Conference in Washington, D.C. – July 16-20, 2012. More information can be found here: http://www3.opengroup.org/dc2012 Continue reading →

Corporate Data, Supply Chains Remain Vulnerable to Cyber Crime Attacks, Says Open Group Conference Speaker

Joel Brenner, the author of “America the Vulnerable: Inside the New Threat Matrix of Digital Espionage, Crime, and Warfare,” discusses how corporate data and supply chains remain vulnerable to cyber crime attacks in a podcast with Dana Gardner. Mr. B…

Enterprise Transformation Takes the French Riviera

The Open Group Conference in Cannes, France is quickly approaching! It will be running from April 23-27, bringing together leading minds in technology to discuss the process and components of Enterprise Transformation. Continue reading →

PODCAST: Industry moves to fill gap for building trusted supply chain technology accreditation

Listen to our recorded podcast on how the OTTF is developing an accreditation process for trusted technology, or read the transcript. This podcast was recorded by Dana Gardner of Interarbor Solutions in conjunction with The Open Group Conference, Austi…

Government Outreach for Global Supply Chain Integrity (OTTF)

The beauty of the O-TTPF, a set of best practices for engineering and secure development methods and supply chain integrity, is that the Framework and guidelines are being developed by industry — architects, developers, manufacturers and supply chain…