On The Frontlines: GovCloud and Cybersecurity

My friends at Trezza Media recently published a couple of great online documents on GovCloud and Cyber. Your should especially check out the "Cloud Chopping Made Easy" by David McClure .....


and Jim Flyzik's viewpoint on building trust in cyberspace.




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