The Open Group Trusted Technology Forum is Leading the Way to Securing Global...
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...
View ArticleSummer in the Capitol – Looking Back at The Open Group Conference in...
Jim Hietala, VP of security at The Open Group, provides a summary of The Open Group conference in Washington, D.C. (July 16-18). Continue reading →
View ArticleViewpoint: Technology Supply Chain Security – Becoming a Trust-Worthy Provider
Increasingly, the critical systems of the planet — telecommunications, banking, energy and others — depend on and benefit from the intelligence and interconnectedness enabled by existing and emerging...
View Article2013 Open Group Predictions, Vol. 2
Continuing on the theme of predictions, here are a few more, which focus on global IT trends, business architecture, OTTF and Open Group events in 2013. Continue reading →
View ArticleQuick 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...
View ArticleNew Accreditation Program – Raises the Bar for Securing Global Supply Chains
By Sally Long, Director of The Open Group Trusted Technology Forum (OTTF)™ In April 2013, The Open Group announced the release of the Open Trusted Technology Provider™ Standard (O-TTPS) 1.0 –...
View ArticleAccrediting the Global Supply Chain: A Conversation with O-TTPS Recognized...
By The Open Group At the recent San Francisco 2014 conference, The Open Group Trusted Technology Forum (OTTF) announced the launch of the Open Trusted Technology Provider™ Standard (O-TTPS)...
View ArticleHow the Open Trusted Technology Provider Standard (O-TTPS) and Accreditation...
By Andras Szakal, Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, IBM U.S. Federal Changing business dynamics and enabling technologies In 2008, IBM introduced the concept of a “Smarter Planet.” The...
View ArticleThe Open Group Boston 2014 – Day Two Highlights
By Loren K. Bayes, Director, Global Marketing Communications Enabling Boundaryless Information Flow™ continued in Boston on Tuesday, July 22. Allen Brown, CEO and President of The Open Group welcomed...
View ArticleGlobal Open Trusted Technology Provider™ Standard
By Sally Long, Forum Director, Open Trusted Technology Forum, The Open Group A First Line of Defense in Protecting Critical Infrastructure – A Technical Solution that can Help Address a Geo-political...
View ArticleUsing the Open FAIR Body of Knowledge with Other Open Group Standards
By Jim Hietala, VP Security, and Andrew Josey, Director of Standards, The Open Group This is the third in our four part blog series introducing the Open FAIR Body of Knowledge. In this blog, we look at...
View ArticleCybersecurity Standards: The Open Group Explores Security and Ways to Assure...
Following is a transcript of part of the proceedings from The Open Group San Diego 2015 in February. The following presentations and panel discussion, which together examine the need and outlook for...
View ArticleEnabling the Boundaryless Organization the Goal of The Open Group Madrid...
The Open Group, the global vendor-neutral IT consortium, is hosting its latest event in Madrid April 20 – 23 2015. The event is set to build on the success of previous events and focus on the challenge...
View ArticleSecuring Business Operations and Critical Infrastructure: Trusted Technology,...
Following is the transcript of an Open Group discussion on ways to address supply chain risk in the information technology sector marketplace. Listen to the podcast. Find it on iTunes. Get the mobile...
View ArticleThe Open Trusted Technology Provider™ Standard (O-TTPS) Approved as ISO/IEC...
The Open Trusted Technology Provider™ Standard (O-TTPS), a Standard from The Open Group for Product Integrity and Supply Chain Security, Approved as ISO/IEC International Standard Doing More to Secure...
View ArticleThe Open Group London 2016 to Take Place April 25-28
By The Open Group The Open Group, the vendor-neutral IT consortium, is hosting an event in London, April 25-28. Following on from the San Francisco event earlier this year, The Open Group London 2016...
View ArticleThe Open Group London 2016 – Day One Highlights
By Loren K. Baynes, Director, Global Marketing Communications, The Open Group On Monday, April 25th, The Open Group London 2016 kicked off with an opening speech from The Open Group President and CEO...
View ArticleThe Open Trusted Technology Provider™ Standard (O-TTPS) – Approved as ISO/IEC...
By The Open Group The increase of cybersecurity threats, along with the global nature of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), results in a threat landscape ripe for the introduction of...
View ArticleThe Open Group San Francisco Day One Highlights
By The Open Group The Open Group kicked off its first event of 2017 on a sunny Monday morning, January 30, in the City by the Bay, with over 200 attendees from 20 countries including Australia,...
View ArticleA Year of Growth and Opportunity: 2019 and a Look Ahead to 2020
By Steve Nunn, President and CEO, The Open Group As we usher in the new decade, I would like to express my sincerest wishes for you - our valued Members, The Open Group global community, and staff - to...
View ArticleThe Open Group San Antonio 2020 – Event Highlights
The Open Group hosted its latest event at the Marriott Riverwalk in the lively city of San Antonio, Texas. On January 27 – 30, we welcomed attendees from across the globe – including decision-makers,...
View ArticleOpen Trusted Technology Provider™ Standard (O-TTPS) Version 2.0 Update Project
The Open Group Open Trusted Technology Forum (OTTF) is pleased to announce that it is initiating a project to update the Open Trusted Technology Provider™ Standard (O-TTPS), a standard of The Open...
View ArticleThe Open Group ‘Digital-First’ Virtual Event October 26 – 29, 2020 – Highlights
In the ongoing transition to Digital-First, an increasing number of technology executives, managers, and practitioners are looking for new approaches that will help them to make sense of the evolving...
View ArticleWelcome to our New VP & CTO – Andras Szakal
The Open Group is proud to announce that Andras Szakal will be taking the role of Vice President and Chief Technology Officer. He will be responsible for leading the company’s technical strategy and...
View ArticleSolorigate: A case study for why supply chain security is critical for...
By Jim Hietala (VP, BD and Security), Andras Szakal (VP and CTO), John Linford Security and OTTF Forum Director) - The Open Group In potentially the most damaging cyber-supply chain attack ever, a...
View ArticleA Shared Language for Supply Chain Security
In the world of technology, there are paradigms of language that arise organically and artificially over time. Necessity requires a shared mode of communication for ideas and as a result, descriptors,...
View ArticleThe Open Group and the Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity
On May 12, 2021, President Joe Biden issued the Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity. This EO enumerates that “…the prevention, detection, assessment, and remediation of cyber...
View ArticleThe Open Group Event Highlights – July 25-27, 2022 – Washington DC
In late July, The Open Group hosted an event bringing together speakers and practitioners from around the world to meet in Washington, DC at the historical Mayflower Hotel, and discuss some of today’s...
View ArticleSitting Down with John Linford- Security & OTTF Forum Director, The Open Group
By Ash Patel, Marketing Specialist. Recently we reached out to John Linford, Security & OTTF Forum Director, for The Open Group, to discuss his role, industry advice, updates within his Forum and...
View ArticleAnnouncing Version 1.2 of the Open Trusted Technology Provider™ Standard...
By John Linford, Forum Director, The Open Group, Security & Open Trusted Technology (OTTF) The Open Group Open Trusted Technology Forum (OTTF) is pleased to announce the publication of Version 1.2...
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