In a recent NetworkWorld post, Josh Marpet provided commentary on "Trust in the Cloud", a presentation by David Lingenfelter, Security Officer at Fiberlink.

From David Lingenfelter, Fiberlink.

The economy hasn’t been all bad.  There are plenty of companies that remained strong and were able to take advantage of the downturn – seeing it as a great opportunity to buy their competitors or other companies that will put them a step ahead when things get better.  The number of IPOs has been dismal, but KMPG predicted M&A activity would pick up in the second half of 2009.

A With government pumping hundreds of billions into the U.S. economy this year and last in an attempt to save the country from total economic disaster, more and more people are asking where and how that money is being spent.  An article in the Washington Post last week outlines the problem the Obama administration “tech-savvy as it is,” according to Rep. Brad Miller (D-N.C.), will have ensuring transparency.

Guest blog from David Lingenfelter, Fiberlink Security Officer