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Time for another regime change in DHS Cyber Security Division

When Andy Purdy, a lawyer and beltway insider, replaced Amit Yoran as acting director of the HomelandSecurity Department's National Cyber Security Division it was viewed as a defeat by the security industry. But most agreed at the time that no security expert would take that job after seeing the series...

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Blog posts 2006-06-29

DHS struggles with cybersecurity

The Dept. of Homeland Security is tasked with combatting cybersecurity, but in the absence of a dedicated assistant secretary and a comprehensive reporting system, the agency will continue to struggle, DHS' cybersecurity lead told a security conference this week, Government Computer News reports. “We believe there is a significant...

Tags: Andy Purdy, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Blog posts 2006-04-21

FBI's Mueller plays broken record at RSA

FBI Director Robert Mueller gave a speech at the RSA Conference this week, and asked for help from the private sector to stay ahead of the curve in combatting cybercrime. "It is not easy for law enforcement and private industry alike to stay ahead of the curve when it...

Tags: Andy Purdy, Robert Mueller

Blog posts 2006-02-16

National cybersecurity test set for fall

National cybersecurity test set for fallSkynetIt's becoming a reality folks, the terminator runs California and now the govenrment will start testing Skynet. Lock down yor firewalls, it's gonna be a bumpy ride. Of course, does that mean that California would be spared?Planning vs DoingI keep hearing all this talk about...

Tags: Government, Channel management, SECURITY, Andy Purdy, Cyber Storm, Skynet, US-CERT, Web

Discussion threads 2005-07-22

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Gallery: Nokia N97 - your future netbook?

Nokia rolled out its N97, a high-end smartphone with a 3.5 inch touch display, QWERTY keyboard and social location software to allow people to use Facebook, MySpace and other sites on the go. by Andy Smith

Tags: Nokia Corp., Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Peripherals, Nokia N97, Nokia, Facebook, MySpace, smartphones, keyboards, Andy Smith

Image galleries 2008-12-02

Why Amazon needs Kindle 2.0

Kindle-mania has arrived this holiday season -- but will it stay for good? In a recent article on Forbes.com, Andy Greenberg writes that Amazon's next e-reader won't be a game-changer, but it will keep killing the competition -- and that's why Amazon needn't upgrade its fabled gadget....

Tags: Sony Corp., Apple iPod, Amazon.com Inc., Kindle-mania, Greenberg, Kindle, Digital Music, Digital Media, Wireless, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2008-12-02

Gallery: Top 10 holiday gifts for the tech team

Silicon.com has come up with a list of 10 new products that are guaranteed to bring out that touch of geek in you. by Andy Smith

Tags: Team, Team Management, Management, gifts, tech, consumer electronics, Andy Smith

Image galleries 2008-12-02

Gallery: HP adds custom Linux OS to netbooks

HP unveils its own custom Linux OS to power a new lineup of netbooks based on Intel's Atom chip. by Andy Smith

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Operating System, Linux, Operating Systems, UNIX, Open Source, Software, Andy Smith, netbook, HP, Mini 1000

Image galleries 2008-12-01

Student Technology Day: session videos now online

Last month I attended the Microsoft Student Technology Day 2008 full coverage here in London, with Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft, Andy McLoughlin, CEO of Huddle.net and many others. It was really quite an eye-opening day to some of the work at Microsoft, and from the many emails I got...

Tags: Multi-touch, Steve Ballmer, Video, Microsoft Corp., Corporate Communications, Marketing, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2008-11-21

Gallery: Amazing technology

Roland Piquepaille's Emerging Technology Trends blog features technology that'll make you wish you were living in the next decade. But there will also be some "advances" that you'll wish never happened. by Andy Smith

Tags: Andy Smith, Technology, Roland Piquepaille, Blogging, Internet, technology

Image galleries 2008-11-20

Gallery: HP offers multi-touch consumer notebook/tablet

The TouchSmart tx2 Notebook PC was modeled after HP’s desktop version of the same name and can be used as a PC, display, or tablet. by Andy Smith

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., PC, Multi-touch, Tablets, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Andy Smith, HP, notebook, multi-touch

Image galleries 2008-11-19

Adobe lands MLB.com deal

updated: Adobe has reportedly landed a Flash deal with MLB.com upending Microsoft's Silverlight. Andy Plesser at Beet.tv reports: Adobe has landed a two-year agreement with Major League Baseball to stream its 2,500-plus spring training, regular season and post-season games live to MLB.com's 1.5 million subscribers.  Games...

Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., MLB, Microsoft Silverlight, Microsoft Corp., Games, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-11-17

Gallery: AMD demos 'Shanghai'

AMD held a demonstration of its new quad-core, 45nm Opteron processor, Shanghai, on Wednesday at a datacenter belonging to the second largest ISP in Europe, Strato, in Berlin. by Andy Smith

Tags: Shanghai, AMD Opteron, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Data Centers, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Processors, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Internet, Semiconductors, Components, Andy Smith, AMD, server, Operteron

Image galleries 2008-11-17

Gallery: Feeling sick? Take a pill with a chip

The iPill includes a microprocessor, battery, pH sensor, temperature sensor, RF wireless transceiver, fluid pump and drug reservoir. by Andy Smith

Tags: Sensor, Chip, iPill, Andy Smith, Philips, medicine, drugs

Image galleries 2008-11-13

Gallery: Best Buy-designed HP and Toshiba notebooks

Best Buy collaborated with HP and Toshiba to build notebooks based on customer input. And, based on the first reviews, they did a great job. by Andy Smith

Tags: Andy Smith, Best Buy, Toshiba, HP, design, notebooks

Image galleries 2008-11-12

Gallery: Honda's walking assist device

Honda has rolled out its second experimental walking device. The contraption is for folks that can walk, but have trouble supporting their weight. by Andy Smith

Tags: Honda Motor Co., Contraption, Andy Smith, walking device

Image galleries 2008-11-07

Gallery: Intel Classmate Netvertible CTL 2go Tablet

CTL is giving first looks the 2go Tablet - it's second generation Intel Classmate touch-screen netbook device that runs on both Celeron and Atom chips. It's expect to compete with upcoming ASUS netbook devices. by Andy Smith

Tags: Intel Corp., CTL, Tablets, Notebooks, Keyboards, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Peripherals, Andy Smith, Intel Classmate, CTL 2go, Intel

Image galleries 2008-11-06

Microsoft Research and their secret projects

Over the years, Microsoft has dominated the marketplace with some ground breaking products. Not just Windows or Office, but spreading to the web, communications, education and research. But most people will know they work behind the scenes on seemingly insignificant stuff, that may or may not end up being the...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., 3D Face Modelling, Wi-Fi, Podcasts, Wireless, Internet, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2008-11-04

Gallery: Honda kick starts motorcycle safety tech

Honda demonstrates motorcycle safety technology for the first time at an automotive technology event in Germany earlier this month. by Andy Smith

Tags: Honda Motor Co., Motorcycle, Andy Smith, motorcycle, safety, Honda, gps

Image galleries 2008-11-04

Bullish Cross: Apple is an undervalued stock prize

In a Thursday post, Apple stock watcher Andy Zaky at Bullish Cross said that Apple is the most "radically undervalued [company] in the tech sector on an objective basis." It is interesting reading. by David Morgenstern

Tags: Stock, Apple Inc., Investment, Finance, David Morgenstern, Apple Macintosh, Zaky, Mac Choice, Desktops, Hardware

Blog posts 2008-10-30