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China's cyber-militia behind U.S. blackouts?: China's cyber-militia behind U.S. blackouts?FUD?While Chinese owned companies (and being Communist, the government owns those companies) has been responsible for some things, no doubts there as the pet food and tooth paste can confirm, shouldn't a proper distinction be confirmed before empty blaming?How do we know the guilty hackers aren't...; Tags: Hacking, INTERNET, blackout; Discussion threads 2008-05-30
China's cyber-militia behind U.S. blackouts?: Chinese hackers may have been behind power blackouts in Florida and the Northeast, according to a report in the National Journal. The report, penned by Shane Harris for the National Journal, lays out a lengthy case that China has deployed hackers working unofficially and officially for the...; Tags: U.S., China, Blackout, Hacker, Intelligence Official, Takeaway, Government, Hacking, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Security, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-30
Blackout gives cell phones a black eye: Blackout gives cell phones a black eyeCell Phone blackoutThis story shows how irresponsible the cell phone cos are.Clearly they should be financially punished. That is the only way that they will "do the right thing". So,fine them. Then additionally, reduce 1/3 of the last bill to zero....; Tags: Cellular phones, Telecom & Utilities, blackout, cell phone, phone; Discussion threads 2008-05-02
'BlackBerry blackouts' aim for life/work balance: 'BlackBerry blackouts' aim for life/work balancethat is why we have themFor night coverage !!! Working in IT and being on call is why we have them.Nice ideabut i think it's a bit sad that the government has to remind us this... on the other hand, i believe that nobody is...; Tags: Handhelds, RIM BlackBerry, BlackBerry blackout, blackout; Discussion threads 2008-02-02
CIA: Cyberattack caused multiple-city blackout: CIA: Cyberattack caused multiple-city blackoutlet me be the first to say......ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US!And many don't think it is a real problem!It is like 9/11. Until it happens in the U.S. the reality will continue to be ignored, or dismissed as unlikely.SHENANIGANS!What great timing for "hackers"...; Tags: Hacking, SECURITY, Socialism, CIA, blackout, multiple-city blackout, cyberattack; Discussion threads 2008-01-22

Automated Sports Blackouts Via Satellite: For a national broadcaster with the breadth of sports programming like ESPN, managing the complexity of blacking out specific games in markets of varying configurations is a daily challenge. Blackouts refer to a contractual agreement between media organizations like ESPN and sports leagues that prevents programming from being aired in...; Tags: ESPN, Blackout, Satellite, Network Technology, Development Tools, Networking, Software Development, Software/Web Development; White papers 2007-09-01
Image: North Korea's permanent blackout: Unlike its broadband-crazy southern neighbor, North Korea is, in one critic's words, "by far the worst Internet black hole."; Tags: North Korea, blackout, neighbor, broadband, Internet; Image galleries 2006-10-23
Blackout hits major Web sites: Blackout hits major Web sitesAnother Web-Shere disaster from the folks at IBM.Way to go guys...Oh oh, Linux kernel crashing???Updated June 15th 2004 14:02 UTCLinux kernel local DoS - Yahoo/Google (Akamai?) problems Large Websites Unreachable (update. added June 15th 9:41 am EDT) Several sources worldwide...; Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Domain names, Working Code, Web, security hole, Linux, kernel, Akamai Technologies Inc., Linux kernel, blackout, server, Web site; Discussion threads 2004-06-15
Report: System failures, not MSBlast, led to blackout: Report: System failures, not MSBlast, led to blackoutPower outage is not a virusSounds like the engineer fell asleep on the job and tried to pass the buck on a virus.Report: System failures, not MSBlast, led to blackoutOf course it wasn't a virus, considering the SCANA systems run Unix. I...; Tags: Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, NETWORKING, transmission industry, Power Outage, blackout, Spoon, System Failure, Google Inc., Jabber, fanboy, MSBlast worm, virus; Discussion threads 2004-04-05
Did Blaster cause the blackout?: Did Blaster cause the blackout?The evidence is damningI remember early reports claiming that FirstEnergy claimed their network operations weren't connected to the public internet. They were cordoned off and couldn't have been infected. But later reports made out that like so many corporations backdoors abound. And usually it's through an...; Tags: Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Cyberthreats, NETWORKING, thier, Blaster worm, blackout, network, virus; Discussion threads 2003-12-09
Blackouts highlight network vulnerabilities: Blackouts highlight network vulnerabilitiesBzzt, Wrong Summary"There is also no evidence, nor is there any information suggesting, that viruses and worms prevalent across the Internet at the time of the outage had any significant impact on power generation and delivery systems."While "power generation and delivery" wasn't affected, if you read the...; Tags: SECURITY, NETWORKING, Viruses and worms, blackout, Air Canada, network; Discussion threads 2003-11-25

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Howard's happy: Sirius-XM merger (finally) approved; Now the work really begins: The government regulatory debacle known as the Sirius-XM merger has officially ended as the Federal Communications Commission approved the deal after 17 months of deliberation and lobbying from the National Association of Broadcasters. According to the Washington Post and Wall Street Journal the FCC approved the deal...; Tags: Merger, XM Satellite Radio Inc., Radio, Sirius, Howard, Satellite Radio, Digital Music, Advertising & Promotion, Federal Government, Mergers & Acquisitions, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Government, Investment, Finance, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-26
Hacking SCADA for terrorism and destruction: SCADA scares me, and I've seen enough things on the Internet to be desensitized to many things, but attacks against SCADA threaten our national security in a very real and topical way by attacking power grids, water treatment plants, nuclear plants, etc. Hacking networks that SCADA devices reside on and...; Tags: Device, Hacking, Internet, Network, SCADA, Terrorism, Attack, Enterprise Software, Software, Nathan McFeters; Blog posts 2008-06-12
Google holds firm against Lieberman's call to take down Islamist videos: Google holds firm against Lieberman's call to take down Islamist videosShocking??Why is it "Shocking" that Google seeks to protect free speech??Sorry, some Americans still believe in the constitution and the bill of rights.Sorry you are not one of us."Shocking"? Indeed!!RE: Google holds firm against Lieberman's call to take down Islamist...; Tags: Corporate communications, Lieberman Software Corp, Islamist video, video, Google Inc., Islamist; Discussion threads 2008-05-20
Electrical outtages make you appreciate mobile technology: Electrical outtages make you appreciate mobile technologyPower outageI live in the Middle Atlantic area. We have storm after storm with record rain fall. Last night I lost power for 9 hours, I could not find my flashlight so I open my cell phone to get around in the...; Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Cellular phones, United Parcel Service of America Inc., mobile technology, mobile; Discussion threads 2008-05-12
Inside China's Golden Shield: "The connection was reset." That's the message Firefox gives me when I try to connect to a link posted by a Chinese commenter to this blog. A similar error message is the title of a fascinating piece by James Fallows...; Tags: China, Error Message, James Fallows, Internet, Tcp/Ip, Government, Productivity, Networking, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-03-20
Lose your VoIP in today's massive South Florida blackout?: (via South Florida Sun-Sentinel) Quoted on the website of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel newspaper, Florida Power & Light spokeperson Aletha Player estimated that some 700,000 South Floridians lost power due to a shutdown at an FP&L nuke plant today. Power...; Tags: Telephony, VOIP, Telecommunications, Networking, Russell Shaw; Blog posts 2008-02-26
Pics: once was a CompUSA, now a big empty box: Pics: once was a CompUSA, now a big empty boxMy consolation prize....[i]If you could claim something from that pic, what would it be?[/i]I'd take the 2 APC UPS units. What many people don't realize is that the UPS can and should be used for other things in a blackout once...; Tags: Monitors & displays, TVs, TV & Home Theater, Desktops, United Parcel Service of America Inc., Pics, CompUSA Inc., Sad Thing; Discussion threads 2008-02-26
YouTube shut down reveals some serious net security weaknesses: It isn't often that the world of political repression interferes with our ability to watch home videos of cat tricks, but in a bizarre turn of events that's what happened over the weekend. Google-owned YouTube is a favorite target not only of copyright holders, who complain the...; Tags: Security, YouTube Inc., Pakistan, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Internet, BGP, Networking, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-02-25
Blackberry problem solved - now what?: RIM identified the problem that caused Monday's blackout, yesterday, but how IT will respond is still an open question. Rim reported yesterday that an early investigation pointed to a problem with an upgrade of a data routing system. The upgrade was part of an ongoing effort to...; Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., Information Technology, RIM BlackBerry, E-mail, Handhelds, Manufacturing, Online Communications, Hardware, Dave Greenfield; Blog posts 2008-02-13