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Marcus Sachs on securing the homeland: Marcus Sachs on securing the homelandhiToday’s terrorists can strike at any place, at any time, and with a wide variety of weapons. The most urgent terrorist threat to America is the Al Qaeda network. We will prosecute our war with these terrorists until they are routed from the Earth. But...; Tags: homeland, Marcus Sachs, terrorist threat; Discussion threads 2005-06-02
Masters of cybercrime: The consensus among the panelists at a Churchill Club discussion entitled "Masters of Cybercrime: The Ultimate Battle of Good and Evil," was that the good guys aren't winning. The panelists included Joe Boerio, CTO, Franklin Templeton Investments; Brad Boston, Senior VP and CIO, Cisco; Scott Charney, Vice President, Trustworthy...; Tags: Marcus Sachs, MP3, Podcasts, Government, Digital Music, Homeland Security, Digital Media, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Internet, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Security, Dan Farber; Blog posts 2005-06-02
Marcus Sachs on securing the homeland: Prior to the Churchill Club event, "Masters of Cybercrime: The Ultimate Battle of Good and Evil," I spoke with Marcus Sachs, one of the nation's top cyberwarriors. He is currently a computer scientist at SRI International and under contract with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security DHS as deputy director...; Tags: Marcus Sachs, U.S. Department Of Homeland Security, Sach, Domain Names, Digital Music, Podcasts, Homeland Security, Digital Media, Security, Internet, Personal Technology, Government, Consumer Electronics, Dan Farber; Blog posts 2005-06-02

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How OpenDNS, PowerDNS and MaraDNS remained unaffected by the DNS cache poisoning vulnerability: The short answer is being paranoid about tackling a known vulnerability. It's 2001, and Daniel J. Bernstein DJB, author of the then popular djbdns security-aware DNS implementation, is applying basic math principles to raise awareness on what's to turn into the "sky is falling" critical Internet vulnerability in 2008, in...; Tags: DNS, Vulnerability, Anomaly, Attack, OpenDNS, MaraDNS, NSS, Domain Names, Networking, Internet, Dancho Danchev; Blog posts 2008-07-25
Facebook sues German 'clone': On Friday, Facebook filed suit in California court against studiVZ, a German social net with a look undeniably close to Facebook's. Facebook accuses studiVZ of copying its interface. "We believe that our success thus far has been directly related to the unique look and feel of both...; Tags: Facebook, studiVZ, Social Networking, Strategy, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Management, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-07-21

Microhoo mudslinging: Icahn says Yahoo distorts facts of offer; Microsoft agrees: The Microhoo saga gets messier by the minute and will probably get worse as we near the Aug. 1 shareholder meeting where Carl Icahn tries to boot Yahoo's board and CEO Jerry Yang. We're back to dueling letters again and the saga is very messy Techmeme. On...; Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Carl Icahn, Search, Yahoo! Press Release, Corporate Governance, Financial Accounting, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Finance, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-14
Research Shows iPhone Penetration to Grow by 164 Percent: Is the iPhone going to rule enterprise mobility? Consider this: a recentÂ Goldman Sachs survey of its IT executives showed that 17 percent expect to support the iPhone 3G in the next year. That's a "very strong number especially at this early stage," says Goldman telecom analyst Jason...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Research In Motion Ltd., Mobile, Goldman Sachs & Co., Armstrong, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Dave Greenfield; Blog posts 2008-07-08
The Steve Jobs Standard: The Steve Jobs StandardWell saidIn a world of greed, that last sentence was a breath of fresh air.Amen, Tom ntntThe unsung hero of AppleJohnathan Ive.An Apple product develops something like this:Jobs to Ive: Give me something sexy.Ive: Here you go.Jobs: Awesome.Gee - Maybe he should be a SaintNo doubt Steve...; Tags: Steve Jobs, Apple Inc., Ive; Discussion threads 2008-06-30
High-tech trifecta dabbles in solar technology: What is it with high-tech giants and solar energy research and development? Apparently, as it turns out, many of the same manufacturing and design ideas that people have been applying to computer systems and microprocessor technology matter in the world of solar. Intel is the third huge...; Tags: Solar Energy, Transistor, Photovoltaics, Microprocessor, Technology, IBM Corp., Manufacturing, Semiconductors, Hardware, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-06-16
Do Congressmen's charges of Chinese hacking hold water?: InfoWorld notes that the congressmen who claimed China hacked their computers probably have scant evidence of the charges. "It's so very hard to conclude that something came from someplace if all you're going from is an IP address," said Marcus Sachs, director of the SANS Internet Storm...; Tags: Hacking, Evidence, Charge, Computer, Productivity, Internet, Keyboards, Security, Hardware, Peripherals, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-06-13
Crude oil: OPEC cartel? Speculation? Unlimited demand?: Crude oil: OPEC cartel? Speculation? Unlimited demand?Why is Crude Oil Price so High?Why is the Dollar so low?RE: Crude oil: OPEC cartel? Speculation? Unlimited demand?It's pretty easy. OPEC is made up mostly not all mind you, of countries that are not to fond of the US....; Tags: Auto Industry, OPEC, Crude Oil, cartel; Discussion threads 2008-06-06
Comcast buys Plaxo: Will social networking and TV fly?: Comcast buys Plaxo: Will social networking and TV fly?Comcast buys PlaxoI canceled my account.RE: Comcast buys Plaxo: Will social networking and TV fly?Comcast is entirely out of touch with what it's customers want. For instance, a 1 year discount on an overpriced service doesn't attract anyone who's been paying cable...; Tags: TV & Home Theater, user number, TV, Plaxo Inc., Comcast Corp., social networking, network; Discussion threads 2008-05-15
Blockbuster can start due diligence on Circuit City: Circuit City said Friday that it is exploring strategic alternatives and will allow Blockbuster and investor Carl Icahn to "conduct additional due diligence." Last month, Blockbuster announced a rather perplexing plan to acquire Circuit City in an attempt to take two struggling retailers and make one strong...; Tags: Circuit City Stores Inc., Blockbuster Inc., Diligence, Corporate Governance, Financial Accounting, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Finance, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-09
Second Life appoints new CEO with "rare and unusual passion for Second Life": Linden Lab, the makers of virtual world Second Life, have announced the appointment of a new CEO. Mark Kingdon, whose current post is CEO of online creative/marketing agency Organic of dot com bubble fame, will take over from former CEO and current chairman Philip Rosedale as of May 15th to...; Tags: Second Life, Leadership, Branding, Management, Marketing, Steve O\'Hear; Blog posts 2008-04-23
Has Microsoft lost its way on desktop computing?: Based on recent comments by top Redmond strategists, it appears that Microsoft has no credible vision for the future of desktop computing. Apple appears to have skirted this strategic black hole and despite the distractions of its OS X-based mobile clients, keeps delivering powerful desktop hardware, a robust OS...; Tags: Software, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Computing, Surface, Desktop Strategy, Desktops, Strategy, Hardware, Management, David Morgenstern; Blog posts 2008-04-01
Blackhat Europe, Day 1: The Waag, the Bulldog, and web application hacking: Considering my previous posts on my experiences at Black Hat Federal received pretty good reviews, I thought it would make sense to again highlight a Black Hat trip. This time it was all the way out to Amsterdam, where Rob Carter and I will be speaking about URI Use...; Tags: Black Hat, Web Application, SQL, Training, SQL Injection, Tool, Nate, Productivity, Hacking, Workforce Management, Security, Human Resources, Nathan McFeters; Blog posts 2008-03-25
Google faces uphill fight for unlicensed white space plan: The plans by Google and others to open up the old white space between TV channels for unlicensed use is wonderful, but it faces an uphill battle. The reason is the fight Google walked away from, the 700 MHz auction Verizon won with a bid of $9.63...; Tags: Google Inc., Verizon Communications Inc., Spectrum, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-03-25
Presidential candidates: Take a data integrity and transparency pledge: Presidential candidates: Take a data integrity and transparency pledgeI predict an Egyptian presidentFor eight years---Executive Privilege and National Security.Are just two reasons why such pledges are ridiculous. While you may think you need to know everything that transpires in the Whitehouse it is not an unalienable right.RE: Presidential candidates:...; Tags: E-mail, Vertical industries, transparency, Presidential Candidate, data integrity, government; Discussion threads 2008-03-03
Apple: All signs point to a more business friendly iPhone: Apple has dropped some serious hints that its iPhone strategy will at least be tweaked--mostly in ways that will court business users. First up, Apple has sent invitations for the launch of the iPhone SDK next week and as David Morgenstern notes the device will have "some...; Tags: Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-02-28
Microsoft: The desktop PC isn't dead: The desktop PC is not dead; it's in the midst of a five- to ten-year-long makeover. So says Microsoft Chief Research and Strategy Officer Craig Mundie, who presented on February 26 to attendees of the Goldman Sachs Tech Investment Symposium. (At an investor conference,...; Tags: PC, Microsoft Corp., Desktop Computer, Surface, Desktops, Hardware, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-02-26