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NOAA sounding like Noah: head for the hills
Here are some findings on global warming released just now by NOAA. Heat waves will become more frequent and intense, increasing threats to human health and quality of life. Extreme heat will also affect transportation and energy systems, and crop and livestock production. ·...
Tags: Report, NOAA, Transportation, Healthcare, Harry Fuller
Blog posts 2009-06-16
Our fancy Internet infrastructure operates on a wire and a prayer
Our fancy Internet infrastructure operates on a wire and a prayerYou're missing the pointWe should not permit single point of failure networks to be built. Besides, there's over 80 million miles of fiber in the U.S. alone, and it simply is not possible to monitor all that cable, or...
Tags: Network technology, WikiAnswers, cable, prayer, Internet-infrastructure
Discussion threads 2009-04-10
Grid spyware: Deregulation bites us again
The news that Chinese and Russian spies have infiltrated the U.S. electrical grid comes just as the Obama Administration is winding down its cybersecurity review. Some interesting data points: A few weeks back, I posted that Air Force Gen. Kevin Chilton...
Tags: Network, Deregulation, Spyware, Cybersecurity, Internet, Security, Richard Koman
Blog posts 2009-04-08
Symantec CEO John Thompson on Microsoft, Google and Switzerland
Symantec CEO John Thomspon drinks deeply from the Microsoft well. In fact, three-quarters of his company's $5.2 billion in revenue last year was derived from the Windows platform. But Symantec's relationship with Microsoft is complex and at times contentious. Thompson describes Microsoft as a partner, ally and competitor.On the competitor...
Tags: Symantec, Storage, Software Infrastructure, Security, SaaS, IT Management, General
Blog posts 2007-07-30
Upgrading first-responder comm problems not an easy fix
One of the problems that Katrina has put into bold relief is the impact of cascading communication snafus on the quick response to disasters. First-responder communications were hampered by systems that were down and systems that couldn't talk to each other. I heard one story of a...
Tags: radio, network
Blog posts 2005-09-15
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
Top 10 Linux/UNIX threats
The SANS Institute in cooperation with the FBI's National Infrastructure Protection Center just published its listing of the most common IT security exploits for Linux/Unix systems. Leading the pack: BIND Berkeley Internet Name Domain exploits, which succeed because administrators fail to upgrade BIND to more secure versions or are running the BIND daemon ("named"). Here are...
Tags: BIND
Blog posts 2004-11-23
Net neutrality: Now, more than ever
Net neutrality: Now, more than everTheory vs. reality.Yup, all of that "sounds good" but the reality is the Telco's stopped investing in the infastructure because they seen no reason to finance thier competition. This has brought us to a point where the US is lagging FAR behind other countries...
Tags: Vertical industries, Network technology, Telecom & Utilities, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Broadband Internet, Net Neutrality, government, broadband, telecommunications company, phone
Discussion threads 2004-07-27
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