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Tuesday, May 29, 2012

NSA security expert worries about mobility, cloud

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NSA security expert worries about mobility, cloud
Approaching its 60th birthday, the National Security Agency (NSA) has a staff some 35,000 strong worldwide, and an impressive building complex in Fort Meade, Md., where the walls are lined with copper mesh to prevent electronic eavesdropping. True to its origins dating back to breaking enemy code during World War II, the agency has two primary missions: signals Intelligence (SIGINT) and information assurance (IA). Read More


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So you think you know networking?
Here's a brief quiz to test knowledge of some well known, some obscure networking terms and events. Read More

Consumer Reports: Free anti-malware software for Windows, Mac is effective
In what could be regarded as a controversial test of anti-malware effectiveness, the influential Consumer Reports publication in its June issue gives its main recommendation to anti-malware freeware for protecting Windows and Mac computers. With some caveats, Consumer Reports says in its "Security Software" article it regards it as unnecessary to buy commercial anti-malware software. Read More

Did Cisco Make the Right Call With Cius?
At the end of last week, Cisco's OJ Winge published a blog announcing that the company would cease investments in its Cius tablet. Does this mean it's end-of-lifing it or killing it as I've read in many of the press articles? No, it does not. Read More


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Usage-based Internet service: Sometimes competition in name only
The National Cable and Telecommunications Association (NCTA) held its annual Cable Show in Boston at the end of May. The opening remarks by Michael Powell, ex-chairman of the FCC and current head of the NCTA, were quite good, but he glossed over a basic conflict of interest present in today's cable business. Julius Genachowski, the current FCC chairman, did an even better job of ignoring this issue. Read More

Now Pay Attention, 007: Flame Malware Blurs the Line Between Fiction and Reality
In Ian Fleming's universe of James Bond, the character Q – standing for "Quartermaster" and for so many years played in the film adaptations by Desmond Llewellyn – provides Agent 007 with all of the gadgets and just-out-of-reach-from-the-real-world technological tools he needs to achieve the goals of Her Majesty's Secret Service. One of the most amazing things about Q's technological... Read More

Big Data and NoSQL Still Hot With 10gen Raising $42m
If you had any doubt that the Big Data and NoSQL database market continue to remain red hot, look no further than today's announcement that 10gen, makers of the open source mongodb, raised a staggering $42 million. That is a big raise by anyone's yardstick and further validates the NoSQL-Big Data market. Read More


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High-availability virtualization with Dell PowerEdge servers
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Dell reaches for the cloud with new prototype ARM server
Dell on Tuesday announced a prototype low-power server with ARM processors, following a growing demand by Web companies for custom-built servers that can scale performance while reducing financial overhead on data centers. Read More

AT&T demands we change our networks
If you recall, some time ago I had problems with my AT&T U-verse DSL service until a small village's worth of AT&T folk got involved and resolved the issues. Since then, an executive director from the "Office of the President at AT&T," who I'll call "Bob," has followed up with me once a week to make sure things are still OK. Read More

Mind Your Mobile Manners: Top 10 On-the-Go Blunders
Remember when displaying bad manners meant just putting your elbows on the dining table? Today, with all of our mobile devices, we can be rude anywhere at any time. Read More

Academia joins in battling Android malware
Android Malware Genome Project kicks off by contributing collection of more than 1,200 malware in 49 different families Read More

 
 
 

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