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Microsoft History Reimagined: The Declaration of Independence
This is great!
Poo-Poo on Poo – Cyberattack arrest highlights risk
WASHINGTON — How did a hacker in Malaysia manage to penetrate a computer network operated by the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland? And what was the same accused cybercriminal doing this summer when he allegedly tapped into the secure computers of a large...
Obama Wants Internet Security Czar
President Barack Obama wants to ramp-up Internet security with the establishment of a czar to oversee privacy. The administration plans a stronger legal effort to protect Internet privacy -- including new laws and creation of a new position to oversee...
Copier Machine Security
Received this from a friend of mine this morning… I and my colleagues have been well aware of these security risks for quite some time; however, as one technician friend of mine said, most companies do not want to pay to have a licensed technician remove...
Posted: 05-27-2010 9:10 by jim® | with 3 comment(s)
We are living in exponential times
‘LO’ Message Sent 40 Years Ago Today
Internet messages started with a crash 40 years ago today , and life hasn't been the same since. “We transmitted the ‘L’ … and the ‘O’ — and then the other computer crashed,” says UCLA's Leonard Kleinrock, who helped send that first message on...
That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.
It was on this day in 1969 that Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin stepped down from Apollo 11's Lunar Lander, the Eagle, and onto the fine dust in the Sea of Tranquility on the moon, the first time earthlings made that trip. We all cheered. I'm often...
Kudos to Obama for Appointing a Cybersecurity Czar
Those who know me, know that I don’t approve of much of what the Obama Administration has done so far; however I have to give the new POTUS kudos on a job well done, by creating the position of a “Cybersecurity Czar” President Obama spoke today about...
New CIO joins the Office of the Director of National Intelligence
Ms. Priscilla Guthrie began work at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) this week as Associate Director of National Intelligence and Intelligence Community Chief Information Officer (CIO).  Guthrie, a former Deputy CIO at the...
U.S. fails to use best RADAR for N. Korea missile launch
[ Editor’s Note: This article was on the front page of The Washington Times this morning, unfortunately it’s not available online unless you are a subscriber of their e-edition . If someone does find a better link, please let me know and I...
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