Thursday, April 23, 2009

Our Government and Cyber-Security

DoD Gates: We're always under cyberattack

Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Tuesday that the United States is "under cyberattack virtually all the time, every day" and that the Defense Department plans to more than quadruple the number of cyber experts it employs to ward off such attacks.

White House takes control of cybersecurity

Speaking at RSA, Melissa Hathaway, who has been running a 60-day government-wide review of cybersecurity policy, left no doubt that the White House will take direct, top-down control of cybersecurity.

Watch out for the feds' proposed cybersecurity 'fix'

The proposed Cybersecurity Act of 2009 would give the White House and the Department of Commerce the power to shut down Internet traffic, disconnect critical infrastructure systems, and have access to network infrastructure data when needed on national security grounds.

Palm's WebOS lives up to hype, early developers say

Developers say the Web OS offers a user-friendly mobile service that is highly integrated with Web-based services

10 Services with Real-time Functionality

It seems like "Real-time" is a term that's getting a lot of usage lately and seeing a rise in terms of trends. Services that have some kind of real-time functionality surely receive more attention from users. The reason it gets so much attention is not just because it's trendy, in most cases it can simplify online work.

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