The Electronic Army Recently, there have been targeted attacks, on the financial institutions, of the United States. The cybercriminals have deployed a Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) against the banks websites. A DDOS attack usually consists of hundreds of thousands of compromised home user computers, which are infected with a bot that is able...
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Smartphones and Apps I love smartphones and apps. I often look for apps that do something unique. And if not unique, then it is nice for it to have value. How does this app make my life easier? For example, I have a Starbucks app on my smartphone, which allows me to pay...
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United Against You An Internet Service Provider (ISP), provides access to the Internet. Comcast, AT&T, and Verizon are a few examples of companies that offer services to customers so that we can surf the net, watch movies, write and receive email. But now imagine that everything you access on the Internet is being monitored...
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I am at PULSE, Where are You? I am at Pulse, and I would like to invite you to join me. By clicking on the following link, you will be able to see live streaming PULSE events! http://www-01.ibm.com/software/tivoli/pulse/connect/index.html Annually, IBM holds an event called PULSE, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. ...
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Human Need Not Apply Recently, I went from Cleveland to Memphis without any human interaction. I arrived at the airport, in Cleveland, and used a Kiosk to check in and get my boarding pass. I uneventfully went off to Memphis. After arriving safely in Memphis, I went to the rental car agency. Without a...
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“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself, but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer defeat.” ~ Sun Tsu ~ The Art of War I Love McDonald’s There are many things that I love...
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“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself, but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer defeat.” ~ Sun Tsu ~ The Art of War Nuclear Energy Part II Mid-afternoon, on March 11, 2011,...
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Protect the Valuable and the Fragile “The left tackle’s job is to protect the quarterback from what he can’t see coming – To protect his blind side.” ~From Blindside ~ We often talk about a defense in depth position for security; but what about an offense in depth position? We need to go...
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“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself, but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer defeat.” ~ Sun Tsu ~ The Art of War Nuclear Energy Part I A few weeks ago, I...
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“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself, but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer defeat.” ~ Sun Tsu ~ The Art of War The Ultimate Connected While I was away on business, Jill...
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