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How to secure the new data center
Virtualization is disruptive, and it changes the rules for how companies secure — or, rather, ought to secure — their data and their computing infrastructure
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DHS's inspector general to take a close look at FEMA
IG predicts that the number of FEMA investigations outnumber those planned for any of the ten other DHS divisions; for 2008, the IG plans to produce 173 management reports — 53 on FEMA and 31 on the department’s management division
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Flock of small UAVs to track storms
University of Colorado researchers develop a small UAV — weighing 250 grams and with a wingspan of half a meter; they plan to fly dozens, if not hundreds, of them in swarms for the purpose of early detection of storms; UAVs will eventually be connected to mini submarines
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Spyware poses greatest threat to enterprise
Spyware now poses the biggest security threat to organizations, while threats from worms, viruses, and browser-based attacks have lessened
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Security software may be posing security risks
Security maven Thierry Zoller says that file-parsing bugs in security software could become a big problem: Increasing your use of antivirus software only increases the chances that you could be successfully attacked
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Researchers find that pre-satellite hurricane counts are quite accurate
A statistical model based on the climate factors which influence Atlantic tropical storm activity shows that the estimates currently used are only slightly below modeled numbers and indicate that the numbers of tropical storms in the recent past are increasing
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Number of natural disasters quadrupled in last two decades
The number of natural disasters occurring now is four times larger than twenty years ago, Oxfam says; number of people affected by extreme natural disasters has surged by almost 70 percent
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Pay attention to the human element in IT security
As far as information security is concerned, even the world’s best technological solution cannot replace a piece of paper –- the company security policy
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VoIP can be made secure for business purposes
Many companies have security worries about VoIP, so they decide not to implement the technology even though it has many cost advantages over traditional telephony, Cisco’s Eric Vyncke argues that with proper attention and maintenance, VoIP can be made secure enough even for business purposes; A combination of secure switches, firewalls, and secure devices will not produce 100 percent security, but it can approach 99.9 percent,” he said
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U.K. employers not prepared for flu calamity
Fewer than a quarter of U.K. companies have made adequate plans for coping with a flu pandemic; 30 percent of businesses have no strategy at all, while 14 percent have but rudimentary continuity plans
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Aussies debate creation of DHS-like super-department
Kevin Rudd, leader of Australia’s opposition Labor Party, has proposed the creation of a DHS-like agency to coordinate responses to terrorism and natural disasters; critics say that the current, decentralized Australian first-response system is better
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IBM's largest acquisition ever: $5 billion deal for Cognos
IBM is making its largest acquisition ever: It is buying Cognos for $5 billion in cash, hoping to keep pace with rivals in business intelligence software
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TI licenses Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) technology
TI prepares for the future: Company notices two trends — growing shift toward e-documents, and increasing need for NIST-based security protocols compliance; TI licenses Certicom ECC technology
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U.K. says avian flu strain in Suffolk and Norfolk highly pathogenic
Government confirms the presence of highly pathogenic H5N1 strain in south-east U.K.; protection zone imposed, full epidemiological investigation continues
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Teenager drills a hole in ammonia pipeline, forcing evacuation
Three teenagers believed money was hidden in 6-inch-diameter ammonia pipeline, so they drilled a hole in it; cloud of amonia forces evacuation, road closure
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The long view
The Surprising Reasons Floods and Other Disasters Are Deadlier at Night
It’s not just that it’s dark and people are asleep. Urban sprawl, confirmation bias, and other factors can play a role.
Why Flash Flood Warnings Will Continue to Go Unheeded
Experts say local education and community support are key to conveying risk.