Disasters

Lessons of Estonia: Ten steps to prepare for cyberwar
Two months ago Estonia came under a coordinated cyber attack; experts say the attack — and Estonia’s response — tell us how IT executives can prepare for the worst
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NTIA accepts applications for $1 billion interopeability fund
The FCC has approved dedicating portions of 700 MHz band for public safety, and NTIA invites applications for $1 billion in grants for public safety communication interoperability
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New managed Web security system for a London borough
Web Security-as-a-Service (SaaS) is an emerging business model, and the London borough of Barnet calls on California-based ScanSafe to deploy its system for the council
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Lawmakers unhappy with slow progress on emergency wireless project
The integrated wireless network (IWN) is one of the most expensive items among Justice’s information technology projects, but the department’s IG says it is at high risk of failure; Senators cut the program’s budget
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Study reveals growing awareness of security among mobile employees
Cisco, which sponsored the study, says: “What’s key is knowing that the issues outlined in this study can be prevented”
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FEMA urged to streamline post-disaster information sharing
In the immediate aftermath of Katrina, there were 5,000 children, more than 2,000 sex offenders, and a quite a number of fugitive felons missing; law enforcement agencies had difficult time getting information on them from FEMA because of legal and bureaucratic hurdles
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Business continuity planning software on the rise
Businesses turn to a small but maturing field of vendors which offer Web-based business continuity planning software
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RSA to acquire Tablus
RSA’s Infoscape, an intelligent information management solution, will be augmented with Tablus’s data discovery and classification, monitoring, and data loss prevention solution
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TJX Co.'s fiscal second-quarter earnings fell 57 percent
Off-price retailer had a charge of $118 million related to the theft of credit-card data from a Marshall’s store, and its second quarter earnings suffer
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Facebook posts source code on site by mistake
You would expect a site of the size and resources of Facebook not to fall victim to the most amateurish of programming errors, but it did; users who put a lot of personal data in their Facebook pages may want to reconsider
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3,000 life-saving radios go unused in Chicago
Motorola supplies city with sophisticated emergency radios, but aging radio towers can not take heavy digital equipment, so emergency communication upgrades must wait
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Business continuity not receiving necessary support
Some things you know you have to do — but you just don’t do them (excercise, eat helathy food, etc.); it is the same with business contuity management: Companies know they should do it, but many do not
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H.R. 1 contains important business-continuity stipulations
H.R. 1, the “Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007” which President Bush has signed into law has an important section on private sector preparedness
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Phoenix acquires ICM, releases upbeat management statement
Phoenix expands by acquiring ICM Computer Group — and this following the earlier acquisitions of Trend (in 2004), NDR (in 2005), and Servo (in 2006); company signs £12 million contract with an unnamed “top-ten” London bank
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FCC orders creation of public safety network in 700 MHz band
It has taken some time, but finally the FCC says a portion of the soon-to-be-auctioned-off 700 MHz spectrum will be used for public safety; law enforcement, first responders, industry (largely) welcome decision
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