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Florida Power & Light prepares for hurricane season
FP&L is not waiting for the hurricane season to begin to take more drastic measures than it did in the past to get ready
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NC4, RAINS in strategic partnership
Here is an example of collaboration between two organizations whose missions — and technologies — complement each other nicely
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Applied Geographics develops paperless emergency management system
Most companies and government organizations pay lip service to the notion of a paper-less office, but they still depend on a lot of paper, which could be detrimental in the event of a disaster
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U.S. infrastructure security depends on private sector
A paradox: The government is in charge of public safety, but more than 80 percent of U.S. critical infrastructure is in private hands; there is thus a need for government-private industry cooperation
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Criticism of patent office in BlackBerry row
BlackBerry’s legal wrangling brings more criticism of U.S. patent office, with life science-IT battle over patent law reform looming
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Eagle awarded patent for non-line-of-sight satellite communication technology
9/11 and Katrina exposed the vulnerability of communication systems during disasters, and marrying IP telephony and satellite communication may be the solution
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DHS, private industry in national IT emergency exercise
Most of the nation’s critical infrastructure is privately owned including the communication infrastructure, so DHS is going to test government-private industry coordination in the event of emergency
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DHS WAN susceptible to service disruptions
DHS IG says department WAN susceptible to disruption and data loss
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PPSC to protect Forbes
PPSC, a subsidiary of Isonics, two weeks signed up the NBA as a client; last week it signed up Forbes
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U.S. oil and gas infrastructure is vulnerable - and opportunity for companies with right solutions
The vast U.S. oil and gas infrastructure is exceedingly vulnerable to terrorist attacks, and products which help protect this infrastructure should find many buyers
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DHS to tighten security of information included in national infrastructure plan
Infrastructure and IT companies are supposed to provide DHS with information to help fashion an effective infrastructure protection policy; these companies are worried about who would have access to that information
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Private investment in Africa's critical infrastructure
A fund is set up to encourage private businesses to build and maintain critical infrastructure on the dark continent
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Wave Dispersion Technologies sells water protection gear to U.S. agencies
Here is an example of dual-use technology: WDT sea barriers are equally effective in preventing beach erosion as they are in protecting sensitive installations from attacks from the sea
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The long view
Emerging Threats to the U.S. Financial System
In early 2021, a freewheeling, freethinking group of investors on Reddit plowed their money into GameStop, a video game retailer that several big hedge funds had bet against. The stock price shot up, some people made millions—and, to the delight of those on Reddit, the hedge funds had some very bad days. Researchers saw the GameStop story as a cautionary tale. If investors on Reddit could work together to move the markets like that, what could an adversary like China do?