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As attention is paid to end-point security, IT security sector grows
As the work force becomes a mobile work force, relying on remote wireless communication and teleworking, end-point security becomes even more of an issue, and the end-point security is the fastest growing IT security sector
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DHS pushes cities to develop regional disaster recovery plans
DHS insists that cities applying for urban security grants coordinate their disaster and recovery programs with neighboring cities so that they can present a regional disaster recovery plans in their application
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Unisys awarded large TSA contract
IT security is big and getting bigger, and big players such as Unisys get the big contracts this time from TSA and DHS
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DHS invites comments on SAFECOM
DHS invites public comments on program to coordinate public safety communications and interoperability
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More U.S. cities buy JMAR's BioSentry water-monitoring system
Safety of water supply does not rank high in cities’ security planning; this is a mistake, and more and more cities are sharing this conclusion
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Georgia buys traffic video detection system from Iteris
Careful monitoring of traffic helps daily commuters, and is essential in the event of disaster
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NetClarity to use RSS for real-time reconfiguration of countermeasures to threats
Machine-readable RSS to be used to detect internet threats, disseminate the information, and instigate countermeasures
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Civil Air Patrol uses instant messaging from IMLogic
Instant Messaging is not for teenagers only anymore. The Civil Air Patrol and other emergency services are beginning to use it to good effect
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Bill regulating chemical plants security to be formally introduced
Long-awaited bill to standardize security measure in chemical facilities to be introduced; government given right to close down non-complying plants
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China overtakes U.S. as worlds largest IT products exporter
China’s steady economic growth is beginning to tell, and the challenge to U.S. ITC supremacy should be especially worrisome
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Administration, yet again, receives failing grades, this time on IT security
Cybersecurity industry organization joins other experts in faulting administration’s homeland security policies
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At the core of U.S. critical infrastructure there is what Thomas Kuhn called an “essential tension”: 85% of this infrastructure is privately owned and managed, and the owners do not want to share proprietary information with the government or competitors, but without such sharing no meaningful defense of the infrastructure can be mounted
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Advanced Nanotech funds controlled-chirality growth of carbon nanotubes
You may not have lost any sleep over the effects of chirality in producing carbon nanotubes, but it is an important issue; now a leading financier of nanotechnology research is funding research into how to solve the problem
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Microsoft products awarded high security certification
Microsoft wins a major victory as a slew of its products are certified as safe for most government and sensitive business purposes
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DHS a year late on critical infrastructure site list
Robert Stephan, the new DHS point man on preparing the list of U.S. critical terror-target sites, said he had “a sinking feeling” when he realized how thoroughly his predecessor had botched the job; many on the Hill share his feeling
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The long view
Water Resources to Become Less Predictable with Climate Change
Many regions of Earth rely on the accumulation of snow during the winter and subsequent melting in the spring and summer for regulating runoff and streamflow. Water resources will fluctuate increasingly and become more and more difficult to predict in snow-dominated regions across the Northern Hemisphere.
Warning System for Dangerous Heavy Rain and Flash Floods
In recent years, there have been repeated flash floods in Germany, some with devastating effects, which have been triggered by localized heavy rainfall. New project aims to provide prototypical warnings at different spatial scales, from the whole of Germany to individual federal states and down to the municipal level.
Generating Power at the Point Where Seawater, River Water Meet
It is theoretically possible to generate electricity through the movement of water in locations where seawater and river water meet. This type of technology is called osmotic power generation or blue energy. Though prototypes of this technology have been built, research is still underway to prove that this technology is scalable and reliable.
Protecting the Coastline
Barrier islands protect the coastline from storms, storm surge, waves and flooding. They can act as a buffer between the ocean and beachfront property. But as sea level rises, barrier islands retreat, or move closer toward the shore, which diminishes the buffer and protection. Oceanographers develop new model to better predict barrier island retreat.
Boosting Efforts to Predict Harmful Solar Weather Events
When big blasts of energy from the sun envelop the Earth, they can very strong: a 2015 event so weakened Earth’s protective magnetic field that it penetrated to the atmosphere, posing a threat to everything from circling space station astronauts to delicate electronics and communication systems.
Preparing Communities for Dam-Related Emergencies
There are more than 90,000 dams registered in the U.S. National Inventory of Dams across the country. But we rarely hear about them until the worst happens: one of them fails. Extreme weather events and the aging dam infrastructure are making dam-related emergency action plans more critical than ever.