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SafeData offers thirty-day trial of remote backup service
Small and midsize businesses are known for underinvesting in continuity, yet disaster will ruin most; SafeData marketing approach a smart move in today’s glutted data vaulting industry; company uses industry-leader EVault’s recovery technology
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Sarasota County, Florida sets the standard for municipal networking collaboration
Nearly each of America’s 10,000 cities and counties buys its own networking systems, leading to gross waste and inefficiency; in Sarasota County, planners work within and without to share broadband and IT staff; big benefit seen for underfunded public schools, data storage facilities
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DHS release report on Operation Cyber Storm
DHS’s report on a large-scale simulated attack on U.S. government and critical infrastructure assets offers mixed results; no grades were assigned to specific performances, but the over-all impression is that the government’s — and industry’s — response to such an attcak could be much improved
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SafeNet sponsors HSPD-12 briefing and website
With 27 October deadline on horizon, company provides critical compliance information
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Credit card industry forms group to advise on new data security guidelines
Fraud costs sector $500 million per year; group to help merchants comply with key storage, firewall, and antivirus requirements; implementation of rules behind schedule
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WiFi Wireless to begin selling WFSCT cargo security system
Wireless protocol overcomes security concerns; system offers real-time tracking, temperature monitoring, tamper and explosives detection
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Terrorists or business rivals? You decide
Medical facilities report visits by fake inspectors; some believe terrorism involved; industrial espionage seems more likely motive
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New passport holder claims to beat RFID security risks
Paraben claims its metal mesh, velcro-closing passport holder reduces signals by an average of 85db
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Study finds ID and password breaches cost $1.5 million per attack
Phoenix Technologies report looks at federal data theft prosecutions; failure to authenticate computers seeking network access causes majority of breaches; most attacks originate from homes, not on-site users; worm and virus threat may be overrated
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Financial sector continues to lead in continuity and infrastructure protection
Efforts include widespread adoption of continuity standards and participation in TopOff exercises; communications capabilities important focus after protecting consumer data
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IT Security managers in hot seat following AOL disclosures
“Forced accountability” due to media pressure; key to avoiding problems is better communication with audit teams;
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Louisiana officials worry about levees
Tropical Storm Ernesto heads toward Gulf of Mexico; evacuation planning seems improved but overtopping and breaching still threaten levees
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iDirect improves satellite transmission security
New software for its military TDMA VSAT system includes X.509 certificates and government-standard AES 256 encryption
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MachineTalker finalizes OEM deal with Sense-Comm
MachineTalker’s sensor network technology to be deployed to oil refineries; applications include detecting problems in rotating equipment and identifying oil and gas leaks
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Counterstorm-1 wins Info Security Products Guide future technology award
Publication impressed by Counterstorm’s zero-hour attack detection system; hardware device lends a hand in early stages of an IT attack; company has also caught the attention of HSARPA
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The long view
Sea-Level Rise Has Increased Frequency of Extreme Coastal Flooding Worldwide: Study
Human-caused sea-level rise has significantly increased the frequency of extreme coastal flooding worldwide. New research found that coastal flooding events expected only once every 100 years are now, on average, about 12 times more likely to occur.
China’s ‘Artificial Sun’: The Holy Grail of Energy
China has achieved a major milestone in its pursuit of commercial nuclear fusion, with two domestically developed superconducting magnets designed for a fusion reactor successfully passing technical acceptance and full-load testing.
What Should America Do with Its Aging Dams?
Aging dams pose growing safety and economic challenges. Two Stanford water experts discuss the safety, economic, and environmental tradeoffs driving debates over dam removal.
Feds Increasingly Leave Local Governments Hanging When Climate Disasters Hit: Report
Communities that ask for federal assistance when climate disasters hit can’t count on that help to arrive.