Last month Boeing announced a new intelligence collaboration and data analysis center designed to enhance the creation and testing of new concepts to counter emerging threats to US security. Today, thanks to friends in the national security technology space and at Boeing, I got to see the new center first-hand. The center has a great ambiance, with workstations that are easily configurable to suit rapid set-up of demos and concept evaluations. There … [Read more...]
Stuxnet: An important change in the national security landscape
September 27, 2010 By
There are some important strategic changes occurring in the national security landscape. A new kind of cyber attack has been noted, one that involves use of malicious code to attack infrastructure. There are some important points in this attack that should be understood by national security decision-makers. With the launch of the code the security community calls Stuxnet, an attack was made against a programmable logic controller (PLC) that runs a … [Read more...]
Mounting a vigorous defense in depth
September 26, 2010 By
I know some guys who are really good at external validation of enterprise security posture. There are some folks so good that nothing will totally stop them. The history of computer science makes me think world-class-best folks like that will always be with us and there will never be a system that is perfectly defendable. But still, there are steps you can take to dramatically enhance the security of your enterprise. I've reviewed some of these before, … [Read more...]
UP 2010 Cloud Computing Conference 15-19 Nov 2010
September 26, 2010 By
Time to mark your calendar for the 15-19 Nov 2010 Up 2010 conference. Up is a unique "hybrid" conference that includes both a physical meeting of minds in a traditional conference and an online virtual session. A bit on the conference from their site: Welcome to UP 2010: UP 2010™ is developed to promote collaborative analysis of the latest trending issues and challenges in the world of cloud computing and ICT, looking at core process and … [Read more...]
Please help select charities for donation of Adobe Software
September 23, 2010 By
Thanks to a very generous offer by Adobe, five organizations will be receiving donations of Adobe Creative Suites 5. Candidate organizations must be a school or charity. The organizations selected will receive either CS5 Design Premium, Production or Web Premium. If you know of a charity that can make use of Adobe CS5 please visit the website at: http://crucialpointllc.com/adobe-creative-suite-5-donation/ Fill out the information on the form at … [Read more...]
What is the Cyber Conflict Studies Association?
September 21, 2010 By
The Cyber Conflict Studies Association (CCSA) is a non-profit organization formed to promote and lead a diversified research agenda in the field of cyber conflict. The group was formed as a means to foster dialogue, lead research and develop academic programs focused on the implications of cyber conflict. To meet these goals, CCSA promotes and leads international intellectual development efforts like workshops and conferences that bring together … [Read more...]
The Honorable John G. Grimes: AFCEA Sarnoff Award Winner
September 17, 2010 By
On September 15th, 2010, The Honorable John G. Grimes was presented with the AFCEA David Sarnoff Award. This award was established by AFCEA as the organization's highest honor, to recognize individuals who have made lasting and significant contributions to global peace. Recipients have demonstrated a sustained and personal commitment to furthering communications, electronics, and information technologies toward achieving a more secure tomorrow. More … [Read more...]
Apple releases a new AppleTV – This time they are playing for keeps
September 17, 2010 By
Apple first released their Apple TV in 2007, with 40GB and 160GB models. Apple hoped to start their own subscription service, with users purchasing media on their computers, and streaming it to their AppleTV. One needed to use iTunes to take advantage of all the capabilities, and the original AppleTVs had a hard time dealing with some of the newer codecs. As software evolved, the 1st generation AppleTV became a stand-alone device, capable of … [Read more...]