Angie Walls
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Published in The DeviceLine Blog by Mocana, February 11, 2011
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) just announced a new initiative to assess the state of cyber security for the electric grid. DOE has already begun tapping numerous leads from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Department of Homeland Security as well as both public and private utilities to contribute to this open forum on cyber security.
Angie Walls
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Published in The DeviceLine Blog by Mocana, March 9, 2011
The Night Dragon is the latest cyber security attack to join the ranks of uber-sophisticated Trojans like Stuxnet. It uses one of the most common attacks, compromising external Web servers and then hacking into the company intranets to gain access to internal servers and desktops.
Angie Walls
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Published in The DeviceLine Blog by Mocana, February 25, 2011
Unexpectedly, a glitch with their flight computers caused United Airlines to ground an entire fleet of their 757 airplanes, causing several flight delays and cancellations at the last minute. United discovered a maintenance problem with their air data computers, which monitor critical parameters such as air speed and navigation. They mandated additional operational checks on all 96 planes, putting a hold on their flight schedules until the issue was resolved.
Angie Walls
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Published in The DeviceLine Blog by Mocana, January 27, 2011
The proclaimed “Father of the Internet,” Google VP Vint Cerf, warns that there won’t be enough IP addresses left to accommodate people and businesses connected via the Internet.
Angie Walls
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Published in The DeviceLine Blog by Mocana, March 1, 2011
Researchers at the University of Michigan are onto something – the very first millimeter-scale computing system. Their developing prototypes for an implantable eye pressure monitor and a compact radio that needs no tuning will be have their debut at the upcoming International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) in San Francisco.
Angie Walls
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Published in Mocana’s DeviceLine Blog, January 25, 2011
What is the security gadget that UK bankers don’t want you to know about? A University of Cambridge student has published a paper on a new device that can protect card-holding consumers from the dangers of hackers, resulting in a financial trade group demanding that it be removed from the public.
