Tag: political

The Big Evil?

The Big Evil?

Net neutrality has been called the “free market issue” of the Internet. It also represents an issue with a lot of discussion and a few rational solutions. Proponents of this issue (e.g., Google) who want all bits of data to be given equal weight are weary of the agencies that could regulate such protection. Allowing …

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Cyber C&C

Cyber C&C

According to Ellen Nakashima, the Pentagon is looking at the creation of a “Cyber Command Center” designed to be the central resource on the war on cyber-terror. The U.S. Military is discussing how they could best protect the national military cyber-assets, national security online resources, and the civilian government in the chance that there would be …

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The New Technological Policy Direction of the United States

The New Technological Policy Direction of the United States

As we say goodbye to the old administration and the old technological initiatives are set by the wayside (remember the Internet is/are a bunch of tubes, classic, classic), it is important to look at President Obama’s technological policy point and see a possible road for the nation’s technical infrastructure.  According to the White House website, it …

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Cybersecurity and You!

Cybersecurity and You!

It seems that I’ve been focusing a lot on security and fraud on microblogging sites. However, there is more online than microblogging sites, despite my attraction to the concept. As a way of approaching cybersecurity, I finished reading the Center for Strategic and International Studies’ Commission on Cyber Security for the 44th Presidency final report. It is …

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