On May 20, 2010, nearly two months after the sinking of Republic of Korea Navy warship Cheonan, came a definitive report from the South Korean government as to the cause of her sinking. The Cheonan, which exploded and sank in… Continue Reading
Last week, I had the opportunity to attend the EastWest Institute’s Cybersecurity Summit in Dallas. Assembling several hundred industry, government and academic participants who deal with the problems of information and/or computer security issues, EastWest made an important step in… Continue Reading
Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano announced yesterday that she will be holding up funding for deployment of sensors and other systems for the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection’s beleaguered Secure Border Initiative Network (SBInet). Since 2006, the Department… Continue Reading
Over the weekend, numerous reports emerged that Google was drawing ever closer to closing Google.cn, the company’s China search portal. One source claimed that the company was “‘99.9 per cent’ certain,” that it would be closing its search portal serving… Continue Reading
According to The Washington Post, the United States plans to embed intelligence personnel, likely from the Drug Enforcement Administration and the FBI, in Mexican law enforcement units in Ciudad Juarez, across the border from El Paso, Texas. While provocative, this… Continue Reading
Earlier this month, the Reliant Center hosted the Secure World – Houston conference, a cybersecurity conference that brings together many of the computer and information security specialists in the greater Houston area. As compared to last year, attendance appeared to… Continue Reading
If one wants clear evidence of how high the politics of the Internet have risen on the international agenda, look no further than Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s Jan. 21 address on Internet freedom at the Newseum in Washington, D.C.… Continue Reading