If implemented, attack detection mode would almost certainly generate enough false positives that it would have to be shut down. Emergency services operators would get tired of the robo calls for help that turned out to...
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As a developer / architect, we have to learn a wide variety of different environments, and when we have multiple confusing sets of standards we have to meet, depending on the customer being one federal agency or another,...
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In the past, Google has said it is free to view your information as a better way to bring the world's information to you. It's in your interest, so just let us do what we do best. They need to make a categorical statement...
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I think one of the secret sauce ingredients to a successful 'baked in' DoD RMF system implementation is the DISA CCIs (Control Correlation Identifiers). Many haven't noticed, but DISA FSO has been re-writing and re-wiring...
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The 70% maintenance cost is a little misleading. It is better represented as the total cost of owning a software system. For any large software deployment, 70% or more of the total cost of the software is represented by...
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This decision comes as welcome news. NIST's risk management framework, and its related documents (linked in this story), including 800-53 Rev 4, indeed take a more holistic approach to information assurance and security. ...
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What I'm concerned about is what Google does with this info? For corporate customers, they likely keep hands off. I can't imagine businesses using them otherwise. But for consumer use, I simply won't ever trust Google, no...
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This might not be a bad feature as long as the owner can turn it on or off. Not sure we want a kill switch owned by the telcos, manufacturer or government. I feel it would just get hacked. I am perfectly happy...
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As OPM Director Archuleta said herself in her summary remarks, "a plan is just a plan." Whether OPM's new IT leadership will have more luck that the last regime in implementing needed changes in OPM's IT operations remains...
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I'm skeptical de Blasio will use analytics or big data because they most likely will disprove his platform, especially regarding education. He appears to be using his position to guarantee jobs for his pals, with little...
In reply to: Re: Education
Not sure if cutting prices will be enough to counter the public and corporate fears about NSA's intrusion into privacy and confidentiality. I think the technology industry must work together (perhaps in collaboration with...
In reply to: Price Drops Alone?
If you do choose to store data on a drive of some kind though, it's important to keep a copy offsite somewhere in case of fire, water damage, break-in, or some other disaster, natural or man-made. Granted, you may not have...
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I'm up to get one of those T-shirts. It amazes me that it was 20 years ago I was setting up a corporate modem pool in Netware 4.1 so we could browse the web from any desktop in the company. I remember talks about...
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Why would you even pay for online storage space when you can possibly get all the storage you need with Copywith a little bit of referral effort?
In reply to: Storage space should be free
Never mind the NSA, but I wonder what would happen if the police or the DA were convinced that some important evidence relevant to a major felony is stored with SpiderOak. Maybe there isn't an "encryption key," but I'll...
In reply to: SpiderOak
Try "Intuitive Password". It's a comprehensive online password manager that meets your needs. There is a free version available.
In reply to: An alternative password manager
.gov is watching so no thanks. My local 2tb hard drive for 60 dollars works fine
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Interesting to note how relatively quickly MDM emerged as a big issue and now is already going through a consolidation wave in the federal space; and how companies still believe there's a market for super secure phones --...
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I think I'd rather have one of those Taser iPhone cases.
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2014 State of Storage Survey
If you look at vendor financials, the enterprise storage business seems stuck in neutral. Don't believe it.
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