Location-aware services: one more thing to worry about
A new generation of location-based services threatens to open up a whole new can of worms in the debate over privacy.
IP Wiretap Ruling Raises Security Concerns
A Federal Communications Commission ruling that federal wiretap laws should apply to Internet traffic could pose difficulties for agencies trying to conduct wiretaps while creating unintended consequences for IT security, an industry association warns.
CALEA ruling could open can of worms for VOIP
Efforts to apply federal wiretap laws to Internet traffic could have unintended consequences for IT security, an industry association warns.
Congress considers net neutrality in communications bill
As the House faces its first vote on network neutrality regulations for broadband Internet access, representatives are being besieged by lobbyists on both sides of the issue. Staffers attended a briefing Thursday, hoping for information to help them decide how to vote.
In the end, it's all one big network
CHICAGO'What used to be called telecommunications has been merged into a global communications technology in which the distinction between the applications being delivered and the media used to deliver it are disappearing.
The VOIP revolution
As existing telephone equipment reaches the end of its supported life, it is only a matter of time before carriers and enterprises will be forced to move voice traffic to IP, whether they want to or not.
New metro WiFi product boasts greater coverage, bandwidth
CHICAGO'With interest growing in municipal wireless networking, new schemes are being proposed to solve problems with range, bandwidth, scalability, mobility and complexity in current WiFi deployments.
Ethernet-over-copper for all
Copper is so 20th century. But for many organizations not served by fiber-optic cable, copper still is the only practical network connection and an industry is growing up to supply Ethernet service over the existing copper infrastructure.
Data overload threatens wireless industry
As users of mobile devices become more dependent on access to remote resources, the growing demand for bandwidth could threaten the economic viability of the emerging wireless data industry, according to one of the industry's founders.
Remote satellite links go broadband
Inmarsat PLC has launched a new satellite network service offering bigger pipes through smaller terminals that it hopes will be popular with the military and first responders.
Waiting on WiMax
The expected emergence of equipment operating in U.S. frequency bands could help spark demand for WiMax broadband wireless technology in this country.
How do you defend yourself against 'good' employees?
Much has been made of the theft last month of computer equipment containing personal data from the home of a Veterans Affairs Department employee, but less attention has been given to the fact that the real breach occurred when the employee carried that data out of his office.
When you take work home, make sure security goes with it
As too many agencies have learned, if you don't absolutely need to take sensitive data with you, then don't.
Allergic to 'whiskers'
Colorado will open a new disaster recovery center in June, offering state-of-the-art facilities for data backup and operational recovery of IT systems at little cost to most state agencies.
William Jackson | Cybereye: Lack of definition for spyware can put security apps on trial
Recent reports on the status of IT security offer few surprises: more vulnerabilities, sneakier exploits and a growing focus on theft and fraud. Tom Leighton, chief scientist for Akamai Technologies Inc. of Cambridge, Mass., recently summed up the state of cybersecurity in four words: 'Bad, and getting worse.'
Batten down the hatches
At the Merchant Marine Academy, better access control protects a wide-ranging network of seafaring mobile users.
First responders in a jam?
A Florida company that sells cellular-jamming equipment is challenging Federal Communications Commission rules prohibiting state and local governments from using the devices.
NIST issues draft guidance for IT security metrics
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has released the initial public draft of its Special Publication 800-80, titled Guide for Developing Performance Metrics for Information Security.
Emergency systems need a common language
Police and other emergency response departments in the national capital region of Virginia, Maryland and Washington have standardized on common 800-MHz communications systems. What remains to be done in establishing interoperable systems is the unglamorous job of getting everyone on the same page.
Online Extra | New additions to the National Recording Registry
President Calvin 'Silent Cal' Coolidge now is keeping company with the likes of Fats Domino, Jimi Hendrix and the old fog horn at Kewaunee, Wis., in the National Recording Registry. These notables are among 50 subjects added recently by the Library of Congress to its registry of historically significant recordings.
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