Linx is now deploying BlackDiamond X8 switches from Extreme Networks in preparation for the Olympics to handle the onslaught of Internet traffic. full story ![]()
When Appleton police Sgt. Polly Olson entered an Internet chat room posing as a mother of two preteen girls, she was taken aback with the response.
postcrescent.com (2 months and 29 days ago)
The internet of things isn't all about infrastructure. Evrything wants to provide the identity management to enable smart new applications on top of that infrastructure, and it's partnering with the right players to do so.
gigaom.com (3 months ago)

When Rio de Janeiro bid to host the 2016 Olympics, it cited as a trump card the experience and infrastructure the city had gathered in hosting the 2007 Pan American Games. Opponents, however, pointed to Rio’s broken promises from the 2007 event, like the metro lines and highways the city vowed to build but never did.
huffingtonpost.com (1 month and 19 days ago)

The nation's critical infrastructure is vulnerable to cyber attacks and better information sharing is needed to strengthen defenses. That's the message Charles Edwards, deputy inspector general for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, told a Congressional committee at a public hearing on Thursday. Since 1990, Industrial Control Systems, which are used to manage...
pcworld.com (6 days ago)

News related to the DDoS attack on global internet infrastructure is buzzing around indicating the slowdown of internet speeds across the globe. Affecting services majorly in Europe, this is said to be the biggest cyber-attack ever declared...
examiner.com (1 month and 19 days ago)
We may accept that the internet of things will become commonplace in the next few years, but how do we build out the network and processing required to support it?
gigaom.com (2 months and 15 days ago)

With reports that the internet is down in Syria, that may portend bad news if the government turned to off. The outage could be due to infrastructure failure, although the government has its hands on the “net&rdquo...
examiner.com (16 days ago)
In 2006, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Critical Infrastructure Task Force recommended that the objective of critical infrastructure planning be shifted from critical infrastructure "protection" to critical infrastructure "resilience."
forbes.com (3 months and 5 days ago)
Sochi, Russia - The mountains of Sochi are now home to Potanin’s slope, Gazprom’s gondola lift and Sberbank’s ski jump. The nicknames used by locals and an army of construction workers leave no doubt about who is paying for the 2014 Winter Games: Russia’s business powerhouses. Other countries that have hosted the Olympics have overwhelmingly used public funds to pay for the...
sltrib.com (3 days ago)
Announcing a new proposal to expedite the timeline of big infrastructure projects, President Obama said, "I'm big on rebuilding our infrastructure - bridges, airports, ports," but warned that as the rest of the world continues building their own infrastructure, "We've got to up our game."
cbsnews.com (6 days ago)
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