Avishai Wool’s review of only 80 Check Point and Cisco firewalls from unidentified organizations has prompted him to declare that security is on average still not well managed: My findings show that 75 percent of the most complex firewalls have at least 20 errors in their configurations. For example, I found Microsoft services are allowed … Continue reading Firewall Rule Complexity Studies
The Environmental Working Group released a study last month that showed nearly 90% of American cities have unhealthy levels of cancer-causing chemicals in their tap water. Norman, Oklahoma topped the list, just above Honolulu. Laboratory tests commissioned by Environmental Working Group (EWG) have detected hexavalent chromium, the carcinogenic “Erin Brockovich chemical,†in tap water from … Continue reading Chromium-6 Found in US Cities
I reported on an Ice Virus outbreak in Russia at the end of 2010 that affected nearly half a million people in Moscow — critical infrastructure failed. Now Texas is the one failing from the same attack and infestation. Perry was quoted as blaming the problems on “unprecedented demand on the state’s energy grid” and … Continue reading Ice Virus Hits Hard in Texas
Where is Godzilla when you need him? A giant menacing shadowy figure of petrochemical poisons looms over America. It waves its tentacles and weaves it ways into every market, every sector, trying to subdue the environment and overpower resistance. Is it smog? Could it be…is it…The Kochtopus?! …the University of Massachusetts at Amherst’s Political Economy … Continue reading Is the Kochtopus Risk Real?