The Indybay says Protesters Halt Smart Meter Installation in Santa Cruz County Heidi Bazzano, one of the protesters at 38th and Portola this morning, said, “there are so many problems with ‘smart’ meters. PG&E, the government, and any hacker worth his salt will know when you wake up, what appliances you use, when you go … Continue reading SmartMeters Run Into Santa Cruz Resistance
Themes I picked up at VMworld this year: Difference between security and compliance Mixed-mode compliance (burden of proof and segmentation) Guidelines for compliance practices in cloud Encryption with key management Tokens for cloud to resolve latency between web in cloud and DB in private Automation risks (HAL9000) Forensics of cloud Each one of those is … Continue reading VMworld 2010 Recap: SSD Security
I wrote earlier about Deputy Defense Secretary William Lynn’s political posturing for influence or control of CyberCommand in the US. I was brought back to this thought after I read an excellent opinion article in The Daily Star called “An obsession with cybersecurity is not what the US needs“ Lynn’s proposals are provocative. But the … Continue reading Civilians giving away too much control of US CyberSecurity?
A photo-essay on the NYC Subway can be found here. It really highlights the change in safety and security that is felt now. I frequently rode the subway in the 1970s and 80s and today’s experience is radically different. These photos really capture it.