David Laceys IT Security Blog

December 2014

Cyber terrorism is a step closer
David Lacey 22 Dec 2014

Behind the escalating war of words between North Korea and the United States in the wake of the cyber attacks on Sony lies a dangerous, but inevitable trend: the beginnings of real cyber terrorism. ...

Predictions for 2014 - how did I do?
David Lacey 18 Dec 2014

It's the time of year when we reflect on our progress (or failures) over the last year and anticipate the challenges of the coming year. Last year I made half a dozen predictions for 2014. How well ...

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Regulators need to rethink big tech regulation, expert says
A Boston University professor argues that big tech regulation may need to focus more on creating competition through data access ...
FTC changes course on prior approval for reattempted mergers
The FTC has opened the doors to routinely requiring prior approval for reattempted mergers, as well as requiring prior notice of ...
Legacy regulatory practices won't rein in tech giants
French authorities fined Google $593 million this week, shedding light on how current regulations won't have meaningful effect on...

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Use a decentralized identity framework to reduce enterprise risk
To reduce the risk of identity theft for customers, partners and employees, companies should look at integrating a decentralized ...
Open source web app projects hailed for quickly patching bugs
Nine vulnerabilities in three popular open source SMB tools were cleaned up within 24 hours after Rapid7 reported the flaws to ...
Cybersecurity investments surge in 2021 as VCs go all in
Venture capital firms have flooded the cybersecurity market this year with investment dollars for young startups and established ...

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BGP vs. OSPF: When to use each protocol
BGP and OSPF are two of the most common routing protocols. While BGP excels with dynamic routing for large networks, OSPF offers ...
AIOps network management requires vendor-buyer teamwork
Before buying AIOps tools, network managers should work closely with vendors to ensure they collect the correct network data and ...
Explore 4 leading network performance monitoring tools
The network performance monitoring market is changing to address the emergence of IoT and AI. Read more about the NPM market ...

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Explore the benefits of data center as a service
For organizations that might struggle to purchase and maintain their own data centers, they can turn to DCaaS, which enables them...
Data center contactless tech beyond the pandemic
No-touch tech like haptics and LiDAR became commonplace during the coronavirus pandemic, but such technology can increase demands...
What does a data center facility manager do?
Data center facility managers are responsible for the data center at large -- from the outside of the building to the ...

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Apache Cassandra 4.0 advances open source database
Among the new features in the open source Cassandra database update are virtual tables that help operators improve performance ...
9 steps to a dynamic data architecture plan
Learn the nine steps to a comprehensive data architecture plan, including C-suite support, data personas, user needs, governance,...
Couchbase IPO brings NoSQL database to the stock market
Couchbase makes a move into the public markets with a Nasdaq listing as it continues to develop its NoSQL database technology ...

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December 2014

Cyber terrorism is a step closer

Predictions for 2014 - how did I do?