Open Source: Businesses Next Best Practice

Open source programs have been regarded with little validity and much skepticism over the years.  The concept that a program creator would allow their work and product to be accessed downloaded and used with no payment seems backwards and counterproductive in our capitalist market.

One company is helping break down the barriers between truths and realities of open sourcing is MySQL. This start up company of young and talented individuals…

Intelligence Community and Defense Contractors to Watch KSM Trial Closely

The Intelligence Community and defense contractors who hold intelligence contracts will be watching the trial of Khalid Sheik Mohammed (KSM) particularly closely. In the Military Commission system, evidence that is vital to national security can be withheld from the defendant; though his security cleared counsel have access to the information. This allows the federal government to protect methods and…

Cyber Monday the new Black Friday?

Northrop Grumman Reaches Out to Academia

Northrop Grumman has reached out to three major cyber research universities to help advance research and develop effective cybersecurity solutions. The three schools, Carnegie Mellon, Purdue University and MIT, were asked to join a Cybersecurity Research Consortium.

The consortium is meant to leverage the collective capabilities and expertise of the various universities and industry in an effort to develop effective cybersecurity solutions.

Robert Brammer, CTO of Northrop Grumman’s Information…

South Korea Forms Cyber Defense Unit

According to reports in the South Korean press, the Ministry of National Defense will stand up a new cyber defense unit to combat cyber attacks from North Korea. The Cyber Defense Command will operate out of the intelligence headquarters of the ministry and will protect military systems from attacks.

An article in the JoongAng Daily, quoted an anonymous senior military official as saying “A major general will be…