Steven Aftergood: NSA Has Failed, Since 1976, to Protect US Commercial Communications

IN 1976, NSA WAS TASKED TO HELP SECURE PRIVATE COMMS As long ago as the Gerald Ford Administration, the National Security Agency was directed to help secure non-governmental communications networks against intrusion and interception by foreign — or domestic — entities, according to a recently declassified presidential directive. “The President is concerned about possible damage …

Worth a Look: Free Internet Search & Research Tools

Home Page   Search Engines Kid Friendly and Educational Search Engines Meta & Mega Search Tools Phone Number, People and Company Finders Social Media and Real-Time Search and Collaboration Tools Video/Multimedia Deep Web and Specialty Research Tools Username Search Maps/Geographic/Transportation Useful Web Sites, Tools and Documents Proxy Servers, Online Privacy and Security Tools News Image …

Patrick Meier: Trails of Digital Trustworthness

Trails of Trustworthiness in Real-Time Streams Real-time information channels like Twitter, Facebook and Google have created cascades of information that are becoming increasingly challenging to navigate. “Smart-filters” alone are not the solution since they won’t necessarily help us determine the quality and trustworthiness of the information we receive. I’ve been studying this challenge ever since the …

Robert Steele: McKinsey on Big Data & Internet of Things – Four Missing Perspectives

A May 2011 report from McKinsey, “Big data: The next frontier for innovation, competition, and productivity,” is assuredly worth reading. McKinsey Page with various download options While current commentaries, such as this February 2012 overview from The New York Times, “The Age of Big Data, focus on McKinsey’s emphasis on the explosion of data, the …