Malcolm Turnbull announces biggest overhaul of espionage, intelligence laws in decades
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Gizmodo |
Obama Presses Major Overhaul on Cyberwarfare Leadership
Gizmodo In his first significant move to do something about “the cyber” since intelligence reports claimed that Russia “hacked our election,” President Obama has … Obama Could Create A Stand-Alone Cybersecurity Agency – Newsy … |
The New York Times yesterday had an account of an ongoing effort to modernize the IT infrastructure and end-user equipment relied upon by those whose workplace address is 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. In a sense, the story was rather alarming, as it turns out the White House was in sore need of just about new everything.
There were a couple of networking nuggets worth noting in the story.
First was the matter of old cabling … lots and lots of the stuff.
One of his first tasks was trying to map the miles of Ethernet cables and phone wires inside the walls of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. The team of technicians eventually discovered and removed 13,000 pounds of abandoned cables that no longer served any purpose.
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Ottawa Citizen |
Suspected Chinese cyber attack forces NRC security overhaul
Ottawa Citizen It says it will undertake a major overhaul of its computer security: “This could take approximately one year.” “NRC is continuing to work closely with its IT experts and security partners to create a new secure IT infrastructure,” the organization said … Employee info may have been compromised in NRC cyberattack: president |