Archives for November, 2012
by Jay Heiser | November 28, 2012 | 1 Comment
Anyone with a stake in the overall success of cloud computing should take a few minutes to read the recent NYT interview with Peter G. Neumann, a highly-respected computer security researcher who, now entering his 9th decade, continues to do ground breaking work on digital reliability. Commercial cloud computing creates new levels of urgency for [...]
Category: BCP/DR Cloud risk management security Tags: complexity, Peter G. Neumann, security, security history
by Jay Heiser | November 2, 2012 | 2 Comments
Our home telephone is totally dependent upon the electrical power grid, and a lead acid battery of unknown age is all that stands between us and total loss of external connectivity. Fiber to the home, which we’ve now had in 2 different houses, represents an opportunity for high speed, flexibility, and economics, providing a single [...]
Category: BCP/DR risk management Tags: cell phones, Hurricane Sandy, power failure, redundancy, Sandy