John Pescatore

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John Pescatore
VP Distinguished Analyst
11 years at Gartner
32 years IT industry

John Pescatore is a vice president and research fellow in Gartner Research. Mr. Pescatore has 32 years of experience in computer, network and information security. Prior to joining Gartner, Mr. Pescatore was senior consultant for Entrust Technologies and Trusted Information Systems… Read Full Bio

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Honoring Those Who Died to Protect Others

by John Pescatore  |  May 22, 2009  |  Submit a Comment

We cherish too, the Poppy red
That grows on fields where valor led,
It seems to signal to the skies
That blood of heroes never dies.

(Moina Michael, 1915)

In the United States, this is Memorial Day weekend. While today most people think of Memorial Day as the unofficial start to summer, it started as Decoration Day as a day of remembrance of those who died in our nation’s service. I think it is important to remember those real sacrifices, especially when the terms “cyberwarfare” and “cyberterrorism” are thrown around so lightly.

The US tradition is to have a moment of silence/reflection at 3pm EST (1900 UTC.)

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