by Paul Rosenzweig | Mar 12, 2015 | Cybersecurity
One of my favorite movies has always been Bill Murray’s Groundhog Day. Besides the great acting from Murray (and co-star Andie MacDowell) it’s a wonderful exposition of the definition of insanity — doing the same thing over and over again expecting…
by Paul Rosenzweig | Mar 5, 2015 | Cybersecurity
Neustar looks to lose its contract. “Federal Communications Commission staff has recommended that a $450 million contract Sterling-based company Neustar has held exclusively for 18 years be awarded to rival Ericsson.” Readers will recall that the…
by Paul Rosenzweig | Feb 17, 2015 | Cybersecurity
Last Friday, as part of the Cybersecurity summit at Stanford, President Obama announced a new information sharing initiative, and issued an Executive Order that was tied to the initiative. The EO will, in the end, do some modest good, but not nearly…
by Paul Rosenzweig | Feb 8, 2015 | Cybersecurity
Earlier this year, Herb posted a nice summary of the FTC’s report on the security of the internet of things. Today, Senator Ed Markey joins the conversation with a staff report on the insecurity of automobiles. As the Post summarizes it, the Markey…
by Paul Rosenzweig | Jan 25, 2015 | Homeland Security, National Security
Late last year, President Barack Obama announced that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) would provide work authorization and protection from deportation to as many as 5 million unlawful immigrants. One of the side effects of that announcement…
