Tag archive: Katrina

A new bill has been presented to Congress aimed at setting computer security standards not only for government departments, but also for those private companies that control infrastructure, such as power or telephone communication. Sponsored by Senators John D. Rockefeller IV and Olympia J. Snowe, the bill proposes the creation of a National Cybersecurity Advisor (NCA) who would have direct access to the president and the power to shut… Read More

There’s a new P2P network coming. But it won’t be file-sharing this time. The new iCare network, invented by a pair of UC Berkeley students, will make for a much faster flow of disaster relief in the United States.   Anand Kulkarni and Ephrat Bitton, both working on their PhDs,were inspired by Hurricane Katrina and its nightmare aftermath. Communications were virtually impossible, and the logistics of relief became a nightmare… Read More

Even as storms were buffeting Europe, email messages bearing the Small.DAM Trojan horse begin pummeling email servers and inboxes around the world, claiming to carry details of the storm's rampage. The email messages, many bearing the subject “”230 dead as storm batters Europe,” could leave unprotected computers vulnerable to attack or takeover by spammers. When opened, the attachment—which could arrive under a… Read More

So, what was the blogosphere talking about in 2005? The results are in, according to a year-end review from Intelliseek's BlogPulse.com. In summary, Intelliseek's BlogPulse.com noted some of the following trends amongst bloggers: Michael Jackson and Britney Spears topped the entertainment chatter. Boing Boing and Engadget were the two most popular blogs. Sin City was the most talked about movie. The online encyclopedia… Read More

It's the end of the year, and you know what that means: search engine companies release their lists of top search terms for 2005. Yahoo, AOL, Lycos, and Dogpile have already done it

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A special benefit concert to help victims of the Hurricane Katrina disaster is being organized by the NBC Universal Television Group for today at 8:00 pm ET. As part of the concert broadcast, rival satellite radio providers XM and Sirius both announced plans to simulcast the concert to their respective listener bases. "A Concert for Hurricane Relief" will broadcast on XM's MSNBC channel 130 and CNBC channel 127, while on Sirius… Read More