Delta and other air carriers show how not to do disaster recovery

Whether a power outage or an equipment malfunction was actually the cause of the outage, neither of those issues should have brought Delta’s systems down if the company had implemented the sort of IT redundancy that is common among major commercial enterprises.

Executive action on critical infrastructure protection renews debate on privacy and information sharing

The release last week of an Executive Order focused on “Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity” represents the latest move by the administration to encourage information sharing between the federal government and private sector entities responsible for operating…

Evaluating technical tools and services as an exercise in trust

People often seek tools and technology services to help protect security and privacy of information, but when evaluating such technical tools, it can be equally important to consider the source of the tool to determine whether…

Agency resistance to 2011 TIC deadline driven in part by limited MTIPS options

Despite the increased attention focused on the rollout of the federal government’s Trusted Internet Connections (TIC) initiative since a March 2010 GAO report highlighted the slower-than-expected progress most agencies have made in consolidating their Internet connections…