Author Archives: Justin Lockamy

Cyber Attacks Rise Down Under

Attacks against Australian military networks have risen sharply in the past year, averaging about 700 attacks per month.

India Hopes to Hacker Proof System

India is developing a proprietary OS to help safeguard government systems from hacking.

Clearwire to Auction Its Spectrum

Clearwire hopes to raise between $2.5 and $5 billion to use in expanding its LTE network by auctioning a portion of its spectrum (up to 40 MHz in each market).

Hill Aides Dish on Telecom Issues

Congressional staffers share their views on net neutrality and USF reform, among other topics.

Powell on Media Ownership Rules

Former FCC Chairman Michael Powell sums up his view of media ownership rules: “We are regulating on who you are and where you came from, not what you are doing [today].”

Clearwire’s Dynamic Network Management System

Clearwire has recently enhanced its network management system to selectively throttle speeds for its heaviest users during peak times.

Fannie Mae Logic Bomber Convicted

Former UNIX engineer for Fannie Mae was convicted for the logic bomb he placed in the company’s network. The logic bomb, which was targeted to erase all financial, securities, and mortgage data, was discovered before it was scheduled to execute.

HTML 5 Spurs Privacy Concerns

HTML 5, the language from which much of the web will soon operate, contains a number of new capabilities that raise privacy concerns for users.

Crimeware as Business Model

A new report shows the emergence of Trojans as the principal vehicle enabling organized cybercrime.

Congressmen Lobby FCC on Behalf of Qwest

21 House members sent a letter to the FCC in support of the pending CenturyLink-Qwest merger, citing the merger’s potential benefit for rural areas.