As the high profile breaches and cyberattacks of this past year clearly illustrate, enterprise security still has to catch up to growing and evolving threats such as persistent targeted attacks by criminals and state-sponsored attacks or espionage. Though the government and private sector continue to take steps to protect their networks, unfortunately attackers also aren’tRead… Read more »
A greater percentage of users understand PC viruses, the damage they cause as well as how you can safeguard a computer system against such. What might not be so apparent would be the dangers associated with additional risks for example spyware, keyloggers as well as trojans. These types of harmful apps bring as much risksRead… Read more »
(see the full blog with photos: HERE) Every year, the Christmas tree that graces the West lawn of the U.S. Capitol building originates from one of our country’s National Forests. It may not be widely known that the USDA’s Forest Service is instrumental in facilitating the Capital Christmas Tree’s transport from the forest to theRead… Read more »
What are the differences between SEO actions taken for Business-to-Consumer (B2C) campaigns, vs. Business-to-Business (B2B)? KME Internet Marketing has delivered many B2B campaigns over the past years, typically regarding very technically-complex or domain-specific subject matter – we’ve found the following information and strategies tend to ring true for most… For B2B SEO vs B2C, theRead… Read more »
Deltek Analyst Amanda White reports. Without a doubt, a majority of states have been dragging their feet when it comes to passing legislation for establishing a health insurance exchange – 36 states, to be exact. It is shocking that – despite the 2014 deadline being a mere two years away – only 14 states haveRead… Read more »
1.) “What would a ‘government shutdown’ mean in practical terms?” started by Chris Stevenson When the government first threatened to shut down in February, many govies were confused about what exactly this meant to them – what were the consequences? What would change? Would their agency close it’s doors, or remain open? Will they getRead… Read more »
AON SETTLEMENT. Story here. “Aon Corp., the largest insurance broker, agreed to pay $16.3 million to resolve criminal and civil probes of possible bribes paid overseas to get business.” The DOJ release is here. FRIENDLY FACEBOOK CAMPAIGNS. Politico. “Is this the cycle in which presidential campaigns finally figure out how to effectively use Facebook asRead… Read more »
Deltek Principal Analyst Brian Coyle reports. Earlier this year, the Obama Administration began an effort to offer more flexibility from federal education mandates in exchange for a commitment from various states to adopt reforms that would boost their overall student achievement. After the announcement, 11 states formally submitted requests to the U.S. Department of EducationRead… Read more »
Yesterday, Nature – one of the worlds premier scientific journals recognized University of British Columbia scientist Rosie Redfield as one of the top 10 science newsmakers of 2011. The reason? After posting a scathing attack on her blog about a paper that appeared in the journal Science, Redfield decided to attempt to recreate the experimentRead… Read more »
Dimitar Tchurovsky is the author of the 2011 book “Collaborative Democracy: Transition from Money-Driven to Knowledge-Based Society.” Currently living in London, Bulgarian-born Tchurovskyhas offered to send his book in PDF format “free of charge to NCDD members in return of direct feedback, critique, or any questions may have but remained unanswered.” Tchurovsky has a DegreeRead… Read more »