Archive for Calculating Risk
The Gathering Clouds of “Cyber-Katrina”
We’re wading through an era of massive, protective government like I’ve never imagined. What used to sound like science fiction is now a plausible possibility. Last May, when President Obama declared cyberspace to be a “national security priority,” he asserted, “Let me also be clear about what we will not do. Our pursuit of cyber [...]
Learning About Survival from the Turtle on the Highway
How desperate or stupid does one have to be to cross that proverbial highway? If you know you move slowly and must rely on the goodwill and skill of others not to cream you, do you go ahead and cross the road?