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The Arab “Metal” Spring and the Headless-Chicken Revolutions

Not many facets of political science have given its students as many headaches as definitions. Those who have used words like “terrorism” are probably aware of the rather ambiguous nature of such descriptions. The word “revolution” is another example showing somewhat similar difficulties. Nevertheless, to me a revolution is a political phenomenon that is made up of three major stages: the first is the ideological framework, which is normally provided by intellectuals; this not only analyzes the situation at hand (descriptive), but it also proposes a way out of a seemingly unwelcome status quo (prescriptive).

: HUSAM DUGHMAN; Editorial; Posted On Wednesday, 05 September 2012 10:27

Kaspersky Lab publishes new research on destructive malware, wiper

Abingdon, UK: Last week, Kaspersky Lab publishes research resulting from the digital forensic analysis of the hard disk images obtained from the machines attacked by the Wiper - a destructive malware program attacking computer systems related to oil facilities in Western Asia. In May, Kaspersky Lab’s research team conducted a search prompted by the International Telecommunication Union to investigate the incidents and determine the potential threat from this new malware as it related to global sustainability and security.

: MELANIE JOHNSON; InfoSecurity; Posted On Wednesday, 05 September 2012 10:25

Chief of Air Staff visits Royal Air Force at Hainault and Olympic Park

The CoAS in a chat with an official

The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Dalton, last week visited Hainault Park and the Olympic Park to thank members of the Royal Air Force for their continued support to the London Paralympics Venue Security Force.

: The Editorial Team; International Security, Safety & Strategic Defence; Posted On Wednesday, 05 September 2012 10:08

Cloud Computing Deadly Sins

Adopting cloud computing can save money, but avoid the key deadly sin.

Cloud computing provides an increasingly popular way of procuring IT services that offers many benefits including increased flexibility as well as reduced cost. It extends the spectrum of information technology (IT) service delivery models beyond managed and hosted services to a form that is packaged and commoditized. However, many organizations are sleepwalking into the cloud. Moving to the cloud may outsource the provision of the IT service, but it does not outsource the organization’s responsibilities. There are issues that may be forgotten or ignored when adopting cloud computing strategies. In a recent survey by global nonprofit IT association ISACA, 30 percent of the 3,700 respondents said cloud computing is one of the top issues expected to impact their enterprise’s security in the next 12 months.