Outside the closed world of the U.S. Intelligence Community, private cyber contractors get mixed reviews. Mention the word "contractor" and the public siezes on the image of Edward Snowden, either as heroic whistle blower or betrayer of national trust. Beyond that, there is a general consensus that contractors, even when attaining top security clearance, work in a strictly … [Read more...]
Network Functions Virtualization for ISS – Still Up in the Clouds
Of the many “disruptive” technologies to emerge in recent years, few have aroused greater fanfare -- or confusion and even anxiety in certain quarters -- than Network Functions Virtualization (NFV), the proposed migration of network tasks from proprietary hardware to more economical “virtual” systems comprised of software and white boxes. Stripping away the tech jargon that … [Read more...]