In the (first) Cold War, Americans worried about nuclear attack and a retaliatory Armageddon that would have reduced the world to a smoldering wreck. Then came the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, when a small group of suicidal zealots turned hijacked airplanes into bombs. Today’s weapons of choice for those who would attack U.S. […]
WisBusiness: The Show – Jim Laudon of Google Madison
On the latest episode of “WisBusiness: The Show,” Jim Laudon, site director of Google Madison, talks with Liz Schrum about the interest Google has in the region; Tom Still explains why reduced federal investment in academic research is a worrisome trend; and the WisBusiness.com Stock Report covers water technology and cyber-security. Click here to view […]
JSOnline: Building a workforce for the digital age includes cybersecurity
For major companies such as Home Depot, Target and JPMorgan Chase, the risks and realities of cyberattacks on computer systems and customer accounts have hit all too close to home. The latest incident, reported last week in a regulatory filing by JPMorgan Chase, revealed that 76 million household accounts and 7million small-business accounts were hacked […]
WSRC signs pact to work with Altamira on data research goals
The Wisconsin Security Research Consortium has signed a subcontract with Altamira Technologies Corp., a technology company working to solve problems of national importance, to support the Washington-based company’s “Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity” contracts. One of the many thrust areas of the agreement is working with “big data” and applying data science analytical solutions to emerging […]