* Bruce Schneier casts light on psychology of security * Nortel to pare 2,900 jobs * Q&A: Cisco's R&D outlook * Internet2 moving forward with network build-out * Web site tracks 'colorful' mood swings * Buzzblog: The Onion tees up Vista; hilarity ensues, right? * Today on Layer 8
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RSA ’07: Bruce Schneier casts light on psychology of security
One of the security industry’s most outspoken experts, Bruce Schneier, spoke at the RSA Conference on the topic of how security decisions and perceptions are often driven by irrational and subconscious motives in human beings. Click here for more on this story and for full RSA coverage.
Nortel to pare 2,900 jobs
Nortel this week said it will cut 2,900 jobs and shift another 1,000 to lower-cost locations in an effort to further reduce expenses and align operations with anticipated growth. Click here for more.
Q&A: Cisco’s R&D outlook
As Cisco’s chief development officer, Charles Giancarlo oversees the company’s R&D direction and strategy. With the expansion into new markets and technologies – such as consumer electronics and video – the types of engineers Giancarlo manages at Cisco have diversified beyond router, switch, ASIC and network software developers. He spoke with Network World about handling juggling Cisco’s various R&D activities, as well as some enterprise security technologies to expect from Cisco this year. Read the full interview.
Internet2 moving forward with network build-out
Internet2 announced Wednesday that it deployed and activated a segment of its new high-bandwidth network in and around Pennsylvania. The MAGPI advanced networking hub at the University of Pennsylvania is now connected to Internet2’s 100 Gbps network. Click here for more.
Web site tracks ‘colorful’ mood swings
On Dec. 12, at 2:41 a.m., Ph.D. student Ian Li of Carnegie Mellon University was feeling miserable and sleepy. The computer science student was in the midst of a three-paper marathon and not having fun. Almost 12 hours later, Li was sleepy and relieved. He was done writing papers for the day. But his emotions – represented by a few words and bands of color – were up on the World Wide Web in perpetuity for his friends to see. Li is the primary creator of MoodJam, a Web site on which users record their moods with words and colors, letting them keep track of their feelings over time and allow friends and family to stay updated on their moods. Click here for more.
Buzzblog: The Onion tees up Vista; hilarity ensues, right?
What are the odds? The Onion takes a mighty swing at Microsoft Vista – we’re talking T-ball here – and doesn’t come within a foot-and-a-half of a laugh. Click here for more.
Today on Layer 8 where we rarely make it out of the first level:
Want to improve your vision? Play some video games that involve high levels of action. Researchers at the University of Rochester have shown that people who played action video games for a few hours a day over the course of a month improved by about 20% in their ability to identify letters presented in clutter – a visual acuity test similar to ones used in regular ophthalmology clinics. At your home for not-just-networking news.
