The traceability of actions performed on a system to a specific system entity (user, process, device). For example, the use of unique user identification and authentication supports accountability; the use of shared user IDs and passwords destroys accountability.
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- Blogger ethics, public relations... and you
- Two different conversations that are connected at the core by the way the news media continues to grow and change. Bloggers have a significant responsibility in wielding their keystrokes, whether they have 10 readers or 10,000. Public relations professionals are still grappling with how to best work with this new...
- Blog posts 2008-10-07
- Palin had '10 to 15' secret email accounts
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- Blog posts 2008-10-01
- Economic meltdown: the insanity of disagreement
- Economic meltdown: the insanity of disagreementI agree with your points and your questions...Way too many "loopholes" and bad decisions have been put into this bailout bill. Not the least of which is absolutely no accountability.To use Mr. Krigman's IT project analogy it would be like seeing that poor decisions...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-30
- Astroturfing, sockpuppets, and SCO
- Astroturfing, sockpuppets, and SCOMisplaced sympathySeveral years ago, someone where I was working a Unix house was lemanting about how Microsoft had treated poor IBM. At the time IBM's profit was bigger than MSs turnover. As if IBM could not look after itself after 90 years!Many have willingly taken adopted Google...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-25
- Is Google trading access for positive media coverage?
- Is Google trading access for positive media coverage?We don't expect integrity any moreI don't trust any 'journalists' anymore, I just try to read everything I can and make my own conclusions. No one admits to their biases, nor do they admit to special considerations or past affiliations, except the...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-24
- Outside school doesn't equal online carte blanche
- Outside school doesn't equal online carte blancheTime to teach the little buggers, and the idiot parents, a lesson.If I were the principal, I'd file a defamation of character & libel suit against the kids involved, AND their parents...two of whom are obviously low-grade morons at best. Then see what they...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-22
- "Papa Bear"'s take on the Palin Hack
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- Discussion threads 2008-09-20
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- The EFF has filed a lawsuit against the National Security Agency as a follow-up to its stymied suit against AT&T. Five individuals are lead plaintiffs in a suit seeking class action status against President Bush, Vice President Cheney, Cheney's chief of staff David Addington, former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and...
- Blog posts 2008-09-19
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- We've all heard the horrible stories about discarded tech from the United States that has shown up across India and Asia. Because the coverage of this topic has gotten better, you may have been lulled into thinking that the situation has gotten a whole lot better. But this ongoing blog...
- Blog posts 2008-09-19
- E-waste regs are way too lax, GAO says
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- Blog posts 2008-09-18
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- Palin conducted state business from Yahoo emailknuckleheads in the newsI totally agree with the "government by yahoo_ statement. I'm sorry, but what knucklehead of a public figure would have such an obvious email account as gov.palin@yahoo.com? You would have THOUGHT that someone on the McCain campaign would have...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-18
- DHS still doesn't quite get this cybersecurity thing
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- Blog posts 2008-09-17
- Apple, not Gear, deserves the blame for iTunes crashes
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- Discussion threads 2008-09-17
- It's time GOOG dropped the beta on GMail . . . seriously
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- Discussion threads 2008-09-11
- Windows 7: Beta 1 tracking for mid-December
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- Discussion threads 2008-09-11
- Cloud rising
- Cloud risingAccording to Wikipedia, one of the main reasons Apple failed....15 years ago was that there were too many ongoing and very amazing projects that, unfortunately, could not generate any revenue. The extraordinary amazing program will be close to nothing if it cannot bring the company any profits. I...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-10
- Stephen Hawking: LHC vital, absolutely safe
- Stephen Hawking: LHC vital, absolutely safeLHC "vital"?I think Dr. Hawking is overstating the case just a little, but I agree that fears that the LHC will create an earth-swallowing black hole that would require a lot more matter than is available are way overblown.I think the media just likes the...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-09
- DEMO: Off-stage peeks at products, services and technologies.
- I had a chance to meet with a few companies who haven't yet taken the stage at DEMO but were showcasing their products and services at their "booths." There's a variety of things to see and even the things that aren't "fun-looking" (someone else's phrase, not mine) doesn't mean it's...
- Blog posts 2008-09-08
- Google Chrome vulnerabilities starting to pile up
- Google Chrome vulnerabilities starting to pile upGoogle Chrome vulnerabilities starting to pile upFile this in the "No Surprise" category. The shoddy programming at Google which has been reflected on many of their applications and services should come as no surprise to anyone on Chrome. Google is trying to live...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-05
- Our educational system needs an overhaul (and how can Intel help?)
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- Discussion threads 2008-08-20
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