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RSS blackoutTwitter blackout confirmed as denial-of-service attack
News Twitter was inaccessible for several hours on Thursday, followed by a period of slowness and sporadic timeouts, and more outright downtime. The microblogging site is blaming an "ongoing" denial-of-service (DoS) attack but has not said... [06 Aug 2009]
Tube mobile coverage in time for 2012 Olympics?
News There is a near total mobile coverage blackout over the Central London section of the London Underground, including even large stations," the report notes. Communications minister Lord Carter has put the idea of mobile... [17 Jun 2009]
Self-Communicating and Self-Configuring Wireless Sensor Environment for Independent Living Support
White Paper This paper presents a certain generic "Ad-hoc" networking solution to low-cost, reliable and non-intrusive health monitoring, whereby the communication paths carrying the critical sensor data are automatically safeguarded against... [23 Apr 2009]
Automated Sports Blackouts Via Satellite
White Paper During the last decade ESPN has worked with its vendors to develop an automatic blackout control solution, including an Integrated Receiver Decoder (IRD) system that can do satellite port switching and retunes without... [21 May 2008]
Cisco and IBM Provide High-Voltage Grid Operator With Increased Reliability and Manageability of Its Telecommunication Infrastructure
White Paper Terna wanted to eliminate grid blackout risks induced by possible telecommunications failures and improve quality of service and meet stringent target of Energy Not Supplied. The challenge was to replace ageing,... [05 Mar 2008]
Cyber-extortion on the rise - but targets the 'fringe'
News The blog was in response to a CIA statement, reported by security training body the Sans Institute, that a cyberattack had caused a power blackout in multiple cities in a country outside the US. Security from A to Z [24 Jan 2008]
CIA: Cyberattacks cut power to "multiple cities"
News The CIA has said a cyberattack caused a power blackout in multiple cities in a country outside the US. Security training body the Sans Institute reported the CIA's disclosure. Full Disclosure campaign silicon.com is... [21 Jan 2008]
Top 10 mobile & wireless stories of the year
News BlackBerry blackout hits RIM's customers The big mobile story for 2007 has to be Apple's entry into the market with the long awaited and much hyped iPhone - which launched in the US in June and arrived in the UK in... [13 Dec 2007]
Stories of the month - April 2007
News Update: BlackBerry blackout hits RIM's customers April is the cruellest month - and it's certainly been less than kind to CrackBerry addicts in North America who were forced to go cold turkey as an outage took their... [30 Apr 2007]
BlackBerry blackout: RIM breaks its silence
News RIM has finally given some details about what caused a severe outage of its popular BlackBerry email service. The company said in a statement it had ruled out security and capacity issues as a cause of the outage that left millions of so... [20 Apr 2007]
Podcast: The Weekly Round-Up 20.04.07
Round-Up Podcast The aftermath of the BlackBerry blackout, wi-fi thieves, Microsoft's cheap software and giving up your password for chocolate and a smile are all on tap this week. [20 Apr 2007]
BlackBerry blackout: Is RIM overreaching itself?
News RIM's massive BlackBerry email outage this week highlights how vulnerable the company's network has become as it tries to keep up with demand for its popular service. RIM did not provide details of what caused the outage, which left... [19 Apr 2007]
Update: BlackBerry blackout hits RIM's customers
News Users in other countries, including the UK, who connect via a North American server will also be experiencing the blackout. BlackBerry addicts were forced to undergo a period of unplanned cold turkey last night after a... [18 Apr 2007]
Hackers strike at the heart of the internet
News A representative for the company said: "We would call it a brownout instead of a blackout. There are signs hackers attacked key parts of the backbone of the internet yesterday but no damage seems to have been done,... [07 Feb 2007]
10 top tips to keep PCs running through the heatwave
News Turn off power during a blackout. When power is restored after a blackout, the signal can initially be inconsistent, which can cause damage It's not just humans that are starting to suffer in the hot... [04 Jul 2006]
