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A True Believer’s View on How to Maintain U.S. Innovation Leadership
Last week I participated in a panel discussion about the future role of the U.S. and whether we can maintain our position as a dominant world leader. The discussion went many places, but ended up focusing on economic power. As … Read more
Confessions of a One-time Reluctant Football Mom
It’s football season- so while this blog is a little off topic, as I keep my fingers crossed that the Cowboys will make the playoffs (thank God for the NFC East), it feels somehow relevant.
About this time last year, my oldest son William, a wonderfully sensitive 8-year-old who builds robots and publishes a daily newsletter in his spare time, announced that he wanted to play football in the fall. Read more
Cyber Security Regulation
Remember the Great American Pants Lawsuit of 2005? Wonder how it applies to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and cyber security? Well, here it goes… Read more
Social Media = Social Progress
Ever since I published my blog on inspiring girls to enter the STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) disciplines, my inbox has exploded with friends sending me articles on gender (in)equality. From Soraya Chemaly’s piece on the importance of the … Read more
Fierce Warriors: How to inspire our daughters to pursue remarkable careers in science and technology
Many of us are guilty of inspiring our children to pursue the quixotic quest of athletic immortality rather than exalting the virtues of math and science in our everyday lives. Even my mathematically inclined son told me that he would like to be an NBA player but only if he doesn’t make it into the NFL. Well at least he’s learned the importance of having a back-up plan. Read more
Social and Political Activism in the Cyber Age
The most effective protest to date against BART, the Bay Area (California) Rapid Transit system where a police officer infamously shot a passenger dead more than a year ago, may have been conducted online when the hacking group Anonymous posted … Read more
Hossein Eslambolchi: The top 10 trends for the next 15 years: – and why they matter
Interesting article by Dr. Hossein Eslambolchi, who highlights the intersection of massive communication industry transformation and its implications for the security industry. Is there any question that security requirements must move into an offensive mode for businesses to provide adequate … Read more