Comments on: IT Security and Network Convergence http://www.blindside.org.uk/2007/07/11/it-security-and-network-convergence/ What's going to go wrong in our e-enabled world? Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:21:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: wendyg http://www.blindside.org.uk/2007/07/11/it-security-and-network-convergence/#comment-535 wendyg Fri, 13 Jul 2007 12:41:00 +0000 http://www.blindside.org.uk/2007/07/11/it-security-and-network-convergence/#comment-535 As back-up, also ham radio - the ultimate back-up to everything, in fact. wg As back-up, also ham radio - the ultimate back-up to everything, in fact.

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]]> By: Ian Brown http://www.blindside.org.uk/2007/07/11/it-security-and-network-convergence/#comment-510 Ian Brown Wed, 11 Jul 2007 09:23:20 +0000 http://www.blindside.org.uk/2007/07/11/it-security-and-network-convergence/#comment-510 ID Management is just a new buzzword, not a recasting of the entire field of information security. In my experience it hinders rather than helps discussion of the underlying issues. Applications such as VoIP and (especially) non-interactive video <i>can</i> cope quite adequately with "low-quality" networks if they use appropriate codecs. I'm always amazed at how well my Citrix-over-HTTP client (uggggh!) copes with my home wireless+cable broadband connection. The BBC radio networks might turn out to have a key strategic use as sustaining a national backup system to the Internet for emergency broadcasts. Almost makes paying Terry Wogan £800,000 p.a. worthwhile ;) ID Management is just a new buzzword, not a recasting of the entire field of information security. In my experience it hinders rather than helps discussion of the underlying issues.

Applications such as VoIP and (especially) non-interactive video can cope quite adequately with “low-quality” networks if they use appropriate codecs. I’m always amazed at how well my Citrix-over-HTTP client (uggggh!) copes with my home wireless+cable broadband connection.

The BBC radio networks might turn out to have a key strategic use as sustaining a national backup system to the Internet for emergency broadcasts. Almost makes paying Terry Wogan £800,000 p.a. worthwhile ;)

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