Ayako Mie reports:
Last November, chilling news made
headlines nationwide — the internal communications network of the Defense
Ministry and Self-Defense Forces had been hacked in September, possibly by
another nation.
According to Kyodo News, the
Defense Information Infrastructure, the high-speed, high-capacity
communications network linking SDF bases and camps, was compromised.
Following the report, Defense
Minister Tomomi Inada declined to confirm whether the hacking took place but
quickly denied that information had been stolen. An official knowledgeable with government
cybersecurity matters, however, admitted there had been a breach.
Read more on Japan
Times. If you haven’t paid much
attention to how Japan deals with cyberattacks or some notable attacks there,
you may find this article a good backgrounder for you.
[From the
article:
The government says “Japan can defend itself” if a
cyberattack launched by a foreign government constitutes use of force or a
military strike against Japan. But the
relationship between self-defense and cybersecurity is tricky, and this
bureaucratic jargon provides wide latitude for interpretation. It is also unclear what kind of countermeasures
Japan can take because the Constitution restricts the use of force to
self-defense.
Think of this as the technical equivalent of the EpiPen? Exactly the opposite of my suggested
strategy. No clear benefits
identified.
Virginia “Broadband Deployment Act” would kill municipal
broadband deployment
Virginia lawmakers are considering a bill called the
"Virginia Broadband Deployment Act," but instead of resulting in more
broadband deployment, the legislation would make it more difficult
for municipalities to offer Internet service.
The Virginia House of Delegates legislation
proposed this week by Republican lawmaker Kathy Byron (full text)
would prohibit municipal broadband deployments except in very limited
circumstances. Among other things, a
locality wouldn't be allowed to offer Internet service if an existing
network already provides 10Mbps download and 1Mbps upload speeds to 90 percent
of potential customers. That speed threshold is low enough that it can be met
by old DSL lines in areas that haven't received more modern
cable and fiber networks.
… The bill, which
is being
pushed by the Virginia Cable Telecommunications Association lobby group,
would also make it hard for localities to offer lower rates than private ISPs.
Inevitable. How could
they hope to compete with President Trump?
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus to close after
146 years
An interesting but simplistic attempt at an opposite
view. Perhaps this will stir a debate
among my students, but then none of them are preparing for minimum wage jobs.
The Curse of Econ 101
(Related).
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Bob’s fact #6: When in Washington he won’t have to stay at
the Trump Hotel (or the White House)
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