ISS
Newsletter November/December
2006: The future cometh
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NIST Draft SP 800-82, Guide to Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) and Industrial Control Systems Security - Document online at: http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/drafts/800-82/Draft-SP800-82.pdf. NIST requests comments on SP 800-82 by December 22, 2006. Please submit comments to 800-82comments@nist.gov with "Comments SP800-82" in the subject line.
FCC Endorses BPL Despite ARRL Criticism
– The FCC supports BPL as a technology that can compete with
cable, DSL, fiber and wireless systems with emphasis on its advantages to the
consumer. But the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) is criticizing the FCC
for omitting other technologies and using dated BPL deployment maps.
Links to articles on the FCC’s continuing
support of BPL and the ARRL’s
challenge.
http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/08/04/HNfccendorsespowerline_1.html
http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2006/12/06/100/?nc=1
SCADA
List – Open forum to discuss SCADA standards. You can sign
up at http://lists.iinet.net.au/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/scada or view the archives.
The
Congruent Smell of Success – We know that scents trigger our
memories and emotions,
but do they make us buy more stuff? Although the brain mechanism isn’t exactly understood,
research implies a dramatic increase in sales on days where congruent scent
is used.
http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/97/brand-spirit.html
http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/bb/neuro/neuro00/web2/Ito.html
Office
Acronyms – Even if you have an impressive command of SCADA
acronyms, why not add
some office lingo to your repertoire. You never know when BHNC or CTD says it all.
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/departments/adultlearning/?article=AvoidaCLM&Gt1=8748
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