The Art of Monitoring Cyber-Systems
A monitoring system should address two questions: what’s broken, and why? The "what’s broken" indicates the symptom; the "why" indicates a (possibly intermediate) cause. Table 1 lists some hypothetical symptoms and corresponding causes.
Table 1. Example symptoms and...
Using Data Governance to Drive Self-Service Analytics
The explosive growth of data shows no signs of stopping. In fact, the accumulated volume of data will reach 163 zettabytes by 2025. Recognizing the importance of data as valuable assets, companies are increasingly...
Four Grim Dreams of Great Technology
The world has come to a point where life without the pervasive presence of technological gadgets is very hard to imagine. And yet, this technology-filled world is not immune to crises. Which of them...
The Quantum Internet: A Nightmare from a Spy Dream
Ensuring that information sent over the internet does not fall into the wrong hands is one of the greatest technological challenges of our age. Therefore, network administrators and cryptologists closely follow reports on the...
What People Don’t Get about Privacy?
You know the feeling. Whether it is for access to an app, a subscription, or your favorite pair of sneakers. You press “add to cart”, finalize your online purchase, and fill out your payment details...
