It is 2330 here in SFO. I think it’s time I attempted to get some sleep. A busy day tomorrow! Gone.
@ApostrophePong Agreed. MoM and “random BBQ animals” is at the centre of Greek culture.
@ApostrophePong No no. Not beefcake. THIS is the Mountain of Meat, courtesy of catering at Moscone Center [sic]. http://arseh.at/4a8
@rudolfwag Oh you! It’s not quite 11pm, I’ll be up at 6am. Short night, but that’s how it goes.
OH: “You know, for his size he’s amazing.”
@ApostrophePong I have no idea why I’m in SFO, it may be for the Mountain of Meat.
@stufromoz You have got to be joking. Yuck.
[Random useful tweet.]
@Xavier_Ho You need Perl.[ducks]
I so want to buy one of these. http://www.tc4men.com It’s pure class.
Discovering the concept of an anti-porn movie.
Me at ZDNet: “Oz kicks US’s butt on net security: Gartner” http://arseh.at/4a0 #rsac
Story filed!
Writing.
Oh. The Platypus’ theory about RI was correct. Goodness me.
“My God, it’s full of geeks!” #rsac
ZDNet’s Ryan Naraine on Microsoft’s evolving public health model for computers. http://arseh.at/49n #rsac
Storms in teacups look very small indeed when the teacup is 12,000km way.
“Teenager tries to hire a hitman via Facebook, fails” http://arseh.at/49g
There’s some surprisingly adequate RI at #rsac hidden amongst the herds of middle-aged male geeks.
Lunch for me now. In an hour is a panel on “Digital Apocalypse: Fact or Fiction?” on just how real those threats are. #rsac
Lynn compares the cyberdefence challenge with Y2K, except with actual malicious actors. #rsac
US DoD will expand sharing of classified attack signature data with private industry, key challenge is legal framework. #rsac
US DoD announces expansion on number of Reserve and National Guard units with dedicated cybersecurity mission. #rsac
US DoD announces expansion of cybersecurity personnel exchange program between defence and industry. #rsac
Hillary Clinton’s speech today on Internet Freedom. http://arseh.at/49a “A cyber-utopian dreamscape?” asks @jayrosen_nyu
Biggest threat: terrorists, rogue states. “A couple programmers wearing flip-flops and drinking Red Bull can do a lot of damage.” #rsac
US DoD: Greatest threat in near term is accidental release of toxic malware. Must take scenario “very seriously”. #rsac
US DoD: Emerging cyber attacks may cause actual physical damage, “clear that this capability already exists”. #rsac
Next keynote is William Lynn III, US Deputy Secretary of Defense, on the Pentagon’s Cyber Strategy. Apparently they have one. #rsac
Media banned from Bill Clinton’s speech #rsac http://post.ly/1crjo
Finally, Microsoft’s Scott Charney on “Collective Defense: Collaborating to Create a Safer Internet”, expanding on http://arseh.at/499 #rsac
If we’re already 20 mins late at 0920, this does not bode well. #rsac
“We’ve given the audience a lot to think about.” Yeah. Like why I didn’t stay in the press room eating more breakfast. Get off, mate. #rsac
Glad I didn’t bother with the “Trust in the Cloud” keynote. A dull VMWare/RSA infomercial, now running 10 mins over time. #rsac
I have both breakfast and Wi-Fi. These are suitable, if minor, victories.
Mobile: Heading to the Moscone Center [sic], since the conference media centre is likely to have coffee and food.
@jeffsonstein Ta for Mission District tips, Jeff. I have Fri PM / Sat / Sun exploration days. I think @mpesce suggested those burritos too.
Tue plan: RSA Conference all day, including 0900 Microsoft’s Scott Charney keynote, then story-chasing etc; evening TBA.
@infoholic Agreed, pros/cons of 4G mobile networks would be a good “Patch Monday” topic, given Telstra’s Next G announcement.
For those who missed it, “The end of the open internet?” with Tim Wu @superwuster on “Patch Monday” podcast http://arseh.at/470
@jeffsonstein As it happens, EFF’s 21st Birthday Party is in the Mission District on Wed night. I’m on the list. ;) http://arseh.at/46o
Struggling onto consciousness in a still-dark San Francisco. RSA Conference starts in earnest today.