But events - even those with a comic element like the McKinley episode - continue to demonstrate what Senator Frank Lautenberg called the almost incomprehensible magnitude of trying to secure a US transport network which includes 3.9 million miles of roads, 600, 000 bridges, 361 ports and more than 5, 000 public-use airports.
Although his new appointment is part of the larger homeland security initiative created following the attacks, the planning for Govnet began months ago and the idea of a separate secure network for critical government communications is something Mr Clarke has advocated in the past.
In June, the Hartford Group released a white paper identifying eight ways small business owners can reduce the likelihood of a data breach, including secure remote access through the deployment of a virtual private network (VPN) and regular review of data security practices.
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"The old paradigm of creating a secure zone within the physical perimeter of the company, using network firewalls and intrusion-detection systems, has reached the limits of effectiveness, " says the 34-year-old CEO, whose careful attention to his non-native English can't mask his enthusiasm for the company's ascent.
On the other side of the spectrum, struggling Blackberry maker Research in Motion (RIMM) announced today it will offer software to companies that would open up its secure network, for use of iPhones and other mobile gadgets in the workplace.
In addition, Fiorina is expanding an existing relationship with the DreamWorks SKG to include remote collaboration for geographically dispersed animation teams, and provide access to a secure, high-speed network of HP's own computers to handle overflow rendering of highly detailed images.
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Compatible with smart card industry standards, the microSD can be issued and personalized like traditional smart cards or in the future through a secure download of the account information via a mobile network.
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Tony Young, the chief information officer of Informatica, offers a second, secure network for employees who are using their own devices.
Verizon said it wanted to fill in patchy areas in its current network and secure a large enough chunk of spectrum that subscribers could get clear reception on one device anywhere in the country.
Then, a secure communication link is established between the first computer and a second computer over a computer network based on the enabled secure communication mode of communication.
"I believe that as we increase our dependency on Internet of Things, and because it is not a fully stable technology per se, the probability of having problems increases, " says Evangeis Ouzounis, the head of the secure infrastructure and services unit at the European Network and Information Security Agency.
The Internet portal, called a science gateway, will be open to groups of users who apply to TeraGrid, and will function on a secure network.
Without national, secure wireless network that will provide the back bone for the collection and manipulation of power data, the energy industry will always be at odds with the environment.
One of the biggest annoyances with new WiFi devices is getting them connected to your secure network, so Imp makes this fast and easy.
RIM, that mainstay of business will likely talk about building communities, blogs and activities in a secure network or for external networks, in partnership with IBM.
He sees Akamai's global network as more reliable, smarter and more secure than P2P networks that make use of consumers' home PCs.
In its most recent round of negotiations with pay TV providers, analysts estimate the network has been able to secure about 50 cents per subscriber.
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