Swine Flu Pandemic

Every year thousands of people all over the world contract the flu. And every year its seems to get worse. No matter what is done to keep it under control people keep getting fatally ill and many will die. And once again there are concerns of a global flu epidemic from this new and unique strain of swine flu which combines genetic material from pigs, birds and humans.

Mexico has already seen its share of death this year from this flu and it is spreading quickly. It has already hit Texas and California and is now becoming pandemic. And the World Health Organization spokesman say it might be too late to contain the outbreak.

I just hope that one day we will find some way to prevent all the sickness and disease, or at least as
much of it as possible.

Feds Need Computer Hackers' Help

Interesting that the federal government is looking for hackers to help secure the nation’s computers. David Powner, director of technology issues for the Government Accountability Office, told Congress last month that the U.S. has no recovery plan for a digital disaster saying "We're clearly not as prepared as we should be" .

Every day there are millions of digital scans and attacks each day on the government’s networks.

Even General Dynamics put an ad out for Homeland Security to find those who could “think like the bad guy”. They want applicants who understand hackers' tools and tactics and be able to analyze Internet traffic and identify vulnerabilities in the federal systems.

So all you hackers and computer geniuses out there have a chance to play the role of the "good guy", depending on how you feel about the government.