The high speeds of supersonic missiles leave little time for ships to deploy defensive countermeasures. This increases the likelihood of a missile slipping past a vessel's screen of defences -- but supersonic weapons can be stopped.
Oh so current generation can be stopped? Ok well then we don't need to worry about those because destroyers are equipped with Phalanx CIWS.
India and Russia are working on the hypersonic Brahmos II, which is expected to be in service by 2013. Cruising at about Mach 6 (7,300 km/h), this scramjet-powered missile will carry six times more kinetic energy than a similar weapon at Mach 1.
India and Russia won't even have them until 2013, who knows how long until Iran has them. But suffice to say, by the time the Iranians have them, we'll have a defense system and this whole conflict will already be over.
The Saudis, Israel and even Iraq would love to get a piece of the Iranians. The US won't become a pariah because they won't do anything unless it's sanctioned by the UN, so they'll have the support of the most powerful nations on earth. Russia and China will pretend to care so they can keep doing business with Iran but wouldn't get involved, it's not worth it.
Larger Destroyer class ships are protected by Frigate class ships which have very advanced missle defense systems like the Phalanx CIWS. Anything too small to be taken out by CIWS will not do sufficient damage or have sufficient range to be a concern. The US can also deploy aircraft carriers and put jets in the air that would wipe out any small attack craft before they could get within a couple miles of the Navy.
The MOAB is 30 feet, 1¾ inches (9.17 m) long, has a diameter of 40½ inches (102.9 cm) and weighs 22,600 lb (10.25 metric tons), of which 18,700 lb (8.5 metric tons) is high explosive. Its blast radius is 450 feet (137 m, 150 yd), though the massive shock wave created by the air burst is said to be able to destroy an area as large as nine city blocks.
Amusingly, devices like this get figured into the amorphous statistic of "Android marketshare" in countless forum operating system arguments.
Andy Rubin - Dec 20, 2011 - Public...and for those wondering, we count each device only once (ie, we don't count re-sold devices), and "activations" means you go into a store, buy a device, put it on the network by subscribing to a wireless service.
If I had developed a tool that made my co-workers lives easier, I wouldn't be thinking "what do I get out of it". I guess that's the difference between you and me.
Please post a link to a video that demonstrates this please. I've heard people say this before but I've never seen it and I don't know if it's really possible.
If you decide that a patch is required, yes. It's an option not a requirement. The bigger concern for me (HIPAA) is how do I encrypt pre-4.0 Android devices.
Well said. If you work in IT and you're not trying to help solve actual business problems, your days are numbered. You can outsource software or systems management (to the cloud) but you can't outsource the computer wiz with great customer service skills. Find a way to add value and make people's lives easier and you're indispensable.
You can use agentless MDMs and get the same effect. No one complained about MDM when we were using BES, I don't see the problem with needing a management tool for iOS devices?
HIPAA not HIPPA (sorry, pet peeve). There is nothing in HIPAA that specifically precludes the use of iOS or Android OS. iOS specifically supports disk encryption using 256bit AES to support ePHI at rest. It can also encrypts all ePHI during transmission using SSL. Devices can also be remotely locked, wiped and located using GPS. This is actually far more secure than most Windows laptops being deployed which contain ePHI. I'm not aware of any HIPAA guideline that would prohibit the use of iOS devices.
Most of these can be solved if IT is willing to actively engage their users and try to help them. Here are a few examples of how we've addressed the issues you've pointed out. Nothing is perfect but we're trying to work with our users. Some people can be tough to work with, but if you genuinely want to help them I find most people receptive. Remember that a big part of our job as IT is customer service.
1. We use HotSpot printing from Ricoh. Just e-mail the document, walk to MFP and choose the file to release.
2. Specify a password for AirPlay on your AppleTV so other people can't send video
4. You can not save your iTunes password on an iPad, it's not possible.
I've heard a lot of people say "Well why do you NEED an iPad". I honestly never understood the need for an iPad either, until I was given one. After spending some time with it, I think it's a great tool and almost indispensable now. What if we turned it around - tell me why users shouldn't be able to use their iOS devices, given that it's been proven that they can be deployed safely and effectively by using the appropriate procedures and management tools.
The problem with this theory is when users start to rely on unsupported devices to perform critical business processes. eg - "Sorry we didn't get that RFP sent off to the potential client because my $DEVICE is broken, IT wouldn't help me and I don't know how to fix it."
Face it, IT's job is to facilitate the rest of the company's performance of the real purposes of the company.
It's also their job to keep the systems secure and supported.
The Users are responsible for keeping their data backed up.
So here's what actually happens: "Oh shit I stored a bunch of important company information on my iPad and I lost it, I didn't back it up - fix it somehow!!!"
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The high speeds of supersonic missiles leave little time for ships to deploy defensive countermeasures. This increases the likelihood of a missile slipping past a vessel's screen of defences -- but supersonic weapons can be stopped.
Oh so current generation can be stopped? Ok well then we don't need to worry about those because destroyers are equipped with Phalanx CIWS.
India and Russia are working on the hypersonic Brahmos II, which is expected to be in service by 2013. Cruising at about Mach 6 (7,300 km/h), this scramjet-powered missile will carry six times more kinetic energy than a similar weapon at Mach 1.
India and Russia won't even have them until 2013, who knows how long until Iran has them. But suffice to say, by the time the Iranians have them, we'll have a defense system and this whole conflict will already be over.
The Saudis, Israel and even Iraq would love to get a piece of the Iranians. The US won't become a pariah because they won't do anything unless it's sanctioned by the UN, so they'll have the support of the most powerful nations on earth. Russia and China will pretend to care so they can keep doing business with Iran but wouldn't get involved, it's not worth it.
Larger Destroyer class ships are protected by Frigate class ships which have very advanced missle defense systems like the Phalanx CIWS. Anything too small to be taken out by CIWS will not do sufficient damage or have sufficient range to be a concern. The US can also deploy aircraft carriers and put jets in the air that would wipe out any small attack craft before they could get within a couple miles of the Navy.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MOAB
The MOAB is 30 feet, 1¾ inches (9.17 m) long, has a diameter of 40½ inches (102.9 cm) and weighs 22,600 lb (10.25 metric tons), of which 18,700 lb (8.5 metric tons) is high explosive. Its blast radius is 450 feet (137 m, 150 yd), though the massive shock wave created by the air burst is said to be able to destroy an area as large as nine city blocks.
Amusingly, devices like this get figured into the amorphous statistic of "Android marketshare" in countless forum operating system arguments.
Andy Rubin - Dec 20, 2011 - Public ...and for those wondering, we count each device only once (ie, we don't count re-sold devices), and "activations" means you go into a store, buy a device, put it on the network by subscribing to a wireless service.
If I had developed a tool that made my co-workers lives easier, I wouldn't be thinking "what do I get out of it". I guess that's the difference between you and me.
http://consumerist.com/2008/03/do-coat-hangers-sound-as-good-monster-cables.html
Please post a link to a video that demonstrates this please. I've heard people say this before but I've never seen it and I don't know if it's really possible.
If you decide that a patch is required, yes. It's an option not a requirement. The bigger concern for me (HIPAA) is how do I encrypt pre-4.0 Android devices.
though for all I know they support SOPA too.
They do not support SOPA.
He doesn't know where the author is from so he's generalizing.
I have no idea how to load an Android app that's not from the market but I sure know how to jailbreak and use Cydia.
Americans could have put a stop to it by voting against it, period.
Half of them did.
Absolutely, we had the same problem. I can't get get an iPad for the helpdesk. We have very difficult and thankless jobs. Hang in there!
Most people only need guest WiFi and ActiveSync with their personal devices.
It allows you to block a device if the patch is required.
I've seen a couple stories about it but I haven't met anyone using it. I assume we're talking about this
Well said. If you work in IT and you're not trying to help solve actual business problems, your days are numbered. You can outsource software or systems management (to the cloud) but you can't outsource the computer wiz with great customer service skills. Find a way to add value and make people's lives easier and you're indispensable.
You can use agentless MDMs and get the same effect. No one complained about MDM when we were using BES, I don't see the problem with needing a management tool for iOS devices?
HIPAA not HIPPA (sorry, pet peeve). There is nothing in HIPAA that specifically precludes the use of iOS or Android OS. iOS specifically supports disk encryption using 256bit AES to support ePHI at rest. It can also encrypts all ePHI during transmission using SSL. Devices can also be remotely locked, wiped and located using GPS. This is actually far more secure than most Windows laptops being deployed which contain ePHI. I'm not aware of any HIPAA guideline that would prohibit the use of iOS devices.
None that I'm aware of, however iOS does provide 256bit AES encryption when the passcode lock is enabled.
Most MDM platforms are about the same price as BES. $40-$50/seat.
Most of these can be solved if IT is willing to actively engage their users and try to help them. Here are a few examples of how we've addressed the issues you've pointed out. Nothing is perfect but we're trying to work with our users. Some people can be tough to work with, but if you genuinely want to help them I find most people receptive. Remember that a big part of our job as IT is customer service.
1. We use HotSpot printing from Ricoh. Just e-mail the document, walk to MFP and choose the file to release.
2. Specify a password for AirPlay on your AppleTV so other people can't send video
3. Check out Volume Purchasing and MDM platforms like Air-Watch or MobileIron.
4. You can not save your iTunes password on an iPad, it's not possible.
I've heard a lot of people say "Well why do you NEED an iPad". I honestly never understood the need for an iPad either, until I was given one. After spending some time with it, I think it's a great tool and almost indispensable now. What if we turned it around - tell me why users shouldn't be able to use their iOS devices, given that it's been proven that they can be deployed safely and effectively by using the appropriate procedures and management tools.
The problem with this theory is when users start to rely on unsupported devices to perform critical business processes. eg - "Sorry we didn't get that RFP sent off to the potential client because my $DEVICE is broken, IT wouldn't help me and I don't know how to fix it."
Face it, IT's job is to facilitate the rest of the company's performance of the real purposes of the company.
It's also their job to keep the systems secure and supported.
The Users are responsible for keeping their data backed up.
So here's what actually happens: "Oh shit I stored a bunch of important company information on my iPad and I lost it, I didn't back it up - fix it somehow!!!"