April 2009 - skunkworks - Skunkworks Site

[Fwd: [afren] Abha Ahuja Award 2009 - Call for Applications]
by Michuki Mwangi 22 Apr '09

22 Apr '09

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [afren] Abha Ahuja Award 2009 - Call for Applications Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2009 06:18:36 +0800 From: Mark Tinka <mtinka(a)globaltransit.net> Reply-To: mtinka(a)globaltransit.net Organization: Global Transit International To: afnog(a)afnog.org CC: afren(a)afnog.org, Discuss(a)afrispa.org <Kindly distribute to other mailing lists as appropriate> Overview Since 2008, the generosity of an anonymous donor and the administration of the Internet Society, have allowed a person from Africa to participate in a regional operators meeting. The Abha Ahuja Bursary Committee, a group of volunteers who is maintaining this fund, cordially invites suitable applicants to apply for fellowship funding to participate in the RIPE Meeting, to be held in Lisbon, Portugal, 5 - 9 October 2009. Background information about Abha Ahuja can be found at: http://www.afnog.org/abha_ahuja_bursary/ Target Audience The Abha Ahuja Bursary targets individuals from the African continent who are actively involved in Internet development, in any of the following roles: * Engineers (Network Builders) * Operational and Infrastructure Support Personnel * Educators, Teachers, and Trainers Award Package Successful applicants will be provided with transportation to and from the meetings and a reasonable (local host standard) allowance for food and accommodation. In addition all fees for participation in the conferences, tutorials, and social events will be waived. The final grant size is determined according to final costs and available funding, and will be advised to successful applicants. RIPE Meeting A RIPE Meeting is a five-day event where Internet Service Providers, network operators and other interested parties from Europe and the surrounding regions get together. The meeting is open to everyone. Although the meeting is mostly technical, it is also a chance for people who communicate regularly on an electronic basis to meet face to face. More information can be found at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/introduction.html Criteria for Selection The Abha Ahuja Bursary Committee will select the fellow according to following criteria. * Membership in the Target Audience listed above * Residency in a country on the African continent * Demonstrated ability to utilize the experiences gained from the RIPE Meeting within their country and region Application for Fellowships The deadline for application is 15 May 2009, and the awardee will be informed by 25 May 2009. To apply for the fellowship please fill in the form at <http://www.afnog.org/abha_ahuja_bursary.html> Thank you. Mark Tinka, for the Abha Ahuja Bursary Committee. _______________________________________________ afren mailing list afren(a)afnog.org http://www.afnog.org/mailman/listinfo/afren

1 0

interesting projects
by Josiah Mugambi 21 Apr '09

21 Apr '09

Hi, There's some journalists coming to town in early May and they would like to interact/ do interviews with people in skunkworks. They should be able to make the May 12 skunkworks session so it will be really cool to have as many people as possible. Also, if you have innovative projects - web/mobile or really anything noteworthy, please let myself or Phares know so that we can organise specific interviews. If you know of anyone who ought to get interviewed also let us know. Regards, -- Josiah Mugambi http://blog.josiahmugambi.com SK Classifeds... Visit stockskenya.co.ke for more info.

1 0

Safcom credit credit
by Tech List Kenya 21 Apr '09

21 Apr '09

Safcom charges a whole 5 bob when u 'request' for that 50 bob emergency credit. Well, at that point safcom is doing me a favour so i think they have the right (but a whole 10%?!). Anyway, my beef is, why do they have to control who I call? Its my damn money now! In any case, being an emergency, i should be able to call anyone! CCK guys, do i have an argument here?

15 21

Live Online - Rugby in Kenya
by Daudi Were 21 Apr '09

21 Apr '09

Hi Skunks, As you may or may not know Kenya is hosting the Junior World Rugby Trophy from today through to May 3rd. We have managed to set up for the games to be screened live online from RFUEA and Impala RFC We are testing the system, would you please go to http://www.irb.com/jwrt/indexxx.html and tell us if you can see the games and what the quality is like imagine live sport in Kenya live online! -- Pamoja e:daudi.were@gmail.com <e%3Adaudi.were(a)gmail.com> skype: d.were

6 6

2nd National Internet Governance eDiscussions:-Mon 27th April to Fri 8th May 2009
by John Walubengo 21 Apr '09

21 Apr '09

Dear Listers, KICTAnet is pleased to announce the 2nd National Internet Governance online discussions scheduled to commence next Monday 27th April 2009 and run through Friday 8th May 2009. The Program outline which has been informed by the last years discussions and this year's face-2-face Review meeting will be as follows: 1.General Background (1day-Walu) *IG Defn and Rational *National IG Forum :- 2008 Status Report 2.Infrastructure Issues (4Days- Walu) *Undersea Fiber Cable and its impact on: (2d) -Access, Affordability, Content and Quality *Management of Critical Internet Resources (2d) -IPv6 & Country code Top Level Domain (ccTLD) Management -National IXPs/NFOB 3.Cyber-Security and Trust (4Days-Mwende) *e-Crimes against (2d) -Consumers/Users (Privacy Issues) -Data and Infrastructure (Data Security) *Developing a national cyber-security strategies (2d) -What are the Legal Provisions (KCA Act 2008?) -Developing National Cyber-Security Strategies(CSIRT)/(CERT) 4.Socio-economic Issues (2Days - Walu) *ePayments (e.g MPESA, ZAP, Digital Certificates)-(1d) *Regulating a Converged Environment-(1d) 5.Closure and Way Forward (1Day-Mwende) *Examine the desirability and continuation of the IG Forum The discussion would be on the KICTAnet list and so you may need to register @ http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet to participate. ~~~~ends~~~~ walu.

1 0

Nyayo Pioneer?
by Watson Kambo 21 Apr '09

21 Apr '09

If I was asked I would say produce cars and force them down the throats of the administration, DCs DOs police blah blah what about city buses hhmmm I believe we have engineers who can pull stunts in Kenya... http://www.nation.co.ke/magazines/smartcompany/-/1226/562070/-/sq80aiz/-/in… -- Watson wanjohi kambo

1 0

Meeting Announcement, 28th April 2009
by Phares Kariuki 21 Apr '09

21 Apr '09

Hi, Next Skunkworks meeting will be next week Tuesday, Steers Wabera Street. Agenda: Traffic Monitoring System/AOB Time: 6 pm. This meeting will discuss The Traffic Monitoring System, get guys together, at least to get it started, Aki's project X and any other business. Thanks. -- With Regards, Phares Kariuki | T: +254 734 810 802 | E: pkariuki(a)gmail.com | Twitter: kaboro | Skype: kariukiphares |

2 1

IT security training
by muite nicholas 21 Apr '09

21 Apr '09

hi guy, anyone know a local shule for IT security? ive done my ccna n want to do ccsp. However this is just for cisco systems, i would like to top this up with another security course (please also advice which classes to take). This is just for the papers, im well aware that to be good in security a lot of research and hands on experience has to be done (as i have heard). But this woun't really be enough for todays job market. regards -- Muite Nicholas G P.O.Box 215, 00902 Kikuyu mobile:0715-693834 office:+254-20-2727043 email:nmuite@googlemail.com <email%3Anmuite(a)googlemail.com>,

3 2

Jambo ADSL
by Joe Murithi Njeru 21 Apr '09

21 Apr '09

Hi Guys, Anyone having issues with Jambo ADSL? Extremely slow speeds on my end. As usual 'We are checking on it'........ -- Regards, Joe Linux User: #361092 SIP: joenjeru(a)ekiga.net

1 0

Fwd: [kictanet] Jobs in the US without matata
by Odhiambo ワシントン州 21 Apr '09

21 Apr '09

Jobbos in the US for Chuks and the likes :) ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Preston Odera <REDACTED> Date: Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 6:42 AM Subject: [kictanet] Jobs in the US without matata To: ME Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Wanted: Computer hackers ... to help government WASHINGTON – Wanted: Computer hackers. Federal authorities aren't looking to prosecute them, but to pay them to secure the nation's networks. General Dynamics Information Technology put out an ad last month on behalf of the Homeland Security Department seeking someone who could "think like the bad guy." Applicants, it said, must understand hackers' tools and tactics and be able to analyze Internet traffic and identify vulnerabilities in the federal systems. In the Pentagon's budget request submitted last week, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said the Pentagon will increase the number of cyberexperts it can train each year from 80 to 250 by 2011. With warnings that the U.S. is ill-prepared for a cyberattack, the White House conducted a 60-day study of how the government can better manage and use technology to protect everything from the electrical grid and stock markets to tax data, airline flight systems, and nuclear launch codes. President Barack Obama appointed a former Bush administration aide, Melissa Hathaway, to head the effort, and her report was delivered Friday, the White House said. While the country had detailed plans for floods, fires or errant planes drifting into protected airspace, there is no similar response etched out for a major computer attack. 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. "We're clearly not as prepared as we should be," he said. Administration officials says the U.S. has not kept pace with technological innovations needed to protect its computer networks against emerging threats from hackers, criminals or other nations looking for national security secrets. U.S. computer networks, including those at the Pentagon and other federal agencies, are under persistent attack, ranging from nuisance hacking to more nefarious assaults, possibly from other nations, such as China. Industry leaders told Congress during a recent hearing that law enforcement and other protections are too outdated to fend off threats from criminals, terrorists and unfriendly foreign nations. Just last week, a former government official revealed that spies had hacked into the U.S. electric grid and left behind computer programs that would let them disrupt service. The intrusions were discovered after electric companies gave the government permission to audit their systems, said the ex-official, who was not authorized to discuss the matter and spoke on condition of anonymity. Cyberthreats are also included as a key potential national security riskoutlined in a classified report put together by Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Pentagon officials say they spent more than $100 million in the last six months responding to and repairing damage from cyberattacks and other computer network problems. Nadia Short, vice president at General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, said the job posting for ethical hackers fills a critical need for the government. The analysts keep constant watch on the government networks as part of a surveillance programs called Einstein that was initiated by the Bush administration under the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team. US-CERT is a partnership of the Homeland Security Department, other public agencies and private companies. The Einstein program is an automated process for collecting and sharing security information. Short said the $60 million, four-year contract with US-CERT uses the ethical hackers to analyze threats to the government's computer systems and develop ways to reduce vulnerabilities. Faced with such cyberchallenges, Obama ordered the 60-day review to examine how federal agencies manage and protect their massive amounts of data and what the government's role should be in guarding the vast networks that control the country's vital utilities and infrastructure. Over the past two months, Hathaway met with hundreds of industry leaders, Capitol Hill staff and other experts, seeking guidance on what the federal government's role should be in protecting information networks against an attack. She sought recommendations on how officials should define and report cyberincidents and attacks; how the government should structure its cyberoversight; and how the nation can increase security without stifling innovation. A task force of technology giants, including representatives from General Dynamics, IBM, Lockheed Martin and Hewlett-Packard Co. urged the administration to establish a White House-level official to lead cyberefforts and to develop ways to share information on problems more quickly with the private sector. The administration has struggled with the basics, such as who should control the nation's cyberspace programs. There appears to be some agreement now that the White House should coordinate the overall effort, rejecting suggestions that the National Security Agency take it on — a plan that triggered protests on Capitol Hill and from civil liberties groups worried about giving such control to spy agencies. ___ On the Net: White House: http://www.whitehouse.gov<http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/ap/ap_on_go_pr_wh/storytext/us_cyber_secur…> General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems: http://www.gd-ais.com/<http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/ap/ap_on_go_pr_wh/storytext/us_cyber_secur…> U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team: http://www.us-cert.gov/<http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/ap/ap_on_go_pr_wh/storytext/us_cyber_secur…> GAO report: http://tinyurl.com/aczgk6<http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/ap/ap_on_go_pr_wh/storytext/us_cyber_secur…> Jobs in the US without matata. Our graduates should take the opportunity. *Preston Odera * *Executive Director K-Ninety East Africa Limited * *Kenya School for the Blind Complex* *Mai Mahiu Road off Langata Road* *P.O Box 3894-00100 Nairobi Kenya* *Tel +254 20 608316 * *Tel +254 20 3544352* *Fax + 254 20 608318* *Cell +254 722 771 478* *Email; info(a)k90ea.com * -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ "Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society." -- Mark Twain

1 0