Information Technology for Counterterrorism: Immediate Actions and Future Possibilities pdf

John Leroy Hennessy (nacido el 22 de septiembre de 1952) es un informático, académico y empresario estadounidense que se desempeña como presidente de Alphabet Inc. Hennessy es uno de los fundadores de MIPS Computer Systems Inc., así como de Atheros y se desempeñó como el décimo presidente de Universidad Stanford. Hennessy anunció que dejaría el cargo en el verano de 2016. Marc Tessier-Lavigne lo sucedió como presidente. Marc Andreessen lo llamó "el padrino de Silicon Valley".

Junto con David Patterson, Hennessy recibió el Premio Turing 2017 por su trabajo en el desarrollo de la arquitectura de computadora con conjunto de instrucciones reducido (RISC), que ahora se usa en el 99% de los nuevos chips de computadora.

Information Technology for Counterterrorism: Immediate Actions and Future Possibilities pdf por John L. Hennessy

Information technology (IT) is essential to virtually all of the nation's critical infrastructures making them vulnerable by a terrorist attack on their IT system. An attack could be on the system itself or use the IT system to launch or exacerbate another type of attack. IT can also be used as a counterterrorism tool. The report concludes that the most devastating consequences of a terrorist attack would occur if it were on or used IT as part of a broader attack. The report presents two recommendations on what can be done in the short term to protect the nation's communications and information systems and several recommendations about what can be done over the longer term. The report also notes the importance of considering how an IT system will be deployed to maximize protection against and usefulness in responding to attacks