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It is hard not to wonder how current technology would have altered the events surrounding the tragic death of John F. Kennedy. On the afternoon of November 22, 1963, shots rang out in Dallas, TX, taking the life of JFK, one of the most beloved Americans. Given the same circumstances today, surely the advances in IT alone, would have drastically changed the outcome of that horrible day. Would the government have recognized that there was a viable threat looming over JFK? Would local and government agencies have been more prepared for a possible assassination attempt? Would the assortment of everyday communication devices assisted in the prevention of the assassination, not to mention, provided greater resources into the investigation? With all that the IT world has to offer today, how would it have altered the JFK tragedy?
As many conspiracy theories have rocked the foundation of the official story presented by government agencies, realization of the expansive nature of technology provides equal consideration as to how the event would have been changed had this technology been available during the time of the shooting. There were T.V. cameras, home 8mm recorders, even single shot-hand held cameras snapping away as the car caravan approached. Yet, there remains little documentation of the shooting and even less information pertaining to the precautions taken by officials prior to JFK's arrival. Theorists consider these possibilities along with how the world would have turned out had the great John F. Kennedynever been assassinated on that day.
No industry is as global as software development. Pervasive networking means that software developers can, and do, work from anywhere. This has led many businesses to hiring development subcontractors in other countries, aiming to find good development talent at lower prices, or with fewer hassles on entry into the US.
While this is an ongoing and dynamic equilibrium, there are compelling reasons for doing software development in the United States, or using a hybrid model where some parts of the task are parceled out to foreign contractors and some are handled locally.
Development Methodologies
The primary reason for developing software overseas is cost reduction. The primary argument against overseas software development is slower development cycles. When software still used the "waterfall" industrial process for project management (where everything is budgeted in terms of time at the beginning of the project), offshoring was quite compelling. As more companies emulate Google and Facebook's process of "release early, update often, and refine from user feedback," an increasing premium has been put on software teams that are small enough to be agile (indeed, the development process is called Agile Development), and centralized enough, in terms of time zones, that collaborators can work together. This has made both Google and Facebook leaders in US-based software development, though they both still maintain teams of developers in other countries tasked with specific projects.
Localization For Americans
The United States is still one of the major markets for software development, and projects aimed at American customers needs to meet cultural norms. This applies to any country, not just the U.S. This puts a premium on software developers who aren't just fluent in English, but native speakers, and who understand American culture. While it's possible (and even likely) to make server-side software, and management utilities that can get by with terse, fractured English, anything that's enterprise-facing or consumer-facing requires more work on polish and presentation than is practical using outsourced developers. There is a reason why the leaders in software User Interface development are all US-based companies, and that's because consumer-focused design is still an overwhelming US advantage.
Ongoing Concerns
The primary concern for American software development is talent production. The US secondary education system produces a much smaller percentage of students with a solid math and engineering background, and while US universities lead the world in their computer science and engineering curricula, slightly under half of all of those graduates are from foreign countries, because American students don't take the course loads needed to succeed in them. Software development companies in the United States are deeply concerned about getting enough engineers and programmers out of the US university system. Some, such as Google, are trying to get programmers hooked on logical problem solving at a young age, with the Summer of Code programs. Others, like Microsoft, offer scholarships for computer science degrees.
Overall, the changes in project management methodologies mean that the US is the current leader in software development, and so long as the primary market for software remains English and American-centric, that's going to remain true. That trend is far from guaranteed, and in the world of software, things can change quickly.
With stiff penalties for being caught and the whiff of secretive underground or even nefarious acts, computer hacking can be seen as a somewhat dubious pursuit. Not all hackers operate with the motive of emptying your Paypal account, however; there are many hackers who utilize their skills to aid companies in locating security flaws ("penetration testing") or engage in hacking with the goal of becoming cyber-freedom-fighters that champion simple human freedoms, such as the right to free speech.
Computer hacking is as much an art as it is a skill. At its simplest distillation, hacking is the systematic search for chinks in programming armor. While advanced problem-solving, intuition and sophisticated understanding of programming languages are a distinct advantage, there does exist a number of push-button programs that computing wizards have written allowing those less sophisticated in the art of hacking to break into remote computers in a variety of ways. Because of this new ubiquity, today's hackers no longer need to be a programming Wunderkind; they simply need to know where to download software and be able to turn on a computer. It really is that simple and the implications can be disturbing.
Phishing, Push-Button Programs and Brute Force Tactics
There's no need to crack a company's firewall if you have direct physical access to their computers. One aspect of hacking is the impersonation of an employee or service worker with the goal of gaining access to a company's database, where the hacker can then unleash whatever havoc he or she has planned into the system. Another is to engage in simple phishing techniques, such as impersonating an employee who forgot their password and needs help logging into the system.
Because such impersonations often fail thanks to companies becoming more security-conscious, taking over operations of a computer remotely is often the preferred method of gaining access. Such attempts can be facilitated in a variety of ways. One is the brute-force method, in which a program such as SQLmap, Nmap or Burpsuite is used; running one of these programs is analogous to trying every doorknob in a neighborhood to see which house is unlocked. Using a variety of different parameters, these programs can find access to a vulnerable computer or network in less than a minute.
Hackers can also attempt to gain access with a program like Metasploit. With literally a few clicks of a mouse, access to a remote and vulnerable computer can be achieved by a relative newbie. With a related hacking aid, called Meterpreter, a backdoor is created that allows access into an operating system. It does not install itself onto the remote computer, running instead using the computer's memory; in fact, Meterpreter can hide itself inside the operations of a perfectly valid program, so it cannot be detected even by sophisticated programmers. Once engaged, it allows a remote user carte blanche access to the system in question.
Where to Learn the Art of Hacking
Of course, for those who wish to learn the actual skills rather than download someone else's hack, there are a number of practice sites that pose an increasingly difficult set of challenges intended to train neophytes in the art of hacking. For example, Hack This Site starts beginners with the goal of cracking simple flaws in coding scripts or software such as HTML, Unix, Javascript and Apache. Their structured series of tests increase in complexity, incorporating real-word scenarios and even old-fashioned "phone phreaking" challenges that recall the bygone golden age of hacking skills displayed by Matthew Broderick in "WarGames."
Using just these simple tools and free practice sites, beginners have a powerful array of hacking resources just a simple mouse click away.
I suspect that many of you are familiar with the term "hard coding a value" whereby the age of an individual or their location is written into the condition (or action) of a business rule (in this case) as shown below:
if customer.age > 21 and customer.city == 'denver'
then ...
Such coding practices are perfectly expectable provided that the conditional values, age and city, never change. They become entirely unacceptable if a need for different values could be anticipated. A classic example of where this practice occurred that caused considerable heartache in the IT industry was the Y2K issue where dates were updated using only the last 2 digits of a four digit number because the first 2 digits were hard-coded to 19 i.e. 1998, 1999. All was well provided that the date did not advance to a time beyond the 1900’s since no one could be certain of what would happen when the millennia arrived (2000). A considerably amount of work (albeit boring) and money, approximately $200 billion, went into revising systems by way of software rewrites and computer chip replacements in order to thwart any detrimental outcomes. It is obvious how a simple change or an assumption can have sweeping consequences.
You may wonder what Y2K has to do with Business Rule Management Systems (BRMS). Well, what if we considered rules themselves to be hard-coded. If we were to write 100s of rules in Java, .NET or whatever language that only worked for a given scenario or assumption, would that not constitute hard-coded logic? By hard-coded, we obviously mean compiled. For example, if a credit card company has a variety of bonus campaigns, each with their own unique list of rules that may change within a week’s time, what would be the most effective way of writing software to deal with these responsibilities?
Tech Life in New Jersey
Company Name | City | Industry | Secondary Industry |
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HCB, Inc. | Paramus | Retail | Office Supplies Stores |
Wyndham Worldwide Corp. | Parsippany | Travel, Recreation and Leisure | Hotels, Motels and Lodging |
Realogy Corporation | Parsippany | Real Estate and Construction | Real Estate Agents and Appraisers |
Church and Dwight Co., Inc. | Trenton | Manufacturing | Manufacturing Other |
Curtiss-Wright Corporation | Parsippany | Manufacturing | Aerospace and Defense |
American Water | Voorhees | Energy and Utilities | Water Treatment and Utilities |
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. | Teaneck | Computers and Electronics | IT and Network Services and Support |
The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co. - AandP | Montvale | Retail | Grocery and Specialty Food Stores |
COVANCE INC. | Princeton | Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals and Biotech | Pharmaceuticals |
K. Hovnanian Companies, LLC. | Red Bank | Real Estate and Construction | Architecture,Engineering and Design |
Burlington Coat Factory Corporation | Burlington | Retail | Clothing and Shoes Stores |
GAF Materials Corporation | Wayne | Manufacturing | Concrete, Glass, and Building Materials |
Pinnacle Foods Group LLC | Parsippany | Manufacturing | Food and Dairy Product Manufacturing and Packaging |
Actavis, Inc | Parsippany | Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals and Biotech | Pharmaceuticals |
Hudson City Savings Bank | Paramus | Financial Services | Banks |
Celgene Corporation | Summit | Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals and Biotech | Biotechnology |
Cytec Industries Inc. | Woodland Park | Manufacturing | Chemicals and Petrochemicals |
Campbell Soup Company | Camden | Manufacturing | Food and Dairy Product Manufacturing and Packaging |
Covanta Holding Corporation | Morristown | Energy and Utilities | Energy and Utilities Other |
New Jersey Resources Corporation | Wall Township | Energy and Utilities | Gas and Electric Utilities |
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated | Madison | Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals and Biotech | Diagnostic Laboratories |
Rockwood Holdings Inc. | Princeton | Manufacturing | Chemicals and Petrochemicals |
Heartland Payment Systems, Incorporated | Princeton | Financial Services | Credit Cards and Related Services |
IDT Corporation | Newark | Telecommunications | Wireless and Mobile |
John Wiley and Sons, Inc | Hoboken | Media and Entertainment | Newspapers, Books and Periodicals |
Bed Bath and Beyond | Union | Retail | Retail Other |
The Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc. | Secaucus | Retail | Clothing and Shoes Stores |
Hertz Corporation | Park Ridge | Travel, Recreation and Leisure | Rental Cars |
Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated | Newark | Energy and Utilities | Gas and Electric Utilities |
Selective Insurance Group, Incorporated | Branchville | Financial Services | Insurance and Risk Management |
Avis Budget Group, Inc. | Parsippany | Travel, Recreation and Leisure | Rental Cars |
Prudential Financial, Incorporated | Newark | Financial Services | Insurance and Risk Management |
Merck and Co., Inc. | Whitehouse Station | Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals and Biotech | Pharmaceuticals |
Honeywell International Inc. | Morristown | Manufacturing | Aerospace and Defense |
C. R. Bard, Incorporated | New Providence | Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals and Biotech | Medical Supplies and Equipment |
Sealed Air Corporation | Elmwood Park | Manufacturing | Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing |
The Dun and Bradstreet Corp. | Short Hills | Business Services | Data and Records Management |
The Chubb Corporation | Warren | Financial Services | Insurance and Risk Management |
Catalent Pharma Solutions Inc | Somerset | Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals and Biotech | Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, and Biotech Other |
Becton, Dickinson and Company | Franklin Lakes | Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals and Biotech | Medical Supplies and Equipment |
NRG Energy, Incorporated | Princeton | Energy and Utilities | Gas and Electric Utilities |
TOYS R US, INC. | Wayne | Retail | Department Stores |
Johnson and Johnson | New Brunswick | Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals and Biotech | Pharmaceuticals |
Automatic Data Processing, Incorporated (ADP) | Roseland | Business Services | HR and Recruiting Services |
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