> Vint Cerf: Cyber-Fire Departments Should Be the First Line of Defense

The internet pioneer and chief evangelist for Google has been calling on the industry to get the next billion people connected worldwide, with ideas that range from low-orbiting satellites to cover rural areas to connectivity delivered by giant balloons in New Zealand. He’s also tackling cybersecurity in all of this, by proselytizing the idea of a “cyber-fire department” to help protect small businesses and individuals against threats to ensure that risks do not spread.