The Rubicon Already Crossed

Coronary stenting: has the rubicon been crossed?

Crossing the Rubicon.

The Rubicon of Smart Data

Julius Caesar crossed the Rubicon River in 49 B.C., thereby irrevocably committing the Roman Empire to war. We, as researchers have repeatedly promised that soon, individuals will be able to easily locate web data according to precise semantic specifications, retrieve that data, have it automatically integrated, and then have it presented to us or our programs in a compact, highly usable format...

The Rubicon Theory of War

halted his army on the banks of the Rubicon River in northern Italy. According to Suetonius, he paused in momentary hesitation, before sweeping across the waters toward Rome with the immortal phrase Alae iacta est (The die has been cast).1 By violating an ancient Roman law forbidding any general to cross the Rubicon with an army, Caesar’s decision made war inevitable. Ever since, “crossing the ...

Critical Information Infrastructure Protection (CIIP) and Cyber Security in Africa - Has the CIIP and Cyber Security Rubicon Been Crossed?

This paper reviews some very negative views, made over the last few years, about Critical Information Infrastructure Protection (CIIP) and Cyber Security in Africa. The paper addresses the expressed negative views that Africa can become the vehicle or platform from where cyber-attacks could be launched against the rest of the world. The paper evaluates the reasons for such negative views and th...