Cyber-Security
and Safe Surfing with SWANsat™
by William Welty, Ph.D.
Founder and
Chairman of SWANsat
 believe I know what you’re
thinking. No, you’re not thinking about the somewhat forced alliteration in my headline
above. That’s way too obvious. You’re thinking about something
else—something special. You see, for the last six years—ever since we began working on
SWANsat™—I’ve been
thinking about that “something special” myself.
 I’ve been thinking about how to
keep Big Brother out of my email box. And maybe out of my GPS chipset.
And more than that, I’ve been thinking about how to keep anybody who does not belong
in my private life way out on the peripheral of my life, where they belong.
In short, I’ve
been thinking about Cyber-Security.
How to CYVA and Still be Protected
Just how do you
CYVA in an information interchange medium as powerful as what
SWANsat™
promises to be? The
acronym stands for “Cover Your Virtual Assets.” Well, maybe that last word in the acronym
should be three letters shorter than that.
 The problem is a challenge. What
if some cyber-stalker uses GPS technology or E911 location capabilities to track down a
13-year old so he can molest her after meeting her at some cyber-café? Can’t you just hear
the backlash against the cell phone company that provided that technology?
The attorneys are already standing in line to sue. They’re waiting for the right case
to come along.
I can just feel
them out there. Never mind that it was the Federal Communication Commission that mandated
that E911 technology be installed and activated in mobile communication devices.
The cell phone companies don’t have a choice about whether they’re going to implement
the technology or not. They are required by federal law to do so.
The CYVA Cyber Security Solution
CYVA Research is
a system integrator and software developer located in San Diego, California. The company
provides consultant services to information systems and technology firms. One of the key
priorities of CYVA Research has been its commitment to promoting the socially responsible
use of computing technology. Fundamental issues facing digital commerce and information
society as a whole are informational privacy and informational self-determination.
To address these concerns, CYVA created and patented a new hybrid of technologies to
equip people and their chosen communities with an assertive means to protect and enjoy the
benefits of being digital.
CYVA’s Trusted Network Community
 CYVA’s
e-Metro™
is a branded Trusted Network Community™—or TNC™
for short. E-Metro™
comprises a set of systems, applications, and components that together make up a
comprehensive framework to address head-on the informational privacy and informational
self-determination concerns of citizens.
CYVA’s
technology will wrap an electronic envelope securely around all
SWANsat™
member information
interchanges, including GPS tracking. This will empower a novel set of services built to
meet the growing demand and requirement for trusted, accountable, and equitable utilization
of personal information assets. In short, by endorsing and sponsoring the development and
rollout of CYVA’s Trusted Information Utility, we’ll be doing our part to keep Big Brother
out of your information cookie jar. For good.
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