RNC Tech: Web 2.Oh really?

Max Everett is Chief Information Officer for the Committee on Arrangements, a subset of the RNC that handles technical operations for the convention. "We’ll be using video to provide behind-the-scenes looks at a lot of the things you wouldn’t necessarily hear about in traditional media outlets," says Everett. "The ideas here are for everyone to see the message of our nominee and for people to become interested and more involved."

While plenty has been said about the security operations outside of the Xcel Energy Center, the RNC is also beefing up its computer security. The organization hopes to employ "ethical hackers" to identify vulnerabilities in their platform before they can be exploited by what one could only assume to be unethical hackers.

The Minnesota Independent sought apolitical reactions to the RNC’s Web 2.0 plan from a few local individuals who we know to be computer literate.

Ed Kohler, executive producer of TechnologyEvangelist.com and man about town, points to the difficulties involved with melding technology and highly-scripted events.

Computer security expert John Hoffoss noticed tell-tale signs of weakness but recognized a sound approach to security.