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== Overview == |
== Overview == |
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| + | The '''Agora''' (/ˈæɡərə/; Ancient Greek: Ἀγορά ''Agorá'') was a central spot in ancient Greek city-states. The literal meaning of the word is "gathering place" or "assembly". The agora was the center of athletic, artistic, spiritual and political life of the city.<sup>[1]</sup> The Ancient Agora of Athens was the best-known example. |
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| − | '''Agora''' was founded in October 1995 by the Regence Group as a "virtual" forum for members to voluntarily and [[confidential]]ly [[information sharing|share]] [[sensitive information]] on [[computer security]] issues. It is a Seattle, Washington, based forum for the [[sharing of information]] related to improving [[computer security]] through countering [[computer intrusion]]s and apprehending [[computer criminal]]s. |
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| + | Early in Greek history (18th century–8th century BC), free-born male land-owners who were citizens would gather in the agora for military duty or to hear statements of the ruling king or council. Later, the agora also served as a marketplace where merchants kept stalls or shops to sell their goods amid colonnades. |
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| − | Agora is composed of more than 300 people from approximately 100 companies and 45 Government agencies, including [[Microsoft]], Blue Shield, the [[FBI]], [[U.S. Secret Service]], and U.S. [[Customs and Border Protection]] agents, and the [[Royal Canadian Mounted Police]] as well as local police, county prosecutors, and computer professionals from Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Alaska, and Montana. |
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| − | Members [[share information]] on common [[computer security]] problems, [[best practices]] to counter them, protecting [[electronic infrastructure]]s, and educational opportunities. Strategies and new methods for countering and apprehending [[computer criminal]]s are shared among members. Members also have conducted [[intrusion testing]] against one another to further [[information sharing|share]] [[security information]]. |
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| − | [[Trusted]] relationships among members facilitate the [[sharing of information]], particularly among private companies who are [[competitor]]s. In addition, the local scope of Agora has facilitated the building of relationships that make the [[sharing of information]] more successful. Members sign [[nondisclosure agreement]]s before discussing [[information]] related to the intricacies of their respective [[computer security]] [[system]]s. Members [[share information]] through meetings and via public and private [[communications]] lines, both formally and informally. |
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| − | * [[Telecommunications Outage and Intrusion Information Sharing Report]], at 5. |
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| + | From this twin function of the agora as a political and commercial space came the two Greek verbs ἀγοράζω, ''agorázō'', "I shop", and ἀγορεύω,''agoreúō'', "I speak in public". The word agoraphobia, the fear of leaving a certain area or public situations, derives from the meaning of agora as a gathering place. |
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== Source == |
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| + | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agora Wikipedia] |
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| − | * [[Telecommunications Outage and Intrusion Information Sharing Report]], at ES-1. |
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Revision as of 21:00, 18 December 2014
Overview
The Agora (/ˈæɡərə/; Ancient Greek: Ἀγορά Agorá) was a central spot in ancient Greek city-states. The literal meaning of the word is "gathering place" or "assembly". The agora was the center of athletic, artistic, spiritual and political life of the city.[1] The Ancient Agora of Athens was the best-known example.
Origins
Early in Greek history (18th century–8th century BC), free-born male land-owners who were citizens would gather in the agora for military duty or to hear statements of the ruling king or council. Later, the agora also served as a marketplace where merchants kept stalls or shops to sell their goods amid colonnades.
From this twin function of the agora as a political and commercial space came the two Greek verbs ἀγοράζω, agorázō, "I shop", and ἀγορεύω,agoreúō, "I speak in public". The word agoraphobia, the fear of leaving a certain area or public situations, derives from the meaning of agora as a gathering place.