Here's a quick review of what's going on, with emphasis on the most critical areas calling for foundation attention. Suddenly, everybody's talking about it.
Imaginations run wild.
Media coverage has grown noticeably in recent months. The interdependency issue. Also, there's concern about whether grantees are Y2K compliant. The embedded-chip issue. To say the least, it's a little difficult for a foundation to find, test and fix all the embedded chips that might affect the operation of a single key vendor, such as a bank, for example.