Most people don't realize that the mobile phone is being 'weaponized. New revelations show that Iran has posted apps found on Google’s Play Store which give the Iranians the ability to easily spy on anyone who downloads them to their smartphone. … [Read more...] about Mobile apps and smartphones pose a clear and present danger*
Cyber security
GPS Vulnerability: Options and Alternatives
Abstract The Global Positioning System (GPS) was declared operational on December 8, 1993. Since that time the system and the receivers that use it have been improved to a level of performance unimagined by its creators. Also, the system has been … [Read more...] about GPS Vulnerability: Options and Alternatives
Weekly Review, June 8-13, 2015
It’s Getting Late in the Cyber War - Rachel Ehrenfeld - Promises to increase the United States cyber defenses are nothing new, though lately they are made more frequently. On June 9, 2015, just one day after President Obama vowed to “aggressively … [Read more...] about Weekly Review, June 8-13, 2015
It’s Getting Late in the Cyber War
Promises to increase the United States cyber defenses are nothing new, though lately they are made more frequently. On June 9, 2015, just one day after President Obama vowed to "aggressively bolster” our cyber defenses, the U.S. Army official … [Read more...] about It’s Getting Late in the Cyber War
eLoran and GPS
Foreward: "On May 22, 2015, the US Department of Homeland Security agreed with the Exelis and UrsaNav Corporations to put an eLoran signal (a terrestrial system) on the air for testing and demonstration." The vigorous advocacy of the Washington-based … [Read more...] about eLoran and GPS
Weekly Review, May 18-23, 2015
Left: iSIS destroying historical sites in Iraq, AP -- ISIS: Why Does Obama Sit on His Hands? - Rachel Ehrenfeld - Is President Obama kept on the dark by his intelligence briefers about ISIS’s rapid advance in Iraq and Syria? Why does he think … [Read more...] about Weekly Review, May 18-23, 2015
Ehrenfeld on Hacking into Airplanes Controls*
Adam Kredo's "Cyber Experts: FBI Ignoring Hack Threats to Airplane Wi-Fi. Law enforcement still sees no credible threat," appeared today in the Washington Free Beacon: "Law enforcement officials are downplaying reports that a U.S. hacker infiltrated … [Read more...] about Ehrenfeld on Hacking into Airplanes Controls*
CyberSecurity Promises. Again.
Right: Hackers who claim to be affiliated with the Islamic State group released a video threatening “electronic war” on the United States and Europe, Monday, May 11, 2015. Youtube -- Concluding the Camp David Gulf Cooperation summit, President … [Read more...] about CyberSecurity Promises. Again.
Weekly Briefing, May 2-9, 2015
U.S. Counterterrorism at Risk - Rachel Ehrenfeld - Three days after American jihadists Elton Simpson and Nadir Soofi’s attempted to kill the participants of the Mohammed Cartoon competition in Garland, Texas, was foiled, Defense Secretary Ash Carter … [Read more...] about Weekly Briefing, May 2-9, 2015
Weekly Briefing – March 16-20, 2015
“Anti-Semitism is a Huge Menace” – The Netherlands Chief Rabbi - Emerson Vermaat, Exclusive to ACD - “The growing wave of anti-Semitism in Holland forces Jews to be careful and hide any symbol that would give away their identity.” “I don’t think … [Read more...] about Weekly Briefing – March 16-20, 2015