The lack of cybersecurity continues to pose the biggest threat to the United States. Describing it "one of the most serious economic and national security challenges we face," President Obama went on to issue Executive Order 13696, to Improve … [Read more...] about More Cyberthreats, Less Cybersecurity
Economic warfare
Weekly Briefing – July 20 – 25, 2014
On ACD Whitewashing Hamas - Rachel Ehrenfeld - The siding with Hamas, which uses Gaza’s residents – most of whom support the terrorist group’s agenda – as human shields - is not limited to outsiders. The Israel based organization B’Tselem, which … [Read more...] about Weekly Briefing – July 20 – 25, 2014
Testing, testing, testing…*
The horror of 298 innocents, oblivious to the warfare 33,000 feet below them, blown out of the sky by criminally negligent fanatics supported by Russian Vladimir Putin, forebodes greater catastrophes. The incident is a part of a worldwide scene … [Read more...] about Testing, testing, testing…*
Economic Sanctions Seldom Work*
The prevention of the proliferation of nuclear weapons, particularly in the case of rogue countries such as North Korea and Iran, is a goal universally accepted by the international community. There is no such unanimity as to what to do to prevent … [Read more...] about Economic Sanctions Seldom Work*
FCC to China – “Stop! Or, or I’ll Say Stop Again!”*
The Justice Department and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) seem to model themselves after British policemen, popularly known as "bobbies," whose only regular weapon is a short, wooden truncheon, which they keep out of sight and may not … [Read more...] about FCC to China – “Stop! Or, or I’ll Say Stop Again!”*
Next Steps in Cyber Security*
Mounting cyber attacks on the economic interests of the United States are a constant reminder that, despite the billions of dollars spent by both the U.S. government and the private sector to date, our cyber defenses are lacking. This is not to say … [Read more...] about Next Steps in Cyber Security*
Cyber Accidents Can Have a Purpose
"Steven Chabinsky recently painted a detailed portrait of today’s evolving cybersecurity threat landscape. It’s not pretty." reports Frank Konkel, in "If You Think Cybersecurity is 'Just an IT Problem,' Prepare to Get Owned." "Aside from classified … [Read more...] about Cyber Accidents Can Have a Purpose
Weekly Briefing – May 18 – 23, 2014
From ACD: U.S. CyberSpace Vulnerabilities - Rachel Ehrenfeld - Cisco Systems’ CEO John Chambers’s letter asking President Obama to personally intervene to stop the National Security Agency from intercepting and planting surveillance software in the … [Read more...] about Weekly Briefing – May 18 – 23, 2014
Weekly Briefing – May 3 – 10, 2014
U.S. National Security's Achilles Heel - The Electromagnetic Spectrum - - Rachel Ehrenfeld - On December 23, 2013, the Defense Threat Reduction Agency issued a solicitation “to … conduct satellite system performance modeling, satellite system … [Read more...] about Weekly Briefing – May 3 – 10, 2014
The Cyber Threat Industry: Into the Darknet*
Deep in shadowy chat rooms, where normal users never visit, there’s an entirely different world. Its denizens conduct their business secretly, keeping their distance from journalists and information security experts who try to meddle in their … [Read more...] about The Cyber Threat Industry: Into the Darknet*