Journal: Cyber-Counterintelligence Not Intelligent

More jerks advocating their wares….I have taught since the mid 1990’s that the greatest threat to computer security was the insider.  On one hand He/She has access and only need motivation to become hostile.  On the other hand, slovenly attitudes allow others, without access but motivation, to take advantage of the insider…..now all of a …

Journal: Israel Demands Bribes for Access to Gaza

WikiLeaks: Israel charged bribes for Gaza access By JOSEF FEDERMAN The Associated Press Thursday, January 6, 2011; 7:29 AM JERUSALEM — A U.S. diplomatic cable released by WikiLeaks on Thursday quoted American officials as saying a key Israeli cargo crossing for goods entering the Gaza Strip was rife with corruption. The June 14, 2006, cable, …

Worth a Look: ConsortiumNews.com

Message from Journalist Robert Parry Building a truthful historical narrative may seem abstract but has powerful implications and needs your support, says Robert Parry. Obama Should Read WikiLeaks Docs Before re-upping his Afghan strategy, President Obama might first read WikiLeaks’ evidence on the folly, advises Ray McGovern. January 3, 2011 The Danger of Pro-Israel Extremism …

Secrecy News Headlines

**     TIGHTENING SECURITY IN THE “POST-WIKILEAKS” ERA Phi Beta Iota: US Government (USG) has learned nothing since it took testimony in 1993 and then proceeded to ignore testimony from 1995 (Aspin-Brown), 1996 (Moynihan) through 1998 (various).  90% of what is classified should not be classified and should not be a”protected” at a cost of $15 …

Eight Ball: Jon Lebkowsky’s 2010 Stories & Trends

Who says the web is dead? Drupal and WordPress The Internet matures Social media, ugh. Facebook, The Social Network, my newfound respect for Zuckerberg. It’s the stupid economy Obama under attack Rethinking journalism Wikileaks raises questions about transparency. Read paragraph on each at source….