Review: Cyber-War – The Next Threat to National Security and What To Do About It

Richard Clarke 4.0 out of 5 stars Clarke is Always Worth Reading–and Always 20 Years Behind, March 31, 2012 I wrote the original letter to Marty Harris at the National Information Infrastructure, it–and the attachments developed with Winn Schwartau, Jim Anderson, and Bill Caeli–are easily found by searching for < 1994 Sounding the Alarm source=phibetaiota …

DefDog: Feds Hype Cyber-Threat, Seek DHS Mandates & Money

Feds Warn of Cyber Threats, Seek Expanded Authority for DHS By Kenneth Corbin March 28, 2012 — CIO — Federal cybersecurity officials on Wednesday gave lawmakers a sobering warning about the vulnerabilities of critical information technology systems across the public and private sectors, describing a laundry list of threats and the challenge of keeping up …

Berto Jongman: Australian Intelligence Buying Cyber-Bugs

Australian spies buying computer bugs: sources Cynthia Karena Sydney Morning Herald, 8 March 2012 Cyber criminals are not the only ones buying software flaws, say sources. The  Australian government is buying computer security weaknesses found by hackers before they are sold on the black market, as part of its defence strategy, claim those at the …

Penguin: Top LulzSec hacker an FBI informant

Top LulzSec hacker was FBI informant Leader of Anonymous-linked group helped investigators to identify fellow hackers, as five others charged in New York. Read full story. Phi Beta Iota:  The “estimates” of damages continue to be grotesquely inflated.  The various governments continue to focus on enforcing archaic laws rather than demanding the upgrade of archaic …

DefDog: Jim Clapper On Way Out? + RECAP

Surprise, surprise…..such a disaster it could be a blessing in disguise…his replacement? General Flynn, the individual who said intel in Afghanistan was a failure…..and it is. DNI Jim Clapper Out in Fall? Rumor Mill Says Maybe Colin Clark WASHINGTON: Jim Clapper, the first Director of National Intelligence to order budget cuts across the intelligence community, …