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Intelligence Support to Urban Military Operations

To the eyes of a military planner, a city presents “an elaborate combination of horizontal, vertical, interior, and exterior forms superimposed on a landscape’s natural relief, drainage, and vegetation.” A newly reissued U.S. Army manual contemplates the difficulties facing military action in the urban environment with a focus on intelligence collection. See Intelligence Support to Urban Operations, TC 2-91.4, December 2015. Read additional extracts.

2016/01/052016/01/04

Helen Stewart: Drug Cartels Hack Border Patrol Drones

IO Impotency

US Border Patrol Drones Hacked by Drug Cartels

The drug cartels are hacking US Border Patrol drones in order to cross the US-Mexican border illegally.

2015/12/302015/12/29

Anonymous Takes #OpISIS To A New Level – By Stopping An Actual Terror Attack

08 Wild Cards, 09 Terrorism, Advanced Cyber/IO

Anonymous Takes #OpISIS To A New Level – By Stopping An Actual Terror Attack

The primary ‘Anonymous’ account behind the hacktivist collective’s “Operation ISIS” is claiming to have stopped a terrorist attack in Italy. And after it was revealed that ISIS is being aided and supported by Turkey, Anonymous launched a massive attack against the NATO country last week. In an extensive DDoS attack, the group took down some 40,000 Turkish servers.

2015/12/292015/12/28

Robert Parry: The Misinformation Mess

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The Misinformation Mess

As Americans approach Election Year 2016, the crisis of misinformation is growing more and more dangerous. On issues from foreign policy to the economy, almost none of the candidates in the race appears to be addressing the real world.

In a rational world, Saudi Arabia would be viewed as a major part of the problem, not part of any solution.

2015/12/292015/12/28

Berto Jongman: Massive Credit Card Design Flaw

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German code-breakers expose huge credit card flaw, companies continue keeping silent

“Previous attacks exploit software bugs, like you would have on your computer. Ones that can be fixed with a software update,” renowned German code-breaker Karsten Nohl of Security Research Labs in Berlin told RT’s Peter Oliver. “Now, what we’re attacking is the protocol itself. The devices work exactly as intended and are still vulnerable. So this is a risk that cannot easily be fixed with a patch.“

2015/12/282015/12/27

Mali Marafini: Factom blockchain voting systems

Advanced Cyber/IO

Factom dreams of a new generation of blockchain based voting systems

Austin-based Factom have launched various products to assist startups and institutional clients deploy and build blockchain-based applications, including blockchain networks with data management, audit, and compliance systems.

2015/12/272015/12/26