Information Operations Newsletter V 13 N 09

PDF  (45 Pages):  ARSTRAT_IO_Newsletter_v13_no_09 1. British Cops Admit They Monitor Facebook, Twitter 2. Hacking for Change – Could Revealing Cyber Capabilities Prevent Cyber War? 3. Anonymous vs. Los Zetas: The Revenge of the Hacktivists 4. Taiwan a ‘Testing Ground’ for Chinese Cyber Army 5. U.S. Repeals Propaganda Ban, Spreads Government-Made News to Americans 6. House …

Berto Jongman: Not Just the NSA: Data Brokers Amass Detailed Profiles on Everyone Online

This month, a strongly worded Washington Post op-ed by Federal Trade Commissioner Julie Brill calling for transparency in the business practices of the online data broker industry provoked a heated response. While the ACLU and other privacy advocates have long had their suspicions about how and why data brokers were tracking individuals, as the commissioner …

Max Manwaring: Translating Lessons Learned in Colombia and Other Wars Among the People: Confronting the Spectrum of 21st Century Conflict

Translating Lessons Learned in Colombia and Other Wars Among the People: Confronting the Spectrum of 21st Century Conflict by Max G. Manwaring Translating Lessons Learned in Colombia and Other Wars Among the People: Confronting the Spectrum of 21st Century Conflict Small Wars Journal, 27 August 2013 Beyond Afghanistan, we must define our effort not as …

Worth a Look: Routledge Companion to Intelligence Studies — Shipped Today, Pre-Order for 29 August 2013 Fulfillment from Amazon

The publisher shipped this book today, it will be released at Amazon from 29 August, but can be pre-ordered from today. The Routledge Companion to Intelligence Studies provides a broad overview of the growing field of intelligence studies. Part I: The Evolution of Intelligence Studies 1. The Development of the Field of Intelligence Studies, Loch …

Berto Jongman: Seven Hour Al Qaeda Conference Call — NSA Missed It

Exclusive: Courier Led U.S. to al Qaeda Internet Conference by Eli Lake, Josh Rogin The Daily Beast, Aug 20, 2013 1:25 PM EDT U.S. officials followed the Internet trail of an al Qaeda courier to learn the details of an electronic conference between more than 20 of the organization’s top officials. Prior to the worldwide …

Berto Jongman: US Military SATCOM Vulnerabilities

The Future of MILSATCOM This report argues that the US’s military satellite communication systems (MILSATCOM) are becoming increasingly vulnerable to physical, electronic and cyber-attacks by those who reject the idea that space should be a conflict-free domain. Given these threats and the specter of reduced budgets, the report thus suggests that the US might want …