Berto Jongman: Mike Haydon on TV “Security and Transparency a Zero-Sum Game” — Robert Steele Comments

Former CIA Head Warns David Gregory: We’ll Have To Be ‘Less Effective To Be A Little More Transparent’ Former CIA Director Michael Hayden told Meet the Press’ David Gregory on Sunday morning that security and transparency were a zero-sum game. “For part of my life, when I was running the NSA program, I thought lawful, …

John Robb: Iran, Cyberwar, and the Perils of Lazy (or Corrupt) Thinking

Iran, Cyberwar, and the Perils of Lazy Thinking For those of you that don’t know, the US doesn’t spend much time/energy/effort on military strategy and theory.  They do spend money on political scientists and engineers to provide a substitute.  Regardless, this deficit means the US continually falls victim to strategic errors due to stale military …

Mini-Me: Obama Goes to Cyber-War, Not Realizing The Depth and Breadth of the Lies He Hears and Reads — Professional Interrogation of General Alexander and Others Recommended

Huh? White House: Obama adjusting use of cyber offense in response to threats EXTRACT: Gen. Keith Alexander, the top officer at U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency, testified March 12 before the Senate Armed Services Committee that the potential for an attack against the nation’s electric grid and other essential systems is real …

Berto Jongman: Case for an International Tribunal for Cyber-Space

Peace and Justice in Cyberspace Potential new global legal mechanisms against global cyberattacks and other global cybercrimes An International Criminal Tribunal for Cyberspace (ICTC) International cybercrime law Prosecution for the Tribunal Police investigation for the Tribunal by Judge Stein Schjolberg PDF 40 Pages EXTRACT: Cyberspace, as the fifth common space, after land, sea, air and …

Berto Jongman: Interview with a BlackHat + Related + USA Cyber-Idiocy RECAP

Interview With A Blackhat (Part 1) 61 Replies [This interview openly discusses criminal activities from the perspective of an admitted criminal. You may find this content distressing, even offensive, but what is described in this interview is real. We know from personal experience is that these activities are happening on websites everywhere, everyday, and perhaps …

SmartPlanet: US Encouraged to Allow Private Retaliation Attacks Against Hackers — Pathetic Insanity Spurred on by Incapacity of USG — + Cyber-Idiocy Meta-RECAP

U.S. encouraged to allow firms to retaliate against hackers Throwing money at creating cyberpolice forces and technology to keep up with digital threats may not be the only tactics the U.S. will employ in the future. As a meeting between President Obama and the new president of China, Xi Jinping, draws near, former senior officials …