Nick Eftimiades: New Course Intellience & National Security in the Undiscovered County

New King’s College Course on Intelligence and National Security Posted by neftimiades on March 31, 2013 Posted in: espionage, future, intelligence, national security, security, technology. Tagged: future, futurism, intelligence, national security, security. Leave a Comment This is a new graduate course I will be teaching for King’s College War Studies Department beginning autumn, 2013.  The course …

John Robb: Cyber-War with China — Wrong Answer (and Robert Steele with Better Answer)

Cyber Deterrence against China? The only route left is an Open Source Approach Is there a way to deter cyber attacks? Yes. Two ways. One takes a moral high ground. I won’t waste any time discussing that option. Why? After flame/stuxnet, and the unilateral escalation of the cyberweapons arms race by the US, that option …

Berto Jongman: Duke Conference on Law, Ethics, & National Security — Multiple Short Videos of Key Speakers

Duke University Law School’s Law, Ethics, and National Security (LENS) Conference By Ritika Singh Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at 4:52 PM Duke Law School held its annual LENS conference over the weekend. Its theme this year was “Battlefields, Boardrooms, and Backyards: The New Face of National Security Law.” Here is the conference program, and below …

Stuart Umpleby: Role of Cybernetics in Intelligence — Extrapolation

Downloadable Document:  2011 AAAS Security Policy & Cybernetics Dr. Stuart Umpleby As I understand it, the fundamental problem with secret intelligence is too much self-reference and too little peer review.  Stated differently, any advice from a subordinate to a superior has two components — describing some observed system and wanting to please the boss.  Peer …

DefDog: CyberCom is a Joke. Does Boosting Its Numbers Fivefold Make it a Travesty? Memo to Hagel: Start Here.

Cybercom is a joke.   This is insane. Pentagon to boost cybersecurity force By Ellen Nakashima, Sunday, January 27, 5:42 PM The Pentagon has approved a major expansion of its cybersecurity force over the next several years, increasing its size more than fivefold to bolster the nation’s ability to defend critical computer systems and conduct offensive computer …

Berto Jongman: Building Trust in Cyberspace + Robert Garigue RECAP

Building Trust in Cyberspace The EastWest Institute released Building Trust in Cyberspace, a report featuring highlights of its 3rd Worldwide Cybersecurity Summit held in New Delhi on October 30-31, 2012. More than 300 participants from 22 countries heard from cyber experts from across the globe representing both the private and public sectors. Open publication | Download (mobile …

Review: Against Security: How We Go Wrong at Airports, Subways, and Other Sites of Ambiguous Danger

Harvey Molotch 4.0 out of 5 stars Theatrically Naive in Its Own Way But Recommended, December 15, 2012 I’m the former spy and honorary hacker who sounded the alarm on cyber-security in 1994 and who questioned every aspect of the Department of Homeland Security, pointing out that the joint fusion centers would be a waste …