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 …

Graphic: 21st Century (Cybernetic) Intelligence Process 1.0

UPDATED:  21st Century (Cybernetic) Intelligence Process Figure 6, Chapter 1, INTELLIGENCE with INTEGRITY: Enabling Hybrid Public Governance with Open-Source Decision-Support (Earth Intelligence Network, forthcoming 2013) “The righter we do the wrong thing, the wronger we become. When we make a mistake doing the wrong thing and correct it, we become wronger. When we make a …

Stuart Umpleby: Deliberate Mis-Information is Anti-Cybernetic

Of possible interest consistent with the information pathologies threat, not my views but worthy of reflection. Misinformation and Its Correction: Continued Influence and Successful Debiasing A successful democracy requires well-informed citizens, but what if the information at their disposal is not accurate?  Examples of misinformation are widespread and range from inflated advertising claims and political …

Stuart Umpleby: Europeans Rocketing Past Americans in Cybernetics

Americans are not inclined to create general theories.  Europeans are. 2009 CONVERGERS AND DIVERGERS: A Dimension of Cultural Difference between the United States and Europe In 1988 the US was the leader in cybernetics.  Now we are tied for third with the Middle East, behind China and Europe. 2008 HOW RESEARCH IN CYBERNETICS IS MOVING …

Stuart Umpleby: Limitations of Hand-Held Dashboards + Cyber-Brain RECAP

Before Fruit Ninja, Cybernetics By WILL WILES New York Times, November 29, 2012 EXTRACT (Conclusion) The No. 10 Dashboard taps into the same desire to master available information — a desire that has only grown as the amount of information in circulation has increased. Where Cybersyn needed dedicated national infrastructure and rooms full of equipment, …

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 …

Mike Nelson: Adam Theirer’s Annual Cyberlaw and Info-Tech Policy Book Review

Always useful! Important Cyberlaw & Info-Tech Policy Books (2012 Edition) by Adam Thierer on December 17, 2012 · Add a Comment The number of major cyberlaw and information tech policy books being published annually continues to grow at an astonishing pace, so much so that I have lost the ability to read and review all …