DefDog: UK Guardian Does a Series on the Internet

Day one: the new cold war China’s censors tested by microbloggers who keep one step ahead of state media Inside Washington’s high risk mission to beat web censors Nervous Kremlin seeks to purge Russia’s internet of ‘western’ influences How tiny Estonia stepped out of USSR’s shadow to become an internet titan COMMENT: The real threat …

DefDog: 800+ Companies Helping Government Spy on Individuals

Integrity at risk, extending from an invasive government cloaked under the guise “protection” to the sell out by commercial organizations….. CISPA supporters list: 800+ companies that could help Uncle Sam snag your data As the campaign against the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) heats up, it’s important for the opposition movement to understand …

DefDog: Deja Vu on Cyber-Security, 25 Years After Terminal Compromise

Deja vu!  Seem to recall Winn Schwartau saying all of this in 1990-1991. The Looming Specter of Cyber Warfare: Deprivations and Social Breakdowns Keeping your finger on the pulse of evolving cyber threats is very difficult as they change so frequently and abruptly. In the following interview, IDGA’s @DefenseInsider explores the current and future landscape …

Winston Wheeler: Lies, Damn Lies, & Panetta-Pentagon Criminal Insanity

Cost growth in the last year in DOD’s acquisition system was $74 billion, 34 percent more than the $55 billion presumed to occur in the sequester in January; while the time frames are different (see discussion below), so much for Secretary of Defense Panetta’s asinine rhetoric that sequester would be a “Doomsday.” Analysis of two recent acquisition reports …

Yoda: When Intelligence Loses It’s Integrity, It Is Not Intelligence

Peak Intel: How So-Called Strategic Intelligence Actually Makes Us Dumber An industry that once told hard truths to corporate and government clients now mostly just tells them what they want to hear, making it harder for us all to adapt to a changing world — and that’s why I’m leaving it. Eric Garland The Atlantic, …

Richard Wright: Washington Post – No Memory on Iraq & No Integrity on Iran

An Mini-Me would say, “Huh”? US intelligence gains in Iran seen as boost to confidence By Joby Warrick and Greg Miller The Washington Post Published: April 8, 2012 More than three years ago, the CIA dispatched a stealth surveillance drone into the skies over Iran. The bat-winged aircraft penetrated more than 600 miles inside the …