Mario Profaca: US Lacks Cyber-Intelligence + RECAP

US lacks serious cyber intelligence Study says US government, business need to kick network security up a notch Michael Cooney Network World, 12 September 2011 There is an urgent need for businesses and our government to develop high-level cyber intelligence as a way to combat the unacceptable levels of online security threats because the current …

Howard Rheingold: Editors Matter More in Cyberspace

Infotention “Managing attention & information” Created and curated by Howard Rheingold Accessibility Vs. Access: The Filter Bubble And Human Information Curation | Maria Popova On Nieman Lab Human-driven information curation is the antidote to this algorithmic disconnect between access and accessibility: The primary purpose of an editor [is] to extend the horizon of what people …

Graphic: Mike Bloomberg Tests Cyber-Perceptions

Source Phi Beta Iota:  He certainly looks Presidential.  Unfortunately, he’s also at 2 strikes between the inauthentic manipulators that concocted NO LABELS and the hedge-fund slight-of-hand experts behind Americans Elect.  We like Mike Bloomberg.  If he can connect to reality and learn from the collective intelligence/open space communities, he could and should be President.  Seven …

Marcus Aurelius: Israel Plots to Cripple Iranian Cyber

(1) Wish the Israelis every success, but their chances are likely decreased thanks to leaks; (2) Wonder if GEN Alexander of USCYBERCOM will seek to re-negotiate his deal IOT report directly to POTUS? Israeli Military Reportedly Plotting to Cripple Iran in Cyberspace Published August 07, 2011 EXTRACT: “Israel has two principal targets in Iran’s cyberspace,” …

DefDog: Inexpensive Drone Do It Yourself Cyber-War

Wardriving Evolves Into Warflying Researchers release specs for a DIY radio-controlled plane that hacks systems by air By Ericka Chickowski, Contributing Editor Dark Reading, 4 August 2011 BLACK HAT USA 2011 — Las Vegas — Yesterday at Black Hat, two security researchers demonstrated how a radio-controlled model airplane outfitted with a computer and 4G connectivity …

Penguin: TwitterGate – Gingrich Leads Political Corruption in Cyberspace, 92% Fake, Palin, Romney, Bachman, Pawlenty All Fake 70% of Their “Followers”

92 percent of Gingrich’s Twitter followers are fake, search firm says Newt Gringrich’s campaign denies the allegations, claiming they never used “agencies” to inflate the presidential candidate’s Twitter follower numbers. GlobalPost, 2 August 2011 A social media analytics site says that 92 percent of Newt Gingrich’s 1.3 million Twitter followers are fake. The New York-based …