Mini-Me: Google Co-Founder on Web Freedom Facing Greatest Threat

Huh? Web freedom faces greatest threat ever, warns Google’s Sergey Brin Exclusive: Threats range from governments trying to control citizens to the rise of Facebook and Apple-style ‘walled gardens’ Ian Katz guardian.co.uk, Sunday 15 April 2012 Sergey Brin says he and Google co-founder Larry Page would not have been able to create their search giant …

Review: Cyber-War – The Next Threat to National Security and What To Do About It

Richard Clarke 4.0 out of 5 stars Clarke is Always Worth Reading–and Always 20 Years Behind, March 31, 2012 I wrote the original letter to Marty Harris at the National Information Infrastructure, it–and the attachments developed with Winn Schwartau, Jim Anderson, and Bill Caeli–are easily found by searching for < 1994 Sounding the Alarm source=phibetaiota …

DefDog: Feds Hype Cyber-Threat, Seek DHS Mandates & Money

Feds Warn of Cyber Threats, Seek Expanded Authority for DHS By Kenneth Corbin March 28, 2012 — CIO — Federal cybersecurity officials on Wednesday gave lawmakers a sobering warning about the vulnerabilities of critical information technology systems across the public and private sectors, describing a laundry list of threats and the challenge of keeping up …

Berto Jongman: Potpourri of Serious Strategy Threat Stuff

Digital Espionage, Crime, and Warfare in the Global Glass House U.S. accelerating cyberweapon research Global Strategic Assessment (National Defense University) Phi Beta Iota: Devoid of a strategic analytic model, devoid of the concept of “true costs,” and devoid of any self-understanding in relation to corruption at all levels across all boundaries.  A wonderful collection of …

Mini-Me: 15+ Potentially Massive Threats to US Economy

Huh?  Here are Mini-Me’s post-November 2012 nightmare events: 01  End of all federal grants to all universities 02  By law, all option years on all federal contracts eliminated. 03  30% federal employee Reduction in Force (RIF) 04  Industrial chemical accident of historic proportions (e.g. the really really big rusted chlorine tank above the NJ Turnpike …

David Swanson: Could Impeachment Threat Stop Attack on Iran? Photos of Depleted Uranium Babies

Where is Conyers with Impeachment Threats Against President for Iran Attack Now? By Ralph Lopez It may have been the one and only thing which prevented an attack on Iran during the Bush years. Chairman of the Judiciary Committee John Conyers spent years fending off nationwide calls to impeach George W. Bush over the invasion …

Berto Jongman: Terror Threat Northern Africa

Special Update Report: Terrorism in North, West, & central Africa – From 9/11 to the Arab Spring Professor Yonah Alexander, Director, International Center for Terrorism Studies, and Senior Fellow, Potomac Institute for Policy Studies 55 Page PDF