Berto Jongman: The Chilling State of Cyber Affairs

The Chilling State of Cyber Affairs With all the attention pointed towards PRISM, another interesting publication was virtually overlooked. Earlier last month, a taskforce belonging to the US DoD’s Defense Science Board (DSB) released a final report titled “Resilient Military Systems and the Advanced Cyber Threat” [PDF], that reports on the findings of an 18-month …

NIGHTWATCH: US Ambassador in Egypt at Risk

Egypt.  Extract: Generally, the Arab monarchies support the new Egyptian government. Elected Muslim governments, including Iran and Malaysia, are hostile. Indonesia, a secular government in a Muslim country, is supportive. What is curious is the hostility or ambivalence of mainstream news outlets and the stated opposition of most Western governments. Attitudes towards the US are …

Congressional Research Service — Index Frozen 2 JUNE 2015

NOTICE: We are suspending our update of this index. All CRS reports will continue to be offered at the Federation of American Scientists, and updated as new version are received, but we will not longer maintain this separate index.   Updated FAS new 2 June 2015. All links lead to Federation of American Scientists (FAS) …

REVEALED: The True Story of Dr. Dr. Dave Warner and the Synergy Strike Force

The Merry Pranksters Who Hacked the Afghan War It was a dark time in a long, drawn-out war. Afghanistan was festering with resentment. The Pentagon brass were desperate. It was the kind of last-ditch moment when authorities start throwing an era’s weirdest ideas at its most hopeless bureaucratic mistakes. (ILLUSTRATIONS: GRAHAM SMITH) By Brian Calvert …

Information Operations (IO) Newsletter vol 13, no 08

ARSTRAT_IO_Newsletter_v13_no_08 Articles in this issue: 1.      Clearing the Air on Cyber, Electronic Warfare 2.      American Gets Targeted by Digital Spy Tool Sold to Foreign Governments 3.      US Army Maps Future of the Electronic Battlefield 4.      Silent War 5.      US Disrupts Al-Qaeda’s Online Magazine 6.   …

Review: Endgame: The Blueprint for Victory in the War on Terror

Paul Vallely and Thomas McInerney 1.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Guide to Morons in Power, June 19, 2013 This is the single best book for understanding what morons in power think when they pretend to think but are actually pursuing ideological and financial objectives far removed from the public interest. The authors, who demonstrate …