Marcus Aurelius: CYBER School Modeled on RANGER School? But What Is Cyber?

Interesting concept, although I’m not sure how practical it is. Towards a Cyber Leader Course Modeled on Army Ranger School By Gregory Conti, Michael Weigand, Ed Skoudis, David Raymond, Thomas Cook and Todd Arnold Small Wars Journal  | Apr 18 2014 – 11:31am Since 1950, the U.S. Army Ranger School has garnered a well-earned reputation …

Berto Jongman: YouTube (8:08) NASA UFO Progrm Hacked – 2008 Now Hot

The lack of security at administrator level is quite astonishing. McKinnon earns Lords appeal: Pentagon hacker in legal victory By John Leyden  31st July 2007 10:30 GMT Gary McKinnon, the British hacker facing extradition over allegations he broke into US Military and NASA sites, has earned the right to take his case to the House …

Jean Lievens: Stacco Troncoso Shares Helene Finidori on FLOK Society and the Commons

Helene Finidori on FLOK Society and the Commons Here’s an excellent summary, written by our good friend Helene Finidori from the Commons Abundance Network, on FLOK Society’s historical significance for the Commons and P2P movements. The article was originally published in STIR magazine and Helene has kindly given us permission to republish it here. This column was …

Gordon Cook: Policy Paper on Connectivity

Policy Paper on Connectivity 1. Executive Summary 2. Introduction 3 Technical Background 3.1 Peering and Transit – How thousands of Networks become the Global Internet 4. Special Issues in Connectivity 4.1 Access for Scientists 4.2 Access for Rural Areas 4.3 Access for Citizens via a Civil Society Stakeholder Body 5.The Ecuadorian Political, Economic, and Infrastructural …

Event: 30-31 May 2014 George Mason University Transparency Camp

TransparencyCamp 2014: Friday May 30– Saturday May 31 at George Mason University Arlington Campus TransparencyCamp is an “unconference” for opengov, an event where, every year hundreds of people gather to share their knowledge about how to use new technologies and policies to make our government really work for the people—and to help people work smarter …