Secrecy News Headlines

**     TIGHTENING SECURITY IN THE “POST-WIKILEAKS” ERA Phi Beta Iota: US Government (USG) has learned nothing since it took testimony in 1993 and then proceeded to ignore testimony from 1995 (Aspin-Brown), 1996 (Moynihan) through 1998 (various).  90% of what is classified should not be classified and should not be a”protected” at a cost of $15 …

Eight Ball: Jon Lebkowsky’s 2010 Stories & Trends

Who says the web is dead? Drupal and WordPress The Internet matures Social media, ugh. Facebook, The Social Network, my newfound respect for Zuckerberg. It’s the stupid economy Obama under attack Rethinking journalism Wikileaks raises questions about transparency. Read paragraph on each at source….

Robert Garigue: Structuring Risks (Role of Security)

Credited by Robert Garigue to Gabe Davids of EDS. Core Point:  Done properly, security enables MORE risk-taking, allows one to do MORE with LESS.  In other words, cyber-security policies that are risk-averse instead of risk-enabling are, in a word, retarded and retard the enterprise.  Case in point: Wikileaks leading to no more flash drives–what SHOULD …

Journal: Denial of Service Attacks on Humanitarian Sites

DDoS Attacks Continue to Plague Human Rights Sites By: Chloe Albanesius PC Magazine, 12.22.2010 WikiLeaks and Operation Payback have put distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks in the news recently, but independent media and human rights Web sites have been battling these attacks on a consistent basis with no easy solution in sight, according to …