The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Failure: The Reasons Are Piling Up Years ago I read a monograph by some big wig in Europe. As I recall, that short book boiled down failure to one statement: “Little things add up.” The book contained a number of interesting industrial examples. “How Complex Systems Fail” is a modern take on the failure of …
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SolarWinds: One Interesting Message I read “Wave of Cyberattacks Exposes the Powerlessness of IT Security Chiefs.” With all the hoohah about cyber superiority from government officials and commercial enterprises, one troubling fact is clear: If the advanced systems could not detect the attack nor could top secret security systems monitoring possible bad actors, the defensive …
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Headline from Phi Beta Iota. Original headlines below. The Amazon Bracelet: Is It Like Those Shock Collars Thingies? Yes, in addition to basics like heart rate, skin temperature, activity, and sleep, this late entry to the market collects information its rivals do not—body photos and voice recordings. Despite that, it offers surprisingly little in the …
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Does Open Source Create Open Doors? Here’s an interesting question I asked on a phone call on Sunday, December 20, 2020: “How many cyber security firms rely on open source software?” Here’s another question, “How many of the whiz kids working in US government agencies communicate the exact process for selecting, vetting, and implementing open …
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Checking Out Registered Foreign Agents Navigate to https://datasette.io. The Web page explains a service which permits manipulation of structured data. The service seems quite useful. One of the demonstrations makes it possible to explore Datasette functionality by searching for registered foreign agents. This is an interesting demonstration and some of the information returned are quite …
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Snowden Speaks on Whistleblowers and the Criminalization of Journalism Edward Snowden, somewhat of an expert on high-profile whistle blowing and its aftermath, recently shared his thoughts on the freedom of the press with journalist Glenn Greenwald. Citing the interview, Newsweek reports, “Edward Snowden Says ‘War on Whistleblowers’ Trend Shows a ‘Criminalization of Journalism.’” The trend …
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