Journal: Cyber-Security Etc. & Multinational Engagement

As attacks increase, U.S. struggles to recruit computer security experts Hackers break Amazon’s Kindle DRM–The great ebook ‘unswindle’ Peace, Justice and the Lord’s Resistance Army Weapons-carrying plane headed for Sri Lanka Phi Beta Iota: It has finally come to pass.  Cyber-security–like the Black Plague before it–and of course the ten high-level threats to humanity so …

Journal: Well-Intentioned Idiocy Abounds….

Headlines Only: Not Just Drones: Militants Can Snoop on Most U.S. Warplanes (Updated) Spytech Agency Wants Software Brains to Connect the Dots Training For The Civilian Surge TSA Cannot Order Sites to Take Down Sensitive Manual Headlines and Snippets Below the Fold with Phi Beta Iota Comment

IO Newsletter Volume 10 Number 4

Articles in this issue 1.         How Team of Geeks Cracked Spy Trade 2.         Civilization’s High Stakes Cyber-Struggle: Q&A Gen. Wesley Clark (ret.) 3.         Academy Explores Expanding Cyberwarfare Training 4.         Directive Number 9 5.         YouTube War: Fighting in a World of Cameras in Every Cell Phone and Photoshop on Every Computer 6.         Air Force ISR, EW …

Journal: Alternative Media Trumps “Main” Media, White House Denies ClimateGate, Google Strips “ClimateGate” as a Suggested Term

The Big Question: Does ‘climate-gate’ matter politically? Of course ClimateGate matters politically, and the damage has only begun.  This won’t help their electoral prospects. It also has ramifications for health care: If you can’t trust them on global warming, can you trust them on cancer screenings? Obama Ignores ‘Climate-Gate’ in Revising Copenhagen Plans The White …

Graphic: Multi-Lateral Sharing

This is a 2000-2002 slide that bears on the extraordinary possibilities inherent in creating a global multinational open source information sharing and sense-making grid.  The 80-20 rule really does seem to stand up under most circumstances.  White Hat (Stabilization & Reconstruction, Peaceful Preventive Measures) are especially responsible to shared open source information across all boundaries. …