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Journal: Deep Secrets, Copenhagen World Government, the M-Fund, and the Future

Phi Beta Iota: Conventional minds cannot handle the esoteric, in part because they have been dumbed down by really rotten educational systems that emphasize rote learning, and in part by social conventions that reward loyalty to idiocy over self-discovery and “branching.”  We are seeing a convergence in “revelations” as more individuals achieve “hacker-like” open minds …

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Journal: Cyber-Security or Cyber-Scam? Plus Short List of Links to Reviews and Books on Hacking 101

COVER STORY: The Cyberwar Plan  It’s not just a defensive game; cyber-security includes attack plans too, and the U.S. has already used some of them successfully. by Shane Harris Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009 14 tech firms form cybersecurity alliance for government Lockheed Martin, top suppliers launch initiative for government market By Wyatt Kash  Nov 12, …

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Journal: Out of Touch with Reality I

Lifestyle Hackers Jim Routh and Gary McGraw examine why twenty-somethings skateboard  right past security controls, and what it means for employers (i.e.  you!) November 02, 2009 The insider threat, the bane of computer security and a topic of  worried conversation among CSOs, is undergoing significant change.  Over the years, the majority of insider threats have …

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Journal: Time Warner Cable Exposes 65,000 Customer Routers to Remote Hacks

A vulnerability in a Time Warner cable modem and Wi-Fi router deployed to 65,000 customers would allow a hacker to remotely access the device’s administrative menu over the internet, and potentially change the settings to intercept traffic, according to a blogger who discovered the issue. Time Warner acknowledged the problem to Threat Level on Tuesday, …

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Journal: Microsoft, Cyber-Security, Syllable, & Integrity

Silent Install Firefox Plugin Backfires on Microsoft posted by Kroc Camen    on Sat 17th Oct 2009 05:27 UTC Now a security hole has been found in a plugin that Microsoft have  been silently installing into Firefox.  Along with .NET Framework 3.5 SP1, Microsoft have been silently  installing a Windows Presentation Foundation Plugin that allows the …

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