Category Weapons of Mass Disruption
‘Operation GhostSecret’: North Korea Is Suspected in Intensifying Global Cyberattack
David Maxwell Comment: “The new weapon of choice from north Korea?” Excerpts: In early March, McAfee identified cyberattacks on Turkish financial institutions and government groups that deployed a “Bankshot” implant that embedded malicious files in Microsoft Word documents sent to victims via email attachment. Computers were infected if users downloaded the attachment. But […]
CyCon U.S. Call For Papers Is Now Open: Full Paper Submission Deadline Is July 22, 2018
CyCon U.S. Call for Papers is now open Theme: Cyber Conflict during Competition CyCon U.S. seeks technical, legal, political, and military positions and research related to Cyber Conflict during Competition. Important Dates Full Paper Submission Deadline: July 22, 2018 Notification of Paper Acceptance: August 20, 2018 Final Paper Submission Deadline: September 17, 2018 “Inter-state strategic […]
Chinese Money Sows European Disunion: ‘Eastern States Are Being Seduced By The Allure Of Authoritarianism’
https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Comment/Chinese-money-sows-European-disunion The EU’s consensus-based approach to diplomacy and security makes it difficult to stand up to China, if even one member sides with Beijing. © AP COMMENT Chinese money sows European disunion Eastern states are being seduced by the allure of authoritarianism HIROYUKI AKITA, Nikkei commentator April 23, 2018 13:55 JST TOKYO — The […]
Alexa, Tell Me A National Security Secret: Amazon’s Reach Goes Beyond The Post Office
Alexa, Tell Me A National Security Secret: Amazon’s Reach Goes Beyond The Post Office By Brian Naylor, www.npr.org View Original April 23rd, 2018 Amazon has been one of President Trump’s favorite targets on Twitter. He’s accused the company of not collecting taxes (which it does), charged it with putting retailers out of business — and focused his […]
Virtual War And Weapons Of Mass Deception – Modern War Institute
A cautionary conclusion. Will we heed these words? Sixteenth-century Dutch scholar Desiderius Erasmus noted that “Prevention is better than cure.” Enemies of the United States continue to probe our virtual defenses. Our rivals are building the plans to attack and win in Virtual War so that they can avoid US military overmatch capabilities in physical […]
8 Ways Hackers Monetize Stolen Data
8 Ways Hackers Monetize Stolen Data http://www.fortunascorner.com Steve Zurier posted an April 17, 2018 article to the security and technology website, DarkReading.com, with the title above. We are all well aware that our personal data has likely been compromised many times in the past decade because of the plethora of gaps and vulnerabilities with […]
Palantir Knows Everything About You
Blaming Peter Thiel & Palantir for excessive surveillance may be convenient for liberals and Silicon Valley; but, our personal privacy was substantially compromised long ago. We absolutely need to have a thoughtful debate about how much surveillance is too much. But, singling out Palantir does nothing to advance that debate; and, singles out […]
Nobody Is Safe From Russia’s Colossal Hacking Operation
Nobody is safe from Russia’s colossal hacking operation By Nicole Kobie, www.wired.co.uk View Original April 21st, 2018 No-one is too unimportant to be targeted by Russia-backed, state-sponsored hackers. While that may be good for the self-esteem, it’s bad news for online security — enough so that this week US and UK authorities teamed up to issue a joint […]
The {Cyber} Guns Of August
Quite a conclusion here: “It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it” [31] the professor wryly replied. “Who really benefits from secure computers?” he said with a morose smile. “Consumers get less expensive systems and software with more features, companies are able to sell […]
“The Darkest Web: Drugs, Death, & Destroyed Lives,” – New Book On The Dark Underbelly Of The Internet By Ellen Ormsby
“The Darkest Web: Drugs, Death, & Destroyed Lives,” – New Book On The Dark Underbelly Of The Internet By Ellen Ormsby http://www.fortunascorner.com Melborne, Australian-based lawyer ,investigative journalist, and author, Ellen Ormsby’s new book, “The Darkest Web: Drugs, Death, & Destruction,” just published by, Allen&Unwin, is Ms. Ormbsy’s second work on the digital underground, and the […]
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