Legislation to revamp IT and prevent cyber attacks underway in Congress
Cyber attacks on a decaying government IT system have already occurred and will continue to do so until we address our IT weaknesses.
Cybersecurity
North Carolina Men Arrested in Hacking Into CIA Director’s Email
Two North Carolina men were arrested on Thursday in the hacking of the personal email accounts of the director of the Central Intelligence Agency and other senior officials. The men — Andrew Boggs, 22, of North Wilkesboro, and Justin Liverman, 24, of Morehead City — were accused of working with a prolific hacking group called Crackas With […]
Sidney Blumenthal, Hillary Clinton, and the future of intelligence
That level of influence is an intelligence officer’s dream. Except he’s just Sidney Blumenthal.
News Roundup: Clinton FBI report shows scheming, sex robot addiction, strippers take gov’t credit cards
This week, sex robot addiction, strippers take government plastic, naked dude photobombs senior pics, and Hillary continues to be made of Teflon.
G20 ‘honey trap’ warning: Fears Prime Minister’s officials will be seduced by Chinese spies and have hotel rooms bugged
Theresa May’s officials have been warned to avoid “honey traps” amid fears that the Prime Minister’s team will be targeted by Chinese spies offering sex during the G20 summit. British government aides have fallen victim to spying on previous official trips to China, with one Downing Street official reported to have had his mobile phone and […]
FBI warns states, says foreign hackers targeted election systems
The FBI issued a recent warning to state election officials to beef up their cybersecurity measures after foreign hackers broke into one state’s election system and targeted another. The FBI confirmed to Fox News on Monday it issued a “flash” alert on Aug. 18, urging states to contact their Board of Elections if they suspect […]
Little green men; Russia’s Hybrid Warfare (Part 1)
One of the funnier things I heard in Iraq while advising their counter-terror services and special operations forces – was when their commander lamented how difficult COIN was in comparison to tanks. He noted you could just plop tanks across from one another, and they go at it.
If I were to go back into the Army, I’d consider a job in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) or Cyber
There are going to be more jobs in the digital space than there are people to fill them. In fact, if you can and want to – double down on STEM for your G.I. Bill – if it’s up in the air. Because open job postings with STEM skills take longer to fill.
China’s launch of quantum satellite major step in space race
China’s launch of the first quantum satellite Tuesday will push forward efforts to develop the ability to send communications that can’t be penetrated by hackers, experts said. The satellite launched into space from the Jiuquan launch base in northwestern China’s Gobi desert will allow Chinese researchers to transmit test messages between Beijing and northwestern China […]
Erik Prince, Blackwater founder and Navy SEAL on defeating Daesh ‘IS’ and politics
Of Blackwater’s involvement in the development and execution of such a plan, Erik Prince said that something would be “fully baked by the time the next administration comes on board.”
Hack Brief: Hackers breach the ultra-secure messaging app Telegram in Iran
You’re trying to protect yourself from the hacks and data breaches that make headlines every week. Great! Maybe you even switched to an encrypted messaging service that specifically touts its strong data protections. Smart! Or was it? In today’s security climate, apparently no good deed goes unpunished. Reuters reported today that more than a dozen Iranian Telegram accounts, the messaging […]
‘Kill list’ an example of Daesh ‘ISIS’ usage of shared personal info
State and federal law enforcement and intelligence analysts concur with that assessment. Experts have long-observed the false sense of anonymity and security…
