Quote of the day...
"I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road." Stephen Hawkings
CIA worried about overseas cyberattacks
SANS FLASH CIA Confirms Cyber Attack Caused Multi-City Power Outage On Wednesday, in New Orleans, US Central Intelligence Agency senior analyst Tom Donohue told a gathering of 300 US, UK, Swedish, and Dutch government officials and engineers and…
What the Jihadist web does when they think no one is watching
Fascinating post. No way to determine accuracy, but it jives with informal comments I've heard about the contents of confinscated laptops. But it's Islambase's Hamza who shows himself to be the least likely pure Islamist. He is the most regular…
Film highlights impact of cybercrime
I was featured in this film. Uncertain if I will attend the New York event or not. Update: I will be at the NY event. If you want to meet-up let me know. Enterprise application security solutions provider Fortify Software will present the world…
RIP - Mark Fleshner
It seems that early January is again a time of sorrow. Almost a year after losing my good friend Robert Garigue, I am saddened to report on the passing of my friend Mark Fleshner. Mark was a brilliant lawyer and scientist holding both a Ph.D and…
Trending towards simulation
Another scientist is proposing that our universe is one big virtual reality simulation. [Link--->]
State of the world - 2008
It is my favorite time of year over the online community Well.com right now as famous cyberpunk author/futurist Bruce Sterling is hosting his 9th annual State of the World forum. Up for discussion so far - the role of cities in destabilizing nation…