A look at VMware Fusion:If you’re a Linux user who’s just been issued an Apple computer, you might want to look into a virtualization solution for Mac OS X. VMware’s Fusion, which was officially released from beta at the beginning of the month, works well for running Linux (or other x86/AMD64 OSes) on the Mac desktop, and provides a great solution for multi-OS users who need simultaneous access to all their operating systems on the same machine.
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The Defense Department reports that the People’s Liberation Army is moving beyond traditional battlefields and into cyberspace.By Sharon Gaudin InformationWeek May 29, 2007 04:08 PM The People’s Liberation Army in China is building up its cyberwarfare capabilities, even creating malware that could attack enemy computer systems in first-strike attacks, according to a report from the Department of Defense.The PLA, which is the largest standing army in the world, has established information warfare units geared to developing viruses that can attack enemy computer systems and networks, the Defense Department reported. The National Defense Authorization Act of 2000 mandates that the secretary of defense make an annual report to Congress on the current and future military strategy of the People’s Republic of China.This year’s report, which was released late last week, said China also is building up “tactics and measures” to protect friendly computer systems and networks. In 2005, the PLA began to incorporate offensive computer operations into its exercises, primarily in first-strike tactics against enemy networks.”Much uncertainty surrounds the future course China’s leaders will set for their country, including in the area of China’s expanding military power and how that power might be used,” reads the report…. “The pace and scope of China’s military transformation has increased in recent years, fueled by continued high rates of investment in its domestic defense and science and technology industries, acquisition of advanced foreign weapons, and far reaching reforms of the armed forces,” the report states.The DOD’s report also noted that China is making a significant push out of the traditional warfare areas — land, air, and sea — to a more “modern battlefield” of space and cyberspace.The United States also noted that it’s unclear how much of its budget China is spending on these expansive moves…. “The PLA sees [computer network operations] as critical to achieving ‘electromagnetic dominance’ early in a conflict,” said the report, adding that China is focused on developing the ability to disrupt battlefield information systems.The DOD also reported that while China is focused on preparing for potential conflict in the Taiwan Strait, it’s also “surveying the strategic landscape beyond Taiwan.”
US launches ‘MySpace for spies’
Chinese military hacked into PentagonWhat’s new about this? The US media is so clueless.
Inside DCSNet, the FBI’s Nationwide Eavesdropping NetworkThe FBI has quietly built a sophisticated, point-and-click surveillance system that performs instant wiretaps on almost any communications device, according to nearly a thousand pages of restricted documents newly released under the Freedom of Information Act.
Satellite imagery raises security questionsThroughout the Cold War, satellite and spy plane imagery of military sites was the sort of valuable, close-hold information that could start or stop a war or spawn a new arms race. Only people with the highest of security clearances got to see those photos.
