In Through The Out Door

The top 10 security land mines

For a few years now I’ve been covering the decline in US federal funding for basic science and engineering research, but until recently I had no idea of the impact that 9/11 had on university-based computer science funding, and, by extension, the industry’s ability to make the leap to multi-core.

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Rod A. Beckstrom has been appointed as the US cybersecurity czar, a position that has seen way too much turnover since the events of 9/11. Beckstrom’s lack of experience in the field is a bit troubling, but there are other indications he’ll be a good fit for the role.

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[From Russia Increases Bomber Runs Near Alaska]

With U.S. civil and military officials increasingly concerned about cyber attacks against American networks, the U.S. Air Force is planning to establish what will probably be the largest and most comprehensive military organization to defend against cyber attack. And, unlike the apparent efforts of the other U.S. military services in this field, the Air Force [...]

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coondoggie writes “A group of international cyber cops is ramping up plans to fight online crime across borders. The unit, known as the Strategic Alliance Cyber Crime Working Group, met this month in London and is made up of high-level online law enforcement representatives from the U.S., Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the [...]

Recently NATO’s Chief of Cyber Defense stated that cyber terrorism/cyber attack poses as great a threat to national security as a missile attack. Strong words for sure.
Most people do not equate cyber war with explosives, but that is short sighted. Ever heard of TEDs or EPFCs? If you haven’t, you are not alone. In a [...]

FBI Tried to Cover Patriot Act Abuses With Flawed, Retroactive Subpoenas
They guys are still at it; they keep getting my vote for top listing in Darwin Candidates.

UW Seaglider draws U.S. military attention

Bent Spear Incident

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[From China Attacks The USA, Allegedly ]

Air Force Cyber Command’s Strategic Vision spells out the command’s operational scope and postures. Controlling cyber space is key to national security. This was clearly articulated in the 2008 National Threat Assessment delivered by the Director of National Intelligence to the Congressional Armed Services Committee last week. Major General William T. Lord heads up the [...]

CNN reporter dives into the world of the Chinese hacking underground… [From Chinese Hackers Take On the World with Ease]

U.S. military flags China cyber threat [From Brief: U.S. military flags China cyber threat]

In discussing PLAN submarines lately, we thought it might be interesting to put the recent shipbuilding production into context. Based on our discussion and review the other day, we note that in the 5 years from January 2003 to December 2007 we can account with a good deal of certainty China [...]

[From Are Routers The Next Big Target For Hackers?]

[From Major Banks, Telcos Top Identity-Theft Chart ]