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The War on the Unexpected We’ve opened up a new front on the war on terror. It’s an attack on the unique, the unorthodox, the unexpected; it’s a war on different. If you act different, you might find yourself investigated, questioned, and even arrested — even if you did nothing wrong, and had no intention [...]

The Visible Man: An FBI Target Puts His Whole Life OnlineCAN ANYONE SAY OPSEC HERE ???

Defense Dept.

Between worm attacks and simple human observation, sites like MySpace are the perfect place to obtain saleable personal information…. In October, the alliance issued its first social networking study examining the link between specific online behaviors and the potential for becoming a victim of cybercrime. Despite all the publicity about sexual predators on sites like MySpace and FaceBook, the alliance took a different approach by measuring the potential for threats such as fraud, identity theft, computer spyware and viruses. Although 57 percent of people who use social networking sites admit to worrying about becoming a victim of cybercrime, they are still divulging information that may put them at risk, as Boyd suggested. Social networkers are also downloading unknown files from other people’s profiles, and responding to unsolicited instant messages that could contain worms, the NCSA reported.“

Army Moving to Secure Data at Afghan Base

U.S.’s Cultural Ignorance

U.S. Military Secrets For Sale At Afghan Bazaar:

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