information sharing
Stocking the Warning Toolbox
It would seem that despite having a warning methodology specifically for such threats for - oh, about a decade - there is still a lot of rending of hair and gnashing of teeth with regards to how to go about it. »
On Centers, what passes for collaboration, and the future
Of the many lessons to learned from various near-disasters is that continuing to perpetuate old, ineffectual modes of working is flirting with disaster. »
Reform What Matters
Let’s presume this is true. It is most certainly a CYA move, but the bottom line is that it reflects the real problem with “reform” to date, and it has nothing to do with authorities, information (too much/not enough), tools, etc.: largely, its about people and processes. Were we using a “living intelligence” model, there... »
The Missing Ingredient
Lewis is a mean cook, and he has his recipe mostly right, but he’s missing an ingredient. When I started in the intelligence business, I marveled at the deep wisdom of target knowledge held by the “gray beards” I worked with. My days were filled with tasks largely unrelated to the actual connecting of dots and I... »
Meaningful Ideas
The problem with responding to the last attack is that it leaves you open to the sufficiently novel and imaginative, like, flying airplanes into buildings. »
Of No Practical Significance
At the end of the first decade of the new century we see what the future holds if we fail to pay attention to issues of national security like we pay attention to health care, taxes or sports. »
An the Oscar for . . .
. . . best video about a system 99% of you will never see “goes to”:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbgQ1V2BLEs&feature=player_embedded . . . »
Not sure that’s the right course of action
I “don’t entirely disagree”:http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=Security&articleId=9134096&taxonomyId=17&pageNumber=1, but I fail to see how the recommendations will really address the issues. “Openness” is a waste of time w/o utility. “The DC effort”:http://www.appsfordemocracy.org/ was successful because it was _data_ people could fiddle with to produce information (“news you can use”). Throwing out gov’t reports – information that has to be... »
Shareing Woes (Again)
Why, in 2009, we are still having this conversation is beyond me. If anything has been proven in this area in the last few years it is that one-more-network to access isn’t the solution, in fact it’s usually an impediment. When accessing your daily dose of “sharing” becomes a chore, the importance of logging... »
INFOSEC Crystal Ball, Blogroll Addition
Couple pals have brought up TaoSecurity and its principal as a place to go/guy to know. Adding to the blogroll and noting an extract from this post since it is now 2009: Expect at least one cloud security incident to affect something you value. This is not the great Cloud Security blog, but I know... »
