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Category: National Security

Goodbye to All That
Conflict, Military, National Security, Security

Goodbye to All That

March 3, 2022October 3, 2022 Mike 4 mins read

It was the cyberwar we were promised; it was the cyberwar nobody expected… The conflict in Ukraine has validated a number of assumptions cyberspace strategy […]

R.E.S.P.E.C.T.
Computer Security, National Security, Policy, Reform, Technology

R.E.S.P.E.C.T.

August 31, 2021October 6, 2022 Mike 4 mins read

No regime that works for bugs, gas, or isotopes is going to work for code.

The Global Ungoverned Area
Computer Security, Defense, Information Operations, Intelligence, National Security, Reform, Security, Technology

The Global Ungoverned Area

March 2, 2018October 3, 2022 Mike 5 mins read

Looking at the Internet through Westphalian-tinted glasses is not going to make us safer or more secure.

Intelligence Agencies Are Not Here to Defend Your Enterprise
Computer Security, Defense, Information Security, Intelligence, National Security, Reform, Security, Technology

Intelligence Agencies Are Not Here to Defend Your Enterprise

August 19, 2016October 4, 2022 Mike 3 mins read

The way to reduce the chance that someone can crack your computer code is to write better code, and test it faster than the spooks can.

Computer Security, Defense, Information Security, Military, National Security, Reform, Security, Technology, Uncategorized

Being All You Can’t Be

February 18, 2013November 15, 2022 Mike 3 mins read

Who builds weapons? Who connects the far-flung military commands? Where does all the nation’s technical expertise reside?

Computer Security, Information Security, Intelligence, Military, National Security, Policy, Reform, Security, Technology, Uncategorized

Five “cablegate” lessons that won’t be learned

December 15, 2010October 6, 2022 Mike 2 mins read

So-called “cablegate” and all related fall-out from the PFC Manning debacle have advocates on both sides of the security vs sharing debate up in arms, […]

There is No Digital Pearl Harbor in our Future
Computer Security, Defense, Information Security, Intelligence, Military, National Security, Security, Technology

There is No Digital Pearl Harbor in our Future

December 7, 2009October 6, 2022 Mike 2 mins read

Another reason why you can’t take most cyber security commentary seriously.

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