November 2008
USACM Chair Spafford Addresses Information... →
Cyber-attack on Defense Department computers... →
The height of unfriendliness -- porting Linux to... →
This captures so much of the Linux mindset….
Computer Virus Hits U.S. Military Base in... →
Victoria Secret competition gets hacked - News →
Spam is silenced, but where are the feds? →
Offshore hosting firm HavenCo lost at sea →
e ‘nation’ of Sealand, an old naval fort off the coast of Suffolk which was declared a ‘sovereign principality’ by its quirky owner Roy Bates - has finally gone offline.
High Tower Software Shuts Down | socalTECH.com →
Given the market uncertainty, the skittish nature of investors, and the tendency of managers to forego spending on items without direct and immediate return (which security technology is not) leads me to suspect that we are going to see quite a few other startups fail in this space.
What will be especially unfortunate here — besides the unemployment and stress on so many talented people in...
Nuke Facility Raid An Inside Job?, Eyewitness... →
Report: U.S. vulnerable to Chinese cyber espionage... →
Details emerge about President's Cyber Plan →
Obama administration to inherit tough... →
Network Security Breaches Plague NASA -... →
BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | US warned of China... →
Chinese Cyber Attacks On Rise: U.S. Report -... →
Lessons from Intel's Trade-Secret Case -... →
New administration and a heightened awareness... →
Computer virus attacks 'to peak next Monday'... →
Techworld.com - Spam drop could boost Trojan... →
Dodgy ISP McColo briefly comes online, updates... →
Cybersecurity advice for President-elect Obama to... →
NextGov - Obama administration looks to fill more... →
Under Worm Assault, Military Bans Disks, USB... →
Congratulations, Barack - Now fix your websites •... →
Cybercrime toll threatens new financial crisis -... →
Is U.S. innovation on the skids? | InfoWorld |... →
Gene Spafford on IT Security Education - CSO... →
Failures in the Supply Chain →
[This is dervied from a posting of mine to Dave Farber’s Interesting People list.]
There is an article in the October Businessweek that describes the problem of counterfeit electronic…
Dangerous Fakes - BusinessWeek →
Army general is nation's first four-star woman -... →
About time! Bravo for General Dunwoody!
Washington Times - Air Force scales back cyberwar... →
Attorneys for Palin email hacker: 'Don't call him... →
Working for the Government
Some qualified, imaginative people don’t seek government offices — not necessarily elected, but appointed. Ever wonder why? Well, here’s one reason:http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/13/transition.questionnaire/index.htmland here’s the list of questions:http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2008/images/11/13/obamaquestionnaire.pdf.pdf I know that many of us have gotten to where we...
Express Scripts offers $1... →
Update: IT admin used inside knowledge to hack... →
Major Source of Internet Spam Yanked Offline -... →
Healthy Paranoia: Top 50 Internet Security... →
“Getting an education was a bit like a communicable sexual disease. It made you...”
– Terry Pratchett, Hogfather.
Gordon Prize in Managing Cybersecurity →
Will Barack Obama keep his promises on cyber... →
Myth or truism? IT security experts render... →
Study shows how spammers cash in →
Techworld.com - Critical infrastructure open to... →
WatchAbsolutely wonderful.
Inmate hacked prison network, broke into employee... →
Internet Attacks Are Growing More Potent and... →
“In a robust and sophisticated democracy, political leaders—and all of us—ought...”
– What a Long, Strange Trip It’s Been — In These Times
Widespread Complaints About a Rudderless... →
Chinese hack into White House network →