Booz Allen’s Mike McConnell appeared on “60 Minutes” to discuss whether nation states or others with ill intent could get into the computer systems that run crucial elements of the US infrastructure, such as the power grids, water works, or the nation’s banking system. view...
Read MoreHomeland Security Secretary Napolitano and World Customs Organization (WCO) Secretary General Kunio Mikuriya announced the preliminary results of Operation ATLAS—the largest multilateral operation in history targeting cash smugglers which took place from Oct. 26-30. See the Details Here.
Read MoreCyberdeterrence and Cyberwar By: Martin C. Libicki The protection of cyberspace, the information medium, has become a vital national interest because of its importance both to the economy and to military power. An attacker may tamper with networks to steal information for the money or...
Read MoreVice Admiral James Houck, the 41st judge advocate general (JAG) of the U.S. Navy, has established a new Division within the Office of the Judge Advocate General, the Information Operations and Intelligence Law Division (Code 18) (IOIL Division).The new IOIL Division will focus on the...
Read MoreFrom the ONI blog: The OpenNet Initiative (ONI) has released updated reports on Ethiopia and Zimbabwe and new reports on Uganda and Nigeria, where ONI tested for the first time in 2008 and 2009. All four profiles can be accessed at: http://opennet.net/research/regions/ssafrica.read more
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