Personal data, including Social Security numbers of 26.5 million U.S. veterans, was stolen from a Veterans Affairs employee this month after he took the information home without authorization, the …
Of Privacy and Security
Most of the critics of IC activities fall into one of two camps (with some cross-pollination). The first are almost not worth discussing since the main thrust of their arguments center on the words …
WWDD?
Over the last several years we have been fortunate enough to not have been subjected to another September 11th-scale attack. Further more, we have not had the misfortune of suffering anything on a …
Mid-Hearing Assessment of Hayden Confirmation (Update)
No way I can blog this full-time, but am catching bits and pieces on the radio. Some good, hard questions, very good and solid answers. I am particularly fond of the statement reference the "80-90" …
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Not Serious XIII
The Homeland Security Department has not yet submitted a strategic plan to Congress on how it intends to improve border security and immigration enforcement, prompting House appropriators to cut …
Ukraine and Georgia Mull Leaving post-Soviet Club
It is little wonder that both the Ukraine and Georgia have announced intentions of leaving former Motherland Russia and her Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). These two follow a short …
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Avian Flu: Can IT Handle a Pandemic
Conventional wisdom dictates that the Internet and telecommute/telework policies will be the silver bullet that allows corporations and government agencies to continue operations during an avian flu …
Ransomware Rising
While on-line ransoms are not necessarily a new phenomenon, the latest generation of ?ransomware? to evolve over the past 12 months may signify an alteration in the landscape of cyber crime. To …
Businesses Cautious About Iraq Rebuilding
There was a lot of speculation at the exhibition last week in Jordan . ?Iraq Rebuild,? a major exhibition and conference, was held last week in Amman. Scaling up security in order to facilitate …
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No Proof of Al-Qaeda in ’05 London Transit Blasts
The recently released reports on the July 7, 2005 London subway bombings by a parliamentary committee and the UK Home Office add fascinating nuance to the conventional picture of the form and …
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