We need to expect more out the press, policymakers, and the pontificating “Cyberwarfare Experts” producing stacks of reports about the “Cyber-security threat.” Graham Messick, the CBS producer of this 60 minutes episode on “Cyberwar: Sabotaging the System,” did not do his due diligence as a reporter. A standard tool for building balance in a story Read More
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The “Cyberwar” Dialog can be easily polluted …..
Watching discussions about cyberwar is a humorous diversion in the day. Take this New York Times article, “Halted ’03 Iraq Plan Illustrates U.S. Fear of Cyberwar Risk.” It starts interesting, talking about a battle plan that was considered as a lead into the 2003 attack on Iraq. Good News! War planning is good. Evaluating collateral Read More
US Military “BOTNETs” UnConstitutional?
Are US Military “BOTNETs” Unconstitutional? Every other month we get someone in the US Military ranting about how “we need to go on the offensive,” “we need to build our own BOTNETs,” we need to be better than our enemies.” This expression of anxiety is understandable. It is an expression of frustration, where the people Read More