So each year I have a set of predictions that I put forward. I started back in 2007, skipped a few years formalizing the process, but did so again last year. This year I have a few counter group think…
Category: Technology
The term “technology” does not follow the same linguistic pattern as “biology” and “geology” because its etymology is different. While “biology” and “geology” are derived from Greek roots, with “bio” meaning life and “geo” meaning Earth, “technology” has Latin roots.
“Technology” comes from the combination of two Greek words: “techne,” meaning skill or art, and “logia,” meaning study or science. So, the term “technology” literally means the study or science of skills or arts. It reflects a broader concept that goes beyond the study of a specific substance (like life or the Earth) to encompass a wide range of human-made tools, systems, and techniques.
The collision of small wars and cyber wars is not a wikileaked Internet
What is cyber warfare? The term sent around the Internet like some kind of rhetorical catch all for computing abuse is nearing on useless. There are concepts that are inclusive of cyber warfare and what it likely means. If we…
Cyber Fugue
There is a desire by a constituency to promote solutions to problems that they are uniquely suited to solving. If asked about how to clean up air pollution a mechanic will likely tell you to tune up your car and…
Wikileaks: Admirals in armchairs not realizing they are in fifth generation war
Admiral Mullen (Joint Chiefs of Staff) tweeted “Meant what I said: Mr. Assange & his source might already have on their hands the blood of our troops or that of our Afghan partners.” I have some issues with this comment.…
Herosourcing: Sorcery of the future, malignancy of the present
This quick quip is a simple mark in the sand for a new principle of software development and information technology implementation. Herosourcing unlike outsourcing often is an unintended consequence, but it can be a planned obsolesence practice.
Information theory: Is the light on or off
The following is a little thought experiment. It is not meant to answer any questions but to examine capabilities of cyber warfare from a metaphorical position (perhaps open). Using the principles of Schrodinger’s Cat (is the cat alive or dead)…
Information security: The leaky bucket theory of information flows
There is a lot of talk in the federal government about how hard/expensive it is to have good information security. That narrative is also part of the cyber warfare discussion currently seeking rampant funding. When the political machine finds a…
Cyber war myths: Other things nobody cares about
Cyber warfare is just like…. Pick your poison or bias. Heck pick strategic air warfare, pick some nuclear disarmament, get yourself some armor strategies. Talk about the Maginot line like it is actually a meaningful strategy in a networked world.…
Is the Apple eco-system an ethical technology solution
The information technology sphere of solutions is filled with advocates, fans, and outright addicts. Whether the solutions choices are segregated by closed source and open source the debate continues. The lion-share of end-point (laptop, desktop) solution market belongs to Microsoft…
The curious case of the Chinese Goooogling
When does the act of a nation state take on the specter of war? Consider if you will that at some point a transgression most assuredly has the emotional and physical manifestations of war. The Japanese attack against United States…
Cyber warfare: The academic community
The world of academia like any of the communities we have discussed is far from a cohesive mixture of opinions. The balance of the academic world is split between the large research universities, the regional public or private universities, and…
Cyber warfare: The corporate community
What does the corporate world bring to cyber warfare? I asked this question in a conference setting surrounded by military types and to stunned amazement listened to twenty minutes of how the corporate world has no place in cyber warfare.…
Cyber warfare: The intelligence community
It was a dark and stormy night. In the darkness so deep that hearts shrink from fear and apathy. The bright star of hope rose slowly and emblazoned on the star were the letters C-I-A. Oh, wait. That was swamp…
Cyber warfare: The military community
The military has been an active, interested, busy, and pretty much clueless newbie to the art and practice of cyber warfare. Recently I was told, “You don’t know what we don’t know behind the top secret doors of the Pentagon”.…
Cyber warfare: Communities
Cyber warfare means many different things to people. As a population of researchers and practitioners we have a tendency to bring our own biases to the processes of evaluating the domain. Whether we are part of the military, intelligence, corporate,…