The question almost certainly has to be asked at some point in time. Can a cyberwar topple a nation state? If you say yes you’re a fan boy, and if you say no you’re a skeptic. Regardless of the rickety…
Apple and federated identification issues iCloud/MobileMe/iTunes oh and Chad the Apple Asshat
Apple has a bit of an issue. The implementation of the iTunes portion of the Apple ecosystem occurred prior to the iPhone app store, or the arrival of the .Mac service which later became .Me then iCloud service environment. Whew..…
Diagram: Sony Data Breach (Hypothetical)
More from Sam’s Skunk Worx. The following diagram is a method of discussing the cause and effect relationship of how elements build to a information security breach. I used the Sony Data Breach (sorry Sony) utilizing only open source information…
The domain of land
A pretty simple project I’m working on is concept mapping domains. This is a reductionist effort (so therefore lossy) but it is kind of fun. Some of the basic rules are as follows. It has to be defined by being…
Pseudonymity to technofascism
The current pseudo intellectualism surrounding all things-designated cyber is appalling in the entirety of lack of understanding all things-designated cyber. Intellectualism and discussion of the taxonomical and semantical constructs does not solve the operational needs and currently does not drive…
Veggie Fried Rice
I had the most delicious vegetarian fried rice at a little place call Sunflower Vegetarian in Vienna, VA (http://www.crystalsunflower.com/Vienna/index_normal.htm) It gave me such a taste for vegetarian fried rice that I started searching recipes. Trust me, there are lots. I…
This week in cyber conflict: September 12th – September 16th
The early part of the week was a little slower than normal with not a lot of traffic being generated. News reports slowed substantially until more information started to be released on the DigiNotar hack details became more obvious. As…
Pizza Potatoes
Let’s face it, the potato is a practically perfect food. It is abundant, inexpensive and a fantastic base for all kinds of other foods. I found this recipe for Pizza Potatoes on the Whole Foods site. I have made it…
This week in cyber conflict: September 5th – September 9th
Relatively little going on this week other than stories being cleaned up from previous weeks. No hacker conferences going on, and no major conflagrations to report. There are some squeaky articles about planned hacktivism or “major” attacks through cyber means…
Garmisch Germany
I’m in Germany to speak at the Marshall Center tomorrow, and I’m going to be talking about technology and the threats caused by new technologies. I’m talking to the senior executive seminar attendees. The following are some pictures I took…
This week in cyber conflict: August 29th – September 2nd
Leading into the week (over the weekend) there was a bit of a furor over the disclosure of a hacking tool that had an American university address listed. When supposedly the Chinese government yanked the video the hysteria went up.…
Stop making excuses!
Stop making excuses! I wrote a post essentially refuting the study done that said that healthy eating is a privilege of the rich. The main stream media pick up on this study and ran with it. Study: Healthy eating is…
Po’ Food – Or Eating Healthy Doesn’t Have to Be Expensive
There was a study done recently that came to the conclusion that healthy eating is a privilege for the rich (http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/early/2011/08/03/hlthaff.2010.1273.abstract). I disagree and I am going to show how you can have healthy vegetarian meals for cheap at the…
This week in cyber conflict: August 22nd – August 26th
The week opened with more information on the Korean attacks. It seems the number of people may have been larger than some earlier reports. Of course, this is actually more about a breach than it is about an actual attack.…
This week in cyber conflict: August 15th – August 19th
With another week of highly dramatic over blown talk in the media about how hackers declared war on BART you’d think the world was coming to an end. Since BART wasn’t brought to it’s knees nor was there a dramatic…