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On Nigeria
Interesting. The author of A Perfect Storm understands both the primacy and the vulnerability of oil infrastructure attacks. In this Vanity Fair piece he outlines the evolution of MEND, their leveraging of cheap technology, global corruption, bunkering, and the potential … Continue reading
On Retraction
SmallWarsJournalBlog – I only really liked this part of the post – This is different from early strategies which were enemy-centric (focusing on killing insurgents), or more recent approaches that relied on training and supporting Iraqi forces and expected them … Continue reading
Paid Protesting
Spiegel – A German Web site has come up a novel niche market — renting out demonstrators for public protests. Good-looking protestors can help an organization get its political message to the public for as little as €145 a day. … Continue reading
DHS Pays For Failing To Complying With FOIA
Wired– The Department of Homeland Security has been ordered to pay the Stanford Law School Cyberlaw Clinic $66,861.39 in attorneys’ fees for its failure to comply with the Freedom of Information Act while stonewalling my request for records on the … Continue reading
SCADA Attack Prep?
Internet Storm Center is tracking what could potentially turn into an attack on water and electric utilities process control systems. Probably run of the mill for those in this field, but interesting nonetheless. -Shlok Sign up for my newsletter.