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Host Black Swan
Site down for most of the day as a result of a backhoe in Pennsylvania slicing the optic line that Burst.net relies on. Redundancy system apparently just fell apart. But, important part is I’m back up and kicking. -Shlok Sign … Continue reading
TSA Uniforms
WMC – Federal records obtained by our sister station in Nashville show screeners across the country have lost hundreds of their uniforms and credentials over the past two years. That includes 15 at both Memphis and Nashville International Airports. A … Continue reading
Debit Card System At Risk
MSNBC – Researchers who work for an Israeli computer security company say they have discovered a fundamental weakness in the system that banks use to keep debit card PIN codes secret while they are transported across bank networks – a … Continue reading
Maximus and Safranski On Barnett
Nice dialog between Maximus and Sarfranski in these comments. Fabius: Barnett advocated aggressive international action, but with full knowledge of our National Security systems (State, Intel, DoD). If they did not meet the requirements of his Sys Admin etc forces, … Continue reading
AQ Thinks About Financial Cyber Attacks
MSNBC – NBC News’ Pete Williams reported that a unit of the Homeland Security Department sent out an advisory to banks, saying that a jihadist Web site posted an “aspirational” item, which said it would be a good thing to … Continue reading