Tag: security

Beware of demob

A reserve army of unemployed ex-servicemen worries China’s leaders

CIA Interests

among them, “knowledge management”. if you use hopeless terms like that, no wonder you don’t find the WMD

JS Attack Vectors

and now a project to make js more secure

Terrorists Honeypots

a Montana mom who befriends and betrays online jihadists

ha. we need more of those and less of the TSA nonsense

Terrorist Screening Center

“The information walls are down to the extent they can be. We have moved from a need-to-know mindset to an obligation-to-share mindset.”

Agression Detection

an application of the sound detection technology where the system is set to detect verbal aggression. As soon as the sound contains the indicators of aggression, a signal is sent which can be used e.g. to activate the nearest observation camera.

XSRF^2

So, the #1 thing people need to do to protect themselves against DNS Rebinding — set strong passwords on your home router. Not a single device in the field with a weak password can be safe. Every XSRF defense has been defeated. sighs

Lessons From Advogato

raph levien on advogato

Island of Forgotten Diseases

site of the real WMD:

Despite the island’s pedigree, as a site of weaponized viruses and other unknown contagions, its buildings are now being taken apart by scavengers.

Long range Taser

Continuing to strike fear into the hearts of, well, everyone, Taser has released an electrified round that works with any 12-gauge shotgun. The Wireless eXtended Range Electronic Projectile, or XREP, is a fin-stabilized, self-contained round with no wires leading back to the gun and a maximum range of 30 meters. Previous Tasers, such as the C2 civilian model I was hit with a few months ago, are only useful within 10 meters.

crowd control 2.0