This (draft) post basically comes after reading one called “The Feds Got the Sony Hack Right, But the Way They’re Framing It Is Dangerous” by Robert Lee. Lee stated: At its core, the debate comes down to this: Should we trust the government and its evidence or not? But I believe there is another view … Continue reading Gov Fumbles Over-Inflated Sony Hack Attribution Ball
More and more often I see those experienced in technology very awkwardly address issues of political science. A malware reverser will speculate on terrorist motives. An expert with network traffic analysis will make guesses about organized crime operations. When a journalist asks an expert in information security to explain the human science of an attack, … Continue reading Crowdstrike or Clownstrike? A Political Science TL;DR for InfoSec
Today the US moved closer to a federal consumer data breach notification requirement (healthcare has had a federal requirement since 2009 — see Eisenhower v Riverside for why healthcare is different from consumer). PC World says a presentation to the Federal Trade Commission sets the stage for a Personal Data Notification & Protection Act (PDNPA). … Continue reading US President Calls for Federal 30-day Breach Notice
Executive summary: The popular desert called “banana split” is a by-product or modern representation of America’s imperialist expansion and corporate-led brutal subjugation of freedoms in foreign nations during the early 1900s. Long form: If there is a quintessential American dessert it is the banana split. But why? Although we can go way back to credit … Continue reading The (Secret) History of the Banana Split