Major David Willson is an attorney in the US Army. He has spent more than a decade providing legal advice to the DoD and NSA on information security. Yesterday at the BSides Denver conference Willson presented a paper titled “When does electronic espionage or a cyber Attack become an ‘Act of War’“. The BSides are … Continue reading When does Cyber Attack become War?
Two incredible stories. First the Telegraph reports a pet dog survived four months lost at sea off Australia. It was washed overboard in bad weather near Queensland. To stay alive, the hardy dog swam five nautical miles through stormy seas to St Bees Island. There, she managed to fend off starvation by hunting wild baby … Continue reading The Cost of Survival at Sea
Sort of…the foundation behind car racing today is petroleum — burning tires, brakes, oil, gasoline, just to name the obvious stuff. Before I get to the story, however, I first want to mention that racing cars is big among Silicon Valley success stories. Many high-tech firms where I have worked have brought their wasteful and … Continue reading IndyCar Goes Green
Senator Harkin has proposed an ATM cap fee of $0.50. This of course has upset banking industry insiders such as Gary Faulkner, an executive who has worked for Cardtronics and Diebold. Mr. Faulkner wrote an open letter to Senator Harkin that claims a cap on ATM fees would be unfair to his industry. I will … Continue reading SA 3812 and the Open Letter to Senator Harkin