GAO Report: OPM Has Improved Controls, but Further Efforts Are Needed
What GAO Found Since the 2015 data breaches, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has taken actions to prevent, mitigate, and respond to data breaches involving sensitive personal and background...
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Anonymous expert compilation, analysis, and reporting. </end editorial> Whitmore nails a ground truth, which appeasers in the West wilfully ignore. Russia threatens to bail from arms control...
View ArticlePaper: Influence in an Age of Rising Connectedness
Please find a link to a White paper entitled “Influence in an Age of Rising Connectedness.” It is approved for public release. Please forward to others who may be interested in topic. You can download...
View Article‘Information’ is playing more outsized role in warfare
By: Mark Pomerleau DIA chief: US must avoid ‘Kodak moment’ More so now than ever, information is playing an outsized role in military capabilities and being rolled into conventional elements. In 21st...
View ArticleDoD’s assessment of China’s information capabilities
By: Mark Pomerleau June 7 The Department of Defense made public this week its annual report to Congress on China’s military developments, shedding some light on information-based capabilities...
View ArticleRussian Reaction to New EU Sanctions Against Russia: Waah!
The EU placed new sanctions on Russia after Russia was caught sneaking new Siemens turbines into Crimea. Russia pulled a bait and switch on Siemens. From a good friend: If you know Russian well, this...
View ArticleWhich Cyberattacks Should the United States Deter, and How?
BY MICHAEL SULMEYER COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS In theory, there is no reason why the principles of deterrence should not apply to cyberspace. However, there are a number of reasons why it does not...
View ArticleHow Russians Fight And How A Javelin Missile Changes Everything
I have had many discussions with Russians about arming Ukraine with lethal weapons. Most of these discussions have been with Russian trolls in various forums, usually within comment sections for news...
View ArticleChina chatbot goes rogue: ‘Do you love the Communist party?’ ‘No’
BabyQ and XiaoBing disappear from Tencent’s QQ app following off-message responses Two chatbots with decidedly non-socialist characteristics were pulled from one of China’s most popular messaging apps...
View ArticleMILNEWS.ca Highlights – August 4, 2017
Tidbits from Both Sides of the Fight MILNEWS.ca Highlights – August 4, 2017 leave a comment » Cold War 2.0: Russia/Baltics/Eastern Europe “Media Opportunity, Operation REASSURANCE Land Task Force...
View ArticleHow India’s Enemies Are Using Fake News To Wage Information War
Trisha Thomas 2017-08-05 In the old days, wars were fought using armies standing face to face, such as in the first world war. Then came the aeroplanes and the jets, which allowed wars to be fought in...
View ArticleMILNEWS.ca #UKR + Cold War 2.0 Update as of 051100UTC August 2017
MILNEWS.ca #UKR + Cold War 2.0 Update as of 051100UTC August 2017 by milnews.ca Cold War 2.0: Russia/Baltics/Eastern Europe “White House Says Russia’s Hackers Are Too Good to Be Caught but NSA Partner...
View ArticleRussia Apologizes for State-Run Doping Scandal
What a great start for Russia to join the civilized world. Now Russia needs to apologize for invading and occupying Georgia, twice, and Ukraine, twice. Then Russia needs to apologize for overly...
View ArticleThe US Army is reportedly banning all drones from China’s DJI
WRITTEN BY Mike Murphy OBSESSION Machines with Brains August 04, 2017 The US Army’s research division, along with the US Navy, has reportedly banned its personnel from using any DJI drones, those made...
View ArticleRussia / Strategy Media Update – 05 August 2017
Anonymous expert compilation, analysis, and reporting. </end editorial> NBC report the OSD presented a formal proposal to the WH for the supply of US$50M package of FGM-148 Javelin ATGWs to...
View ArticleU.N. Security Council passes tough new sanctions on North Korea
Aug. 5 (UPI) — The United Nations Security Council voted Saturday to enact tough new sanctions on North Korea over its continued pursuit of long-range missiles and nuclear weapons. The U.S. delegation...
View ArticleTillerson gets chance to deliver message to North Korea in person
One of the better articles regarding the North Korean strategic picture I’ve read to date, including multiple key players. </end editorial> By Joshua Berlinger, CNN Updated 9:45 AM ET, Fri...
View ArticleVladimir Putin’s Russia Goes Global
Libya to the Balkans to South Africa, the Kremlin is working to hollow out the U.S.-led international order By Eugene Rumer and Andrew S. Weiss Aug. 4, 2017 4:14 p.m. ET Former President Barack Obama...
View ArticleBaghdad Ten Years Ago – 05 Aug 07
WEEK 38: The political stagnation neutralizes some of the progress with the Sunni Tribes and defeating Al Qaeda. After accomplishing nothing, they politicians go on a break. The whole scenario reminds...
View ArticleStrategic Communications and Public Diplomacy “Seen on the Web” -06 August 2017
Strategic Communications and Public Diplomacy “Seen on the Web” (#81) August 6, 2017 Seen on the Web 3157-3257 TABLE OF CONTENTS Instruments of Informational Power PUBLIC DIPLOMACY LOOKING BACK AT USIA...
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