A Google researcher named Neel Mehta has discovered a common bit of code shared by the WannaCry attack and an older program known as Contopee. The earlier program was used by Lazarus, a hacking group believed to be tied to the North Korean government. Andy Greenberg writes at WIRED that the evidence is still thin, […]
It’s Like Tomahawk Missiles Getting Stolen
On Sunday, Microsoft’s chief counsel, Brad Smith, wrote on the company’s blog that the NSA’s hoarding of software vulnerabilities, and then having them stolen was similar to having some Tomahawk missiles stolen. Both scenarios can cause chaos and untold damage. Today the world is living through the consequences of the NSA’s best security tools getting […]
Is That New App on Your Android Phone Opening the Door to Hackers?
Researchers at the University of Michigan have found gaping holes in Android app security. The problem is known as open port backdoors, and even some very popular apps are affected by the problem. The flaw could be used to gain access to your contacts, security credentials, photos and even to take control of your device. […]
Kurds and Turks at Odds with Americans in the Middle in the Battle for Syria’s Future
American soldiers are stuck between Kurds and Turks in Syria. The mixed alliances in the country have led to U.S. forces playing human shield between the forces of Turkey, a NATO ally, and the Syrian Kurdish militia known as YPG. U.S. units are flying their colors high alongside the YPG in an effort to protect themselves-and […]
The Champs-Élysées Shootings–Dick and I Are in Paris
Traveling back yesterday from Beaune to Paris before last night’s shooting on Champs-Élysées, Jerome, the owner of the car service we have used for years (Bourgogne-avec-chauffeur.com) told us how, in his view, French tourism is picking up after being in a slump since Je Suis Charlie. He was confident that powers to be and security […]
Jihadism Will Get Worse
Originally posted march 28, 2016. Radical jihadism is not going away anytime soon. It is only going to get worse, writes Peggy Noonan in the WSJ. The jihadists’ weapons and means will get worse. Right now it’s guns and suicide vests. In the nature of things their future weapons will be more sophisticated and deadly.” […]
Identity Fraud on the Rise: Here’s Fidelity’s Customer Protection Guarantee
Identity fraud is on the rise as reported here in the Wall Street Journal. More consumers became victims of identity fraud last year than at any point in more than a decade despite new security protections implemented by the credit-card industry, a report released Wednesday said. Some 15.4 million U.S. consumers were victims of identity […]
This is About Homeland Security, Not Religious Discrimination
Writing at The American Conservative, Pat Buchanan explains to Americans: “That hysterical reaction to the travel ban announced Friday is a portent of what is to come if President Donald Trump carries out the mandate given to him by those who elected him.” The travel ban bars refugees for 120 days. From Syria, refugees are […]
The Treason That Calls Itself Neo-Conservative
Originally posted March 29, 2016. Former CIA bin Laden unit chief Michael Scheuer alerts Americans that because of the 2nd Amendment, Americans, unlike most unarmed European citizens, ensures that the American citizenry can, if they so choose, defend themselves against the Islamists, the national government, or perhaps both. Scheuer continues: What the aftermath of the […]
Radical Islam and the 10% Rule
Originally posted March 29, 2016. Most of the 1.6 billion Muslims in the world are living peaceful lives, writes Peggy Noonan in the WSJ. “But Jihadists don’t want to be integrated. They want trouble.” By using a simple child’s math of 10%, Ms. Noonan offers some sobering reality: Let’s say only 10% of the 1.6 […]
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