Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) chief Arati Prabhakar foresees a day when automated systems will “reason” about IT vulnerabilities subject to cyberattacks, then create patches and deploy them in real time. That future can’t arrive soon enough for large enterprises, which are both victim and cause of the current cyberattack wildfire. Why hold the enterprise … [Read more...]
Sound and Fury: Collapse of Privacy International Case Against Gamma Group
A week or so has passed since Privacy International beat its drum over a report by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) supposedly “condemning” Gamma International for violating human rights. With the fanfare dying away we can now review the event's true significance. Our conclusion: “not much.” The original brouhaha began two years ago when … [Read more...]
ISIS: Islamic Fascism – Medieval Throwback
In the months since announcing the caliphate of the Islamic State, ISIS has seized a geographic area larger than the United Kingdom. Their tactics are ruthless -- decapitation, dismemberment and slavery, practiced not only on military and political foes but anyone deemed a non-believer or apostate. As terrifying as their crimes against humanity is the willingness -- even … [Read more...]
Revival Time: New Era of Global Intelligence Cooperation
Word that cooperation between intelligence agencies in the U.S. and Europe has reached new heights, and that the U.K. has threatened to suspend intel cooperation with Germany if the latter proceeds with its investigation into American and British intel activities leaves no doubt: the “Edward Snowden effect” is over, replaced by a new era of global intelligence … [Read more...]
Lost in Translation: Indian Surveillance Market Research By Way of Dublin
It's not every day that original market research on the surveillance biz hits our inbox. Most industry analyst groups greet the topic with the same enthusiasm given the plague or economic collapse. So on the rare occasion new market research on the commercial surveillance sector surfaces, we hit the brakes to see what's up. And here it is: Global Electronic Surveillance … [Read more...]