Register here to join me on February 11th for HardenStance's webinar on "Telco Strategies for Consumer Security" estiamting and discussing the rate of adoption of the three layers of endpoint security, network (DNS) security, and home router agent security.
Register here to join me on February 11th for HardenStance's webinar on "Telco Strategies for Consumer Security" estiamting and discussing the rate of adoption of the three layers of endpoint security, network (DNS) security, and home router agent security.
I spoke with Richard Hummel , Director of Threat Intelligence with NETSCOUT about the political clues surrounding the likely whys and wherefores of the sharp spikes in #DDoS traffic that hit South Korea and Romania in July. Take a look:
In March of 1945, the US Army issued this "fact sheet" to guide conversations with soldiers on the topic of fascism, paying particular attention to the ongoing threat that domestic fascist movements posed to the US. Their analysis of what a homegrown US fascism would look like is interesting.
The central point is that when fascism came to America it wouldn't call itself that, nor would it be wearing a swastika. It would call itself "patriotic" and "100% American."
The first fascistic tactic to look out for is a hate campaign against a particular religious, racial, or ethnic group. Like, for example, let's say a candidate emerges who calls all people of one nationality "rapists" and "criminals," while promising to ban immigrants from only one religious group.
The second fascistic tactic to look out for is anyone who tries to amp up nationalistic animosities toward other nations or peoples, framing attempts to foster international cooperation as forms of weakness. The idea that all humans share the earth as equals is anathema to fascists.
The third fascistic tactic to watch out for is their tendency to label anyone they disagree with who is to their left "a Communist." Fascists claim that they alone can save their nations from "the communist menace." Anyway, the 2024 GOP platform contains the phrase "Christ-hating communists."
https://archive.org/details/ArmyTalkOrientationFactSheet64-Fascism/mode/2up?view=theater
March 24, 1945. Army Talk Orientation Fact Sheet #64 Fascism! A sheet printed and distributed by the United States War Department as an educational tool for...
If you've been wondering about the cybersecurity and national security implications in the policy goals espoused in Project 2025, look no further:
tl;dr:
-Abolish the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
-Move the office of National Cyber Director to the National Security Council, and require NSC employees to submit to something akin to a political loyalty test.
-Scuttle DHS and give most of its constituent agencies into a cabinet-level border and immigration agency
-Purge mid-level civil servants responsible for implementing the work of the above agencies.
The next time a security professional tells a colleague to stay in their lane and not bring politics into everything, you can ask them why any of the above would be necessary or desirable.
From where I sit, these policy goals will only weaken and confuse the United States' national and cybersecurity posture (there is very little difference between the two these days), stymie international cooperation on cybercrime, and strengthen our adversaries.
The conservative think tank blueprint for how Donald Trump should govern the US if he wins in November calls for dismantling CISA, among many cyber-related measures. Experts say this would increase cybersecurity risks, undermine critical infrastructure, and put more Americans in danger.
View my Linked-In blog on the Cyber Threat Alliance’s excellent report on cyber threats to the Paris Olympics. An excellent source too for those planning major national and international events over the next couple of years. #Paris2024
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