When laïcité destroys egalité and fraternité
[ by Charles Cameron — laïcité meets the banlieue, and ISIS takes note ] . France: blind to religions. Graphic: Nouvel Obs ** My latest piece is up at LapidoMedia, addressing the impact of the French doctrine of blinding secularism on French Muslims — and ISIS targeting of France: ANALYSIS When laïcité destroys egalité and […]
Key Defense Officials Worry About Russian Hackers Hijacking U.S. Elections
By: Voice of America
Top U.S. defense officials insist they are not turning a blind eye to fears that Russian hackers are trying to hijack upcoming U.S. presidential and local elections.
Uh-oh, The Times believes Dabiq is “Koranic”
[ by Charles Cameron — the London Times gets the Qur’an wrong, let’s hope it’s not this sloppy about cricket! ] . In an article titled Death to Cheshire florist, declares Isis magazine, London Times writers David Brown, Sara Elizabeth Williams, and Tom Coghlan write about Rumiyah, the new ISIS magazine: Charlie Winter, a researcher […]
SIGAR to Release Inaugural Lessons Learned Report (Webcast)
By: Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction
SIGAR will release its first lessons learned report, “Corruption in Conflict: Lessons from the U.S. Experience in Afghanistan”, tomorrow. Continue on for details.
Obama to be Urged to Split Cyberwar Command from NSA
By: The Washington Post
“The Pentagon and intelligence community are expected to recommend soon to President Obama that he break up the joint leadership of the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command.”
Analysis of the current situation in the global Jihad total war
This is the first Q&A of the interview series with Ahmed Al Hamdan (@a7taker), a Jihadi-Salafi analyst and author of “Methodological Difference Between ISIS and Al Qaida“. The interview series contains contains five themes in total and will all be published on Jihadica.com Tore Hamming: Back in 2014, the Islamic State (IS) was winning territory while IS […]
Developing Cybersecurity Proficiency in an Era of Accelerating Change: Utilizing a Bachelor Degree Foundation for Emerging Professionals
By: George M. Schwartz
Mad Scientist # 20: The demand for cybersecurity professionals is exceeding the number available, and some estimate that more than 200,000 positions are currently unfilled.
U.S. Special Operations Forces at 9-11, Today, and for the Future
By: The Cipher Brief
“Our traditional tools of warfare, having been focused on state-on-state war, are in many ways ill-suited in war among the people where large-scale expeditionary warfare is not feasible.”
Video: Interrogation, Intelligence Gathering, and Public Policy
By: Georgetown University Center for Security Studies
The Center for Security Studies Lunch Series: “Interrogation, Intelligence Gathering, and Public Policy” – A Conversation with John McLaughlin and Dr. Elizabeth Arsenault.
A Response to “Cyber Proficient Force 2015 & Beyond”: Why We Will Continue to Lose the Cyber War
By: Robert Zager and John Zager
Mad Scientist # 19: We are losing the cyberwar because cyber defenses apply the wrong philosophy to the wrong operating environment.
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