Archive for the 'Infrastructure' Category
GOOGLE NOW WORKING WITH NSA
February 4th, 2010Via: Washington Post: The world’s largest Internet search company and the world’s most powerful electronic surveillance organization are teaming up in the name of cybersecurity. Under an agreement that is still being finalized, the National Security Agency would help Google analyze a major corporate espionage attack that the firm said originated in China and targeted […]
Quadrennial Defense Review: Melee Mode, Cyberwar, More Killer Robots, Environmental Catastrophes
February 1st, 2010Via: CNN: The Pentagon will no longer shape the U.S. military to fight two major conventional wars at once, but rather prepare for numerous conflicts and not all in the same style, according to a draft of a new strategic outlook the Pentagon is announcing on Monday. The new mantra for military planners will replace […]
Microsoft Executive Thinks That Individuals Should Have to Obtain Government Licenses to Use Internet
January 31st, 2010Via: AFP: The world needs a treaty to prevent cyber attacks becoming an all-out war, the head of the main UN communications and technology agency warned Saturday. International Telcommunications Union secretary general Hamadoun Toure gave his warning at a World Economic Forum debate where experts said nations must now consider when a cyber attack becomes […]
New Zealand Licks Uncle Scam’s Toes: Total Network Surveillance System Operational
January 4th, 2010I suppose the news here is that they admit it. Related: NZ Plugs Into Secret Pentagon Intranet NZ Attorney General on GCSB Intercepts in Urewera 16 Case: “That Evidence Will Never See the Light of Day.” US, UK, Australia, Canada and New Zealand Building Biometric Database World Spy Chiefs Gather in New Zealand Secret Power, […]
Telecom XT Blues: Resolved with Directional, High Gain Antenna
December 20th, 2009Update: Tennatron Directional Antenna Works Great As anticipated, the antenna did the trick. I bought and installed Tennatron’s antenna for mobile networks in New Zealand. With the antenna installed, my XT connection hit 2.6 megabits/sec down and 1.5 megabits up. (That’s *bleeping* fantastic; considering our deep wopwops location.) More importantly, the connection is stable. I […]
22 Stories Underground: Iron Mountain’s Experimental Room 48
December 9th, 2009Definitely DO NOT miss the image gallery that goes along with this story. Via: Computerworld: Down a road that winds through the rolling hills of western Pennsylvania, just across from a cow pasture, the bucolic scenery of Butler County is interrupted by a high chain-link fence topped with razor wire. Cars entering the compound are […]
Senior Government Officials Killed in Russian Train Attack
November 29th, 2009Via: Guardian: Russia was tonight coming to terms with its most deadly terrorist attack in years after investigators confirmed that a powerful improvised bomb caused Friday’s devastating train crash in which at least 26 people, including several top government officials, were killed. The head of Russia’s FSB counter-terrorism agency, Alexander Bortnikov, said the bomb, hidden […]
Dubai in Deep Water as Ripples from Debt Crisis Spread
November 27th, 2009Via: Times Online: Fears of a dangerous new phase in the economic crisis swept around the globe yesterday as traders responded to the shock announcement that a debt-laden Dubai state corporation was unable to meet its interest bill. Shares plunged, weak currencies were battered and more than £14 billion was wiped from the value of […]
London Stock Exchange Halted
November 26th, 2009Mmm hmm. Via: CNBC / AP: LONDON – The London Stock Exchange PLC has halted electronic trading because of technical issues. The LSE says the break to trading on Thursday is due to connectivity issues, but it hasn’t yet determined the root cause of the problem. The exchange has placed all order-driven securities in to […]
Brazil: The Blackout in Pictures
November 11th, 2009Surreal pictures. Via: Daily Mail: Much of Brazil was plunged into darkness last night as a problem at a hydroelectric dam left millions without electricity. As these eerie pictures show, the major cities, such as Rio de Janeiro – the home of the 2016 Olympic Games – were left looking like ghost towns, with only […]
