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06-03-2012, 07:57 AM
Juan Cole, in his unenviable role of attempting to make his beloved America aware of its mistakes- reports on another bite-yer-ass US dominance boomerang. Following the thermo-nuclear bomb, the inter-continental missiles to deliver it with and drones to use because everybody else now has lots of the former, the latest US gift to Man's effort to prevent peace is the cyber-attack. Coming to a facility near you, real soon.
Behind the US/Israeli Cyberattacks on Iran
For years, the Iranians had no idea they were being attacked, blaming their own workers or faults in their facilities, The Times said. But because Stuxnet was inadvertently released, any government— not to mention any hacker with spare time and a malicious streak — can create their own mutation of the weapon.
As the Times points out, “No country’s infrastructure is more dependent on computer systems, and thus more vulnerable to attack, than that of the United States.” Siemens makes specialized industrial controllers that were targeted by the Olympic Games attacks. As Siemens confirmed to ProPublica, the same hardware and software holes Stuxnet took advantage of in Iran exist in thousands of locations in the U.S. and worldwide. The vulnerable equipment controls everything from natural gas pipelines to refineries and power transmission lines.
American cybersecurity experts have long warned that it’s only a matter of time before someone turns an equally destructive cyberweapon on our own systems. Now that Stuxnet’s origins are clear, the odds of that happening might be even higher.
http://www.juancole.com/2012/06/behind-the-usisraeli-cyberattacks-on-iran.html
As if we're not screwed up enough already;
Everything you Always wanted to Know about Drones … (Currier)
Cora Currier writes at ProPublica:
Everyone is talking about drones. Also known as Unmanned Arial Vehicles, or UAVs, remote-piloted aircrafts have become a controversial centerpiece of the Obama administration’s counter-terrorism strategy. Domestically, their surveillance power is being hyped for everything from fighting crime to monitoring hurricanes or spawning salmon. Meanwhile, concerns are cropping up about privacy, ethics and safety. We’ve rounded up some of the best coverage of drones to get you oriented. Did we miss anything? Let us know.
http://www.juancole.com/2012/06/everything-you-always-wanted-to-know-about-drones-currier.html
Who ya gonna cow-tow to ? Droneman or Mitt the Mormon ? Some choice, eh ?
Behind the US/Israeli Cyberattacks on Iran
For years, the Iranians had no idea they were being attacked, blaming their own workers or faults in their facilities, The Times said. But because Stuxnet was inadvertently released, any government— not to mention any hacker with spare time and a malicious streak — can create their own mutation of the weapon.
As the Times points out, “No country’s infrastructure is more dependent on computer systems, and thus more vulnerable to attack, than that of the United States.” Siemens makes specialized industrial controllers that were targeted by the Olympic Games attacks. As Siemens confirmed to ProPublica, the same hardware and software holes Stuxnet took advantage of in Iran exist in thousands of locations in the U.S. and worldwide. The vulnerable equipment controls everything from natural gas pipelines to refineries and power transmission lines.
American cybersecurity experts have long warned that it’s only a matter of time before someone turns an equally destructive cyberweapon on our own systems. Now that Stuxnet’s origins are clear, the odds of that happening might be even higher.
http://www.juancole.com/2012/06/behind-the-usisraeli-cyberattacks-on-iran.html
As if we're not screwed up enough already;
Everything you Always wanted to Know about Drones … (Currier)
Cora Currier writes at ProPublica:
Everyone is talking about drones. Also known as Unmanned Arial Vehicles, or UAVs, remote-piloted aircrafts have become a controversial centerpiece of the Obama administration’s counter-terrorism strategy. Domestically, their surveillance power is being hyped for everything from fighting crime to monitoring hurricanes or spawning salmon. Meanwhile, concerns are cropping up about privacy, ethics and safety. We’ve rounded up some of the best coverage of drones to get you oriented. Did we miss anything? Let us know.
http://www.juancole.com/2012/06/everything-you-always-wanted-to-know-about-drones-currier.html
Who ya gonna cow-tow to ? Droneman or Mitt the Mormon ? Some choice, eh ?