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Commentary on the Augustine Committee Report on the Future of Human Space Exploration

pfrank — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

After many months of speculation, numerous meetings, articles, and suggestions, the Review of U.S. Human Space Flight Plans Committee (aka the Augustine Committee) has released its reports providing options to the administration for consideration in plotting the course of human exploration through the rest of the decade and beyond.

Significant Cyber Events Since 2006

sherry — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

A list of significant cyber events since 2006.

The "Korean" Cyber Attacks and Their Implications for Cyber Conflict

dzheng — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Topics discussed in the paper:

When does a cyber attack become an act of war?

Deterrence in cyberspace

Norms and thesholds

Political constraints on cyber attack

Non-state actors in cyberspace

Among the major points made by the paper:

Twenty Important Controls for Effective Cyber Defense and FISMA Compliance

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Securing the United States against cyber attacks has become one of the nation’s highest priorities. To achieve this objective, networks, systems, and the operations teams that support them must vigorously defend against external attacks.

Read My Tweet on Iran

jdunton — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Technology creates new sources of power. Network technologies diffuse power. New networking technologies erode traditional means of political control and create new kinds of politics. The effect can be immediate—as when Falun Gong supporters used e-mail to organize simultaneous demonstrations across China.

Cybersecurity Policy Review Recommendations Comparison Chart

sherry — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400

This chart compares the recommendations of the White House 60-day cyberspace policy review with the recommendations issued by the CSIS Cybersecurity Commission in their report Securing Cyberspace for the 44th Presidency.

Cybersecurity Commission Comparison Chart

ian — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Innovation and Cybersecurity Regulation

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400

The market has failed to secure cyberspace. A ten-year experiment in faith-based cybersecurity has proven this beyond question.

A new Federal approach to cybersecurity will fail if it does not elicit actions that the private sector will not otherwise perform.

The Iranian Satellite Launch

Thu, 05 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Q1: Why did Iran launch a satellite?

A1: Spaceflight is a way to assert national power and independence. Iran is sending a signal to its neighbors and to the United States that it is the power in the region.

Securing Cyberspace for the 44th Presidency

Mon, 08 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500

The CSIS Commission on Cybersecurity for the 44th Presidency has released its final report, "Securing Cyberspace for the 44th Presidency." The Commission’s three major findings are: