How the Colombian hostages were freed
Thursday, July 3rd, 2008 Posted in Politics & Current Affairs, Security | No Comments »A well executed plan can be an excellent thing (no shots fired during the op!). " The rescue operation that freed Ingrid Betancourt and 14 other FARC hostages from captivity was months in the planning. It has been hailed by Colombian ...
Ukrainian Hacker Makes a Killing in Stock Market Fraud
Sunday, February 24th, 2008 Posted in Politics & Current Affairs, Security | No Comments »I’m very sure that this is not the first time, nor the last we will see cases like this … The case involves a Ukrainian engineering consultant named Oleksandr Dorozhko who is alleged to have hacked into a computer that contained ...
Spies who love you
Sunday, February 24th, 2008 Posted in Politics & Current Affairs, Security | No Comments »A funny & very relevant comic strip about the current wiretapping bill, called Protect America, that the House & Senate are talking about … Snuggly the bear explains! (But seriously, don’t think this only happens in the US, just cause we don’t ...
U.S. intelligence community data-mining projects
Sunday, February 24th, 2008 Posted in Politics & Current Affairs, Security | No Comments »This is some really interesting stuff and people should be very aware. The research that this and other similar projects may generate could be a useful tool, but could also lead to may “false positive” conclusions. Be ...
More help for CF in Afghanistan mission
Sunday, February 24th, 2008 Posted in Politics & Current Affairs, Security | No Comments »Its about time! The federal government is currently in negotiations to acquire large helicopters and unmanned surveillance drones in an attempt to satisfy two conditions set out in the Manley report for extending the Afghanistan mission, CBC ...
‘Cyber’ War Games
Thursday, January 31st, 2008 Posted in Politics & Current Affairs, Security | No Comments »This is some interesting stuff! “Apparently, the participants in the U.S. ‘Cyber Storm’ war games are familiar with the Kobayashi Maru, because some of them tried to cheat by hacking the games themselves. They also prepare for some very interesting scenarios. ...
