12.14.2019

The security techno complex moves up a notch

DHS's Jeanette Manfra to join Google's cloud division

With its cloud division, Google has looked to establish more of a foothold in the federal cybersecurity contracting world. Google said earlier this month that the federal government had authorized it to manage some of its most sensitive sensitive data in Google's cloud infrastructure.

https://www.cyberscoop.com/jeanette-manfra-google-cloud-dhs/

12.12.2019

Made in America

Just because it's evil doesn't mean it can't be done.

The secret unit Clarke helped create had an ominous acronym: DREAD, short for Development Research Exploitation and Analysis Department. In the years that followed, the UAE unit expanded its hunt far beyond suspected extremists to include a Saudi women's rights activist, diplomats at the United Nations and personnel at FIFA, the world soccer body.

12.11.2019

We need a whole lot less of this in politics

Biden signals to aides that he would serve only a single term - POLITICO


And Biden (JOE without the !) isn't the only one guilty of it either. This practice of leaking stuff without saying it has gone too far across the board among politicians and the media that enables it as well. WTF.