Stephen E. Arnold: Unprofessional Irresponsibility: AI, Cyber-Security, & Algorithms Gone Wild . . .

Cyber Security: An Oxymoron Maybe? AI neural networks are only as smart as they are programmed and the technology is still in its infancy. In other words, AI neural networks are biased and make mistakes. This is not a problem now, especially when many AI neural networks are in the experimental stage; however, as the …

Stephen E. Arnold: SolarWinds – Virtual Rats Carrying Virtual Fleas

SolarWinds Are Gusting and Blowing Hard In considering some of the “odd” organizations compromised by SolarWinds, there are three reasons for why they might have been targeted: A launch pad for secondary attacks. The idea is that the original compromise was like a rat carrying fleas infected with the bubonic plague (arguably more problematic than …

Stephen E. Arnold: Does Open Source Create Open Doors? PBI: Yes, But Proprietary Is Just as Open

Does Open Source Create Open Doors? Here’s an interesting question I asked on a phone call on Sunday, December 20, 2020: “How many cyber security firms rely on open source software?” Here’s another question, “How many of the whiz kids working in US government agencies communicate the exact process for selecting, vetting, and implementing open …

Robert Steele: Reflections on Cyber-Integrity & Why We Suck At It . . .

Cyber-Integrity – Is Bad Code the Horseshoe Nail that Costs Us Everything? CIA created the Artificial Intelligence Staff (OIT/AIS) around me in 1986. I quickly learned that all code lacked documentation and was full of holes. By 1994 I was the invited opening speaker for Hackers on Planet Earth, invited to join the Silicon Valley …

Robert Steele: Reflections on Taking Down #GoogleGestapo (aka BigTech or FAANG) and MSM

A core aspect of showing foreign control is discovery that maps exactly who introduced the term hate speech, who suggested modifications to corporate terms of reference that now “allow” deflatforming, and who was put in as “trusted flaggers.” At the end of the day you will find that the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and the Zionist …