Silk Road had a huge impact on the Bitcoin world when the careless creator of the online drug black market was busted by the Feds. Now that the market isn’t as black as it once was and more data is coming in about the prices, how did they stack up against street values? This infographic… Continue reading #Infographic: Silk Road versus street drug prices
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If you see a drone flying over NYC, call the FBI
The image above is not one of the drone that was spotted by a pilot flying into New York City, but it may appear something like this. Then again, it may not be the drone you’re looking for if you’re the FBI. The one they want was spotted by an Alitalia airlines pilot on final… Continue reading If you see a drone flying over NYC, call the FBI
Broad range of presidential authority over cybersecurity is actually quite reasonable
When a headline such as “Broad Powers Seen for Obama in Cyberstrikes” appears on the NY Times, my initial response is a skeptical one. I’ve long viewed the ways that the last two administrations have handled cybersecurity as failures to understand Golidilocks; they are too harsh when it isn’t warranted and lackadaisical in times of… Continue reading Broad range of presidential authority over cybersecurity is actually quite reasonable
There’s a new (digital) sheriff in town
On December 12, 2012 the Federal Bureau of Investigations announced a cybercrime bust it had recently executed and credited Facebook’s security team as its primary collaborator. The operation, which culminated in the arrest of 10 suspects, targeted an international assemblage of online offenders that the FBI labeled the ‘Butterfly Botnet.’ This cyber posse allegedly used… Continue reading There’s a new (digital) sheriff in town
NDCAC: The scariest thing the FBI has done since before 9/11
The words “National Domestic Communications Assistance Center” sound harmless enough. It could be a call center for a tech support company. It could be a relay center for the telecom industry or a hub for amplified reach of broadband signals. The name is about as conspicuous and attention-grabbing as “please be quiet” sign at the… Continue reading NDCAC: The scariest thing the FBI has done since before 9/11