Article of the Day: Pursuing Crypto Criminals

It isn’t often that I read articles in well-researched publications that make me scratch my head in bewilderment. Usually, publications such as Foreign Affairs provide learning experiences and knowledge from experts in various international relations fields. …

Catching up with this interesting editorial from April 2022. Definitely still relevant, and definitely still thought-provoking. In praise of the dollar bill — MIT Technology Review, Lana Swartz, 4/15/2022 Maybe I am a generation too old, but without sources, this is a humdinger of a paragraph that I need better…

Cyber Threat Intelligence is a growing field. Even having taught it in 2019, the field has vastly expanded since then. Although what I taught was relevant, the amount of material about the field has multiplied. There is just so much and so many positions out there. Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst…

Back in January, I wrote an article here entitled “A Metaverse Constitution is a laughable notion”. In this article, I discussed how ludicrous the idea of governing the emerging Metaverse is. In the article, I wrote: There is zero chance any metaverse tech developer will give the keys to a…

There is no doubt the Russian invasion of Ukraine is a big deal, both at the micro level and at the geopolitical macro level. Nations invading other nations is not something the world population sees very often anymore. …

A big part of being an author is selling your book. Some authors don’t like that part. I love it. As an extrovert, I enjoy meeting people, I enjoy telling them about my book, and I love it when I complete a sale. Which honestly, is kinda weird as I…

A few days ago, there was a good article by Jason Healey on Lawfare.com regarding Cyberspace and Civil-Military Relations. Healey is the Senior Research Scholar and an adjunct faculty at Columbia University’s School for International and Public Affairs. Soldiers, Statesmen and Cyber Crises: Cyberspace and Civil-Military Relations — Jason Healey…

Russia is risking the creation of a “splinternet” — and it could be irreversible — James Bell, MIT Technology Review, 3/17/2022 Very interesting article on the concept of “splinter net”, or creating an Internet independent from the established network of computers currently comprising the Internet. The article starts by discussing…

Bulls, Bears, and Trolls: Social Media Influence Operations and Financial Market Risk — David Day, Strategy Bridge, 11/3/2021 I enjoy reading about hybrid warfare — a type of warfare that combines different platforms of conflict to create an advantage. I often define 5 Platforms of Conflict — Military, Economic, Diplomatic…