Random Musings: 02/2017

2017/02/26

First time I have heard of this

Father of US commando killed in Yemen refused to meet Trump

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-39099680

2017/02/24

Faulty intelligence

WH request for report to back travel ban prompts dissent, concern among some intel officials

CNNPolitics.com http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/23/politics/white-house-effort-to-justify-travel-ban-causes-growing-concern-for-some-intel-officials/index.html

Just call it a hate crime

Kansas victim's widow: 'We thought about leaving US'

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-39083337

If the victim was white, I bet it would be a hate crime already.

No way to tell right now

Is Reince Priebus Lying About the FBI?

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2017/02/when_did_donald_trump_know_michael_flynn_lied_to_the_fbi.html

First of many unfortunately

Kansas Man Arrested In Shooting That Reportedly Targeted Foreigners

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/02/24/516999145/kansas-man-arrested-in-shooting-that-reportedly-targeted-foreigners

2017/02/17

Trump Moving To Delay Rule That Protects Workers From Bad Financial Advice http://www.npr.org/2017/02/17/515631485/trump-moving-to-delay-rule-that-protects-workers-from-bad-financial-advice?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=news

2017/02/14

Well, this is pretty clever

A Chip Flaw Strips Away a Key Hacking Safeguard for Millions of Devices | WIRED https://www.wired.com/2017/02/flaw-millions-chips-strips-away-key-hacking-defense-software-cant-fully-fix/

Polish banks attacked

Polish Banks Victims of Malware Infection | Security Zap https://securityzap.com/polish-bank-malware-victims/

2017/02/12

Meet NSO Groul

The New Big Player In The Government Spyware Business

https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/nso-group-new-big-player-in-government-spyware

Lies become truths

White House Staffer Repeats Baseless Claims Of Voter Fraud In New Hampshire

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/02/12/514837432/trump-adviser-repeats-baseless-claims-of-voter-fraud-in-new-hampshire

When repeated enough times.

2017/02/10

Jihad mercenaries

The Blackwater of Jihad | Foreign Policy http://foreignpolicy.com/2017/02/10/the-world-first-jihadi-private-military-contractor-syria-russia-malhama-tactical/

2017/02/09

Fast Food Breach

Fast Food Chain Arby’s Acknowledges Breach https://krebsonsecurity.com/2017/02/fast-food-chain-arbys-acknowledges-breach/

Soften his image

Trump Slams Senator Who Revealed Gorsuch's Criticism Of The President

http://www.npr.org/2017/02/08/514195859/gorsuch-calls-trump-tweets-about-judges-demoralizing-and-disheartening

He still is very conservative, and will tip the court in a direction to the right for some time.

Pink Floyd lyric here

Bill To Abolish Department Of Education Introduced By GOP Lawmaker

http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2017/02/09/514148945/about-that-bill-abolishing-the-department-of-education

Red Flag

Cyber’s role in Air Force’s premier training exercise: Red Flag

http://www.c4isrnet.com/articles/cybers-role-air-forces-premier-training-exercise-red-flag

This will upset someone

Appeals Court Rejects Bid To Reinstate Trump's Travel Ban

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/02/09/514384549/appeals-court-rejects-bid-to-reinstate-trumps-travel-ban

Time for bigger servers

Government Ethics Office Website Crashes Under Too Much Traffic — Again

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/02/09/514371038/government-ethics-office-website-crashes-under-too-much-traffic-again

People don't think about this

New Rules Intended to Protect Your Online Privacy Are Already Under Threat

http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2017/02/consumer_privacy_rules_for_internet_service_providers_are_under_threat.html

Hush money payout

With Sessions Confirmed, Alabama Governor Appoints New Senator

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/02/09/514282394/with-sessions-confirmed-alabama-governor-appoints-new-senator

This can't be completely on the up and up.

Bigger than Snowden

Ex-NSA Contractor Indicted For Taking Classifed Information

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/02/09/514275544/ex-nsa-contractor-indicted-for-taking-classifed-information

6 bankers boxes? Such a specific amount. Maybe all they could carry when they planted evidence? First I have heard of this guy.

2017/02/08

The Trump effect

Dutch Far-Right Leader Tweets Fake Image Showing Rival With Islamists : The Two-Way : NPR http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/02/08/514167929/dutch-far-right-leader-tweets-fake-image-showing-rival-with-islamists?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=news