I've put together some musings on State-vs-State Information Warfare, thinking about the implications of the recent Stuxnet worm. This isn't technical, and doesn't go very deep (and won't go very deep). But it feels like we've crossed over a threshold.
I also suspect that I have a regular reader in one of the .MIL domains that may be in logistics or transportation. If so, this is something that I hope people are thinking about.
Port Security
And this is a really good time to roll out the disclaimer: Your mileage may vary, void where prohibited, do not remove tag under penalty of law.
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I always remove the tags.
Interesting thoughts, BP, and it does provide food for thought, especially if non-state actors were ever able to throw sand in the logistical gears in this manner. (think Second Amendment remedies...)
Also, depending on circumstances, not all the big ports would have to be targeted. I remember when I was living in Southeast Texas, they made a big to-do about the Port of Beaumont handling more military cargo than any other port in the country, about a third of all the .mil cargo deployed to and from Iraq. (source) I don't know if it's that way all the time, but at any rate I was surprised the military would send so much materiel through one port, especially with the ports of Houston and Corpus Christi also relatively close.
Fat chance the numbskulls in the US will do jack squat to protect us... Just look at how defenseless our infrastructure is.
Best Regards,
Albert A Rasch™
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Attend your local chapter NDTA (National Defense Transportation Association) meeting. Learn about military RFID and how it's used, abused, repurposed, and (perhaps) protected from hacks.
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