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DARPA, The Implantation Instantiation →

July 11, 2017 by Marc Handelman in DARPA, All is Information, Brilliant, Computer Science, Cognitive Security, Cogitation

News, via the IEEE's Spectrum Magazine (and reported by Eliza Strickland) of a challenge from DARPA's Neural Engineering Systems Design; in this case, the need for a recording brain implant has been identified. Indeed.

July 11, 2017 /Marc Handelman
DARPA, All is Information, Brilliant, Computer Science, Cognitive Security, Cogitation

Arati Prabhakar, DARPA's Cutting Edge →

October 16, 2015 by Marc Handelman in All is Information, DARPA, Information Security
October 16, 2015 /Marc Handelman
All is Information, DARPA, Information Security

A History of the ARPANet

DARPA and BBN, 'A History of the ARPANET: The First Decade' →

May 12, 2015 by Marc Handelman in All is Information, ARPAnet, Governance, Government, DARPA, Internet, Internet Antiquities, Internet Governance, History of the Internet

Bolt Beranek and Newman (BBN) Report #4799 Document entitled 'A History of the ARPANET: The First Decade'. First published in 1981, and detailing early ARPANET engineering, via the March 2015 'The Internet Protocol Journal' (Volume 18, Number 1). Download IPJ back issues and find subscription information at Internet Prorocol Journal.

May 12, 2015 /Marc Handelman
All is Information, ARPAnet, Governance, Government, DARPA, Internet, Internet Antiquities, Internet Governance, History of the Internet

DARPA's CyberOps Visualized Revolution →

April 27, 2015 by Marc Handelman in All is Information, Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity Economics, Cyberwar, DARPA, Information Security, United States of America, Stuff of Genius, Security Architecture, National Security

via Sara Sorcher, writing at the Christian Science Monitor, for the Monitor's new Passcode department, comes the story of Plan X, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) push into proper management of the cyberwar battlespace.

April 27, 2015 /Marc Handelman
All is Information, Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity Economics, Cyberwar, DARPA, Information Security, United States of America, Stuff of Genius, Security Architecture, National Security

The Monitor, Future of Cybersecurity Innovation →

April 01, 2015 by Marc Handelman in All is Information, DARPA, Information Security
April 01, 2015 /Marc Handelman
All is Information, DARPA, Information Security

Automotive Security, The Shaming

February 10, 2015 by Marc Handelman in Electrical Engineering, Engineers, Government, Hardware Security, Information Security, IoT, DARPA, US Senate, Transport Vulnerabilities

via Wired's Andy Greenberg, comes news of a United States Senate report, detailing answers provided by 16 car makers as responses to questions from United States Senator Markey in 2014 targeting automotive vulnerabilities. Simply astounding.

February 10, 2015 /Marc Handelman
Electrical Engineering, Engineers, Government, Hardware Security, Information Security, IoT, DARPA, US Senate, Transport Vulnerabilities

The Sleeper Awakens by Giovanino, DeviantArt

The Sleeper Awakens →

January 20, 2015 by Marc Handelman in All is Information, DARPA, Data Security, Disruptive Technologies, Electronics in Warfare, Information Security, Internet, Network Security, Web Security, Vulnerabilities, Cyberwar

 

Evidence, via George I. Seffers of indications that the United States Department of Defense has awoken to the realization, that with nearly ubiquitous connectivity, comes potentially lethal levels of vulnerability, leading to in extremis scenarios.

January 20, 2015 /Marc Handelman
All is Information, DARPA, Data Security, Disruptive Technologies, Electronics in Warfare, Information Security, Internet, Network Security, Web Security, Vulnerabilities, Cyberwar

DARPA, The Open Catalog

September 03, 2014 by Marc Handelman in All is Information, DARPA, Government, Information Sciences, National Security, Physical Security, Science, United States of America, Physical Sciences

DARPA has updated it's six month old : An astounding, curated compendium of fascinating data and phenomenal projects. Highly recommended, from Big Data initiatives - Detection and Computational Analysis of Psychological Signals (DCAPS), to Probabilistic Programming for Advanced Machine Learning (PPAML).

September 03, 2014 /Marc Handelman
All is Information, DARPA, Government, Information Sciences, National Security, Physical Security, Science, United States of America, Physical Sciences

DARPA's Therapeutic Implantable Memory →

August 29, 2014 by Marc Handelman in All is Information, Memory, National Security, Research, Science, Veterans, DARPA, Physical Sciences

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has announced an astounding project targeting implantable memory prosthetics to assist service-members and other patients whose memory has suffered degradation due to PTSD. Outstanding.

August 29, 2014 /Marc Handelman
All is Information, Memory, National Security, Research, Science, Veterans, DARPA, Physical Sciences