I’m not convinced yet that there was a good way for the US to exit Afghanistan. Part of saying that the exit has been a disaster is to project or predict some better way to go about it. Historians of the future will undoubtedly debate whether any good exit existed at all, and I for … Continue reading Afghanistan Lessons: No Good Exits From Losing. Was There a Way to Win?
Way back in 2012 I gave a presentation called “Big Data’s Fourth V“, which really was meant to kick-off my “new” book about how hard data integrity is in the emerging technology space. In it I described how the mobile phone is the modern battlespace, using charts like rapid adoption of technology in the island … Continue reading Mobile Phone is The Modern Battlespace
I’ve been getting involved in a counter-drone market for many years now, including time spent in government offices with operators discussing the “latest” technology advances. Not everyone seems excited to hear about details in this area of security research. One thing that regularly has come up is whether the venerable laser weapons are yet effective. … Continue reading Drone Countermeasures Against Laser Weapons
WalMart is suing Tesla for negligence, saying Elon Musk’s rush to market is failing industry standards of safety …as of November 2018, fires broke out at no fewer than seven of the stores, forcing the disconnection of all the solar panel systems for the safety of the public…[because installed] haphazardly and as quickly as possible … Continue reading Tesla Threat to Public Safety