Directive 20 Repealed – Beat the Cyber War Drums?
Exposed by Snowden in his 2013 document dump, Presidential Directive 20 limits the U.S. in attacking/counter attacking with cyber weapons. Now it has been rescinded. Does that mean the gloves are off? We’ve been under attack for a long time. You see signs of it in the...
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Have You Spotted the Turn?
You are hammered to be ready for the latest technologies. But all of them have lifecycles. It is just as important to identify when they’re diminishing, maybe even dying. Look for the turn or risk a millstone around your neck. They seem like they will be there...
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Maduro Attempted Assassination by Drones – A Nasty Part of the Future Has Arrived
January: I wrote of Slaughterbots – the potential of small ariel drones that could kill. March: I talked about how Sci-Fi was becoming reality with the intro of Skydio a drone that could track you by your face and gait. Now – August: two drones try to kill Nicholas...
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Feeling Swamped by Technology? Practice Ephemeralization.
New technologies seem to be flying at you at an overwhelming rate. Computing, medicine, education, artificial and augmented reality, the list goes on and on. How do you even begin to deal with it all? Try a concept first floated 80 years ago. In his book Nine Chains...
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I consult and write on digital transformation in the enterprise, driven by the inexpensive and ubiquitous computing power of the cloud. Increasingly, all business leaders must attain a certain level of digital fluency and deal with these technical challenges. I can assist you in your journey. Please use these blogs to raise your awareness.