Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life. – Immanuel Kant
Comprehension
The eye sees only what the mind is prepared to comprehend. – Henri Bergson
Wisdom
It is characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things. – Henry David Thoreau
Squabbling
There is no squabbling so violent as that between people who accepted an idea yesterday and those who will accept the same idea tomorrow. – Christopher Morley
Knowledge
It is, in fact, nothing short of a miracle that the modern methods of instruction have not entirely strangled the holy curiosity of inquiry. – Albert Einstein
Law school books on the way.
Whoa! Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Criminal Procedure and Real Property course books being delivered this week. There goes about $900.00 to what should be a good cause. Doing my part to stimulate the local economy, my bank account and my brain!
I am hiring many information a…
I am hiring many information and physical security professionals at Fifth Third Processing Solutions. No agencies need respond.
@CapitulationNtn those who for…
@CapitulationNtn those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it.
@ShaunSallee I ditched AT&T. A…
@ShaunSallee I ditched AT&T. An FCC complaint worked for me.
wants to hire many organic and…
wants to hire many organic and synthetic security practitioners for his Fifth Third Processing Solutions team. Agencies need not respond.
Laws of Power – 48
Assume Formlessness: By taking a shape, by having a visible plan, you open yourself up to attack. Instead of taking a form for your enemy to grasp, keep yourself adaptable and on the move. Accept the fact that nothing is certain and no law is fixed. The best way to protect yourself is to be… Read More
Laws of Power – 47
Do not go past the mark you aimed for; In victory, learn when to stop; The moment of victory is often the moment of greatest peril. In the heat of victory, arrogance and overconfidence can push you past the goal you had aimed for, and by going too far, you make more enemies than you… Read More
FTPS is hiring the best and br…
FTPS is hiring the best and brightest! Opportunities for information security, physical security practitioners. Agencies need not respond.
Human Nature
Complacency creates the opportunities those who lay-in-wait salivate over.
Crown Jewels and Encryption Opportunities
As long as there is a need to accept, transmit and store personal and financial information, organized criminals and other self-righteous entities will attempt to breach the caretaker’s enterprise to obtain this information. Mastering the art and science of information security is an elusive quest. Few will ever achieve their goal. Few will ever reach… Read More
Laws of Power – 46
Never appear too perfect: Appearing better than others is always dangerous, but most dangerous of all is to appear to have no faults or weaknesses. Envy creates silent enemies. It is smart to occasionally display defects, and admit to harmless vices, in order to deflect envy and appear more human and approachable. Only gods and… Read More
Laws of Power – 45
Preach the need for change, but never reform too much at once: Everyone understands the need for change in the abstract, but on the day-to-day level people are creatures of habit. Too much innovation is traumatic, and will lead to revolt. If you are new to a position of power, or an outsider trying to… Read More
Daily Digest for November 20th
mdpeters posted 2 items. UK Government confirms plan to disconnect alleged file-sharers Germany’s Nazi Exception: Constitutional Court OKs Curtailing of Free Speech mdpeters New blog post: Daily Digest for November 19th https://michaelpeters.org/?p=989 [obDADkenobi].
Daily Digest for November 19th
mdpeters New blog post: Daily Digest for November 18th https://michaelpeters.org/?p=988 [obDADkenobi].
Daily Digest for November 18th
mdpeters posted 3 items. IR – Iran moves to silence opposition with internet crime unit Telephone tapping in Turkey; a measure to intimidate the judiciary? The Pirate Bay Trackers Go Offline Forever mdpeters posted 2 items. Facebook adopts new privacy policy UK: T-Mobile staff sold personal data
Daily Digest for November 17th
mdpeters posted 13 items. Terrorism chiefs don’t know what they’ve censored online CN – Chinas Censorship 2.0: How companies censor bloggers New Internet Treaty Alarms Online Freedom Advocates Home Office accused of sexing-up mobile phone rescue WTO May Challenge Internet Censorship ICO chastises NHS over data losses Swiss roll Street View into court IGF censors… Read More
Daily Digest for November 16th
mdpeters New blog post: Laws of Power – 44 https://michaelpeters.org/?p=983 [obDADkenobi].
Laws of Power – 44
Disarm and infuriate with the mirror effect: The mirror reflects reality, but it is also the perfect tool for deception: When you mirror your enemies, doing exactly as they do, they cannot figure out your strategy. The Mirror Effect mocks and humiliates them, making them overreact. By holding up a mirror to their psyches, you… Read More
Daily Digest for November 11th
mdpeters New blog post: Daily Digest for November 6th https://michaelpeters.org/?p=981 [obDADkenobi].