This is the fourth and final installment of Drones and the Civilian Operator. If you missed the preceding installments, the First, Second and Third, are available to read. Think about it, if somebody were to have used terms like: “Counter-UAV Lasers”, “Hacker Drones” or “Invisible UAV’s” ten years ago, you would have called them nuts;…
Category: Technology
The Age of the Data Broker: Where Information is King
By Hammerhead Cyber crime is evolving as fast as the technology in which it exploits. Hackers no longer are content in just stealing your money outright; they have realized the real prize, the real pay dirt, is raw DATA. The criminals have realized that the new billionaires in the tech world are no longer the software and…
VetiGel: The Future of Stopping Traumatic Bleeding
If this get’s approved, it will save countless lives on the battlefield and on the mean streets….
RFID Microchips in Clothing (Part 2)
“I’d Rather Go Naked” Spyware vs. Spy Wear: Emergence of RFID Microchips in Clothing In part 1 of our story, we discussed how clothing manufacturers have started to embed RFID microchips into their apparel. These chips are sensors that cannot be turned off and — with readily available readers — can be used to track information about the consumer…
RFID Microchips in Clothing (Part 1)
They say “Clothes make the man”…what happens when “Clothes reveal everything about the man?” The Emergence of RFID Microchips in Clothing (Part 1) Imagine walking into a store you have never previously visited and a clerk walks up to you and asks, “How are those size 36 Dockers pants working out for you? Would you…
Mr. Robot’s Black Hat Bag of Tricks
Note: For all you Mr. Robot fans like myself who were looking forward to tonight’s Season Finale, bad news: 1 Update on 8/26/2015 at 5:01 p.m. ET: The season finale of Mr. Robot was scheduled to air tonight at 10 p.m. ET, but USA Networks announced just before 5 p.m. that it was holding the…
Acoustic Kitty: More Weird Cold War Spy-Gear
By Luis A. Mercado Ever wished you could talk to animals to find out what they know? Well, so did the CIA. During the Cold War, when espionage was the stage for many of the ways the U.S. and the Soviets tried to one-up each other, the latest project of choice was, “Acoustic Kitty”. “Acoustic…
Defeating Drone Surveillance (Part 3)
This is third installment of Drones and the CO. If you missed them or just want to review, here are the FIRST and SECOND installments. There is no doubt that the U.S. is fast becoming a “Surveillance State” similar to the ‘Islamic Bastion of Great Britain’, where there is currently one CCTV camera for every 11…
Guerilla “Drone-Craft” (Part 2)
This is the second installment about Drones and the CO. The first one can be read HERE. By Hammerhead As Drone (UAV) Technology grows, so will the expanding creativity in how to exploit it. Add to this the growing concern and at times, outright resentment, of how the Military and Local, State and Federal Law…
Rape Prevention: Understanding Personal Location Data on “Dating” Apps
Whether you are a female CO or have one in your life that you care about, this is very important information..the Predators out there are getting smarter and using cyber tools more and more to track, stalk and eventually rape or murder young women all over this nation. Knowledge is Power, let’s start using it….