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Final Update -- 15 Jun 2018

Events: 1) Met with Stanford Midshipmen: discussed their futures in the USN and DoD. Stanford averages six midshipmen per year, two soldiers and this year, zero AFROTC cadets. 2) Attended book presentation on  Political Risk  by Dr. Condoleezza Rice and Dr. Amy Zegart (my boss at Hoover).  Authors discussed there book which was built from a class on the topic. 3) Trip to Idaho National Labs. Attended a three day conference discussing the cybersecurity of control systems in critical infrastructure. In short, we are owned, we must prioritize and execute. This has the power to half AF operations. 4) Meeting with Mr. Jim Baker (Director, ONA). This was the NSAFs second visit of the year with Mr. Baker. He was extremely interested in our groups insight into national security challenges. He later presented his perspectives on the "3rd Offset" to the Stanford class on Technology and National Security. His perspective is the first logical perspective I have seen ...

Books of April, May and mid June 2018

Kingpin: How one hacker took over a one billion  dollar  cybercrime underground  (Kevin Poulson). The  author analysis the efforts of Iceman and how he rose to become a powerful hacker leading to global nefarious activities. Eventually serving a 13-year jail sentence and will parole in Dec 2018. https://www.amazon.com/Kingpin-Hacker-Billion-Dollar-Cybercrime-Underground/dp/B00TJ3E2MQ/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1525196020&sr=1-2&keywords=kingpin Cyber Blockades  (Alison Lawlor Russel). The first book dedicated to the capability of cyber blockades. Ms. Russel defines blockade and exclusion zones as codified in law and applies them to the attacks on Estonia and Georgia. Truly excellent book! https://www.amazon.com/Cyber-Blockades-Alison-Lawlor-Russell/dp/1626161127/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1525196173&sr=1-1&keywords=cyber+blockades Agent in Place  (Mark Greaney) This fiction book follows the activi...