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Israel facing ‘increasing number of cyber attacks’

[In a total coincidence…] “Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said Israel was facing an increasing number of cyberattacks, just days after Washington issued a veiled warning to Iran over digital attacks on its interests. ‘Every day there are many attempts to infiltrate Israel’s computer systems. That’s why I established the National Cyber Directorate last year, which serves as an electronic ‘Iron Dome’ against computer terrorism,’ he added. He did not specify which systems had come under attack, nor did he say who was behind them.” Continue reading →

U.S. military prepares new aggressive rules to fight cyber war

“The United States faces a growing threat of a ‘cyber-Pearl Harbor’ and has drafted new rules for the military that would enable it to move aggressively against digital attacks, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said. Although he avoided the word ‘offensive’ to describe operations or capabilities, Panetta’s speech clearly implied that the military would be empowered to take the initiative in the cyber realm. Officials offered no further details, but as former CIA director, Panetta reportedly helped oversee an unprecedented cyber sabotage campaign that targeted Iran’s uranium enrichment program.” Continue reading →

Dallas mother sentenced to 99 years for gluing toddler’s hands to the wall

“A 23-year-old Dallas woman received a sentence of 99 years on Friday for charges related to beating her toddler and gluing the child’s hands to the wall. ‘Only a monster glues her daughter’s hands to the wall,’ Dallas County prosecutor Eren Price reportedly said during the hearing. The daughter, Jocelyn, is in the custody of grandmother, Ofelia Escalona, who is caring for her daughter’s four other children as well.” Continue reading →

Richmond County Sheriff’s Investigators Raid Wrong House, Hold Family At Gunpoint

“Investigators with the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office say they accidently served a search warrant on the wrong house, while looking for a suspected drug dealer in Burke County. Treat says she thought her family’s lives were in danger, she thought the officers were there to help, but she knew that wasn’t the case, when she says at, gun point, the police ordered her, her pregnant daughter, and her 3 year old granddaughter, to get on the floor. She says the officers searched her house for almost an hour, she says cussing, and calling her a liar, before realizing they had the wrong address. The house they were looking for was two doors down.” Continue reading →

Disabled Vet Labeled “Terrorist” For Investigating Cost Of Surveillance Cameras

“A 55-year-old disabled veteran was labeled a ‘terrorist’ by three county commissioners after he photographed security cameras at the Elbert County administration building in Colorado as part of an investigation, a designation the man claimed was retribution for him filing multiple open-records requests. Elbert County resident Don Pippin took pictures of the security cameras back in April as part of an open-records request that sought to discover the cost of the surveillance system.” Continue reading →

European Union wins Nobel Peace Prize

“While welcomed by European leaders, the award will have little practical effect on the debt crisis afflicting the single currency zone, which has brought economic instability and social unrest to several states, with rioting in Athens and Madrid. On the streets of the Greek capital, where demonstrators have burned Nazi flags to protest against German demands for austerity, the award was greeted with disbelief. The prize, worth $1.2 million, will be presented in Oslo on December 10. It was not immediately clear who from the EU would be there to collect the check and what it would be spent on.” Continue reading →

Greece’s biggest company Coca-Cola Hellenic moves abroad

“Greece’s largest company is to move its headquarters to Switzerland and list its shares in London, in a further blow to the struggling eurozone country. Shareholders, most of whom are abroad, will exchange their stock for shares in Coca Cola HBC AG, based in Switzerland. Most investors have already accepted the plan after long complaining about Greek taxes, according to Reuters. The company, in which The Coca-Cola Co of the US has a 23pc stake, bottles drinks in 28 countries from Russia to Nigeria.” Continue reading →

Texas Attorney General Missing the Mark on Medicare

Clint Stutts
formerly WeTexans.com
originally http://wetexans.com/texas-attorney-general-missing-the-mark-on-medicare/
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Last month, I attended the second annual Texas Tribune Festival on behalf of We Texans and spent the entire day in the Health & Human Services track. The opening session was entitled Texas vs. Obamacare, a discussion with Attorney General Greg Abbott. Greg Abbott has been a thorn in the side of the federal government on several issues lately and I find that highly commendable. In general, I have a lot of respect for anyone … Continue reading →