Kindle App Updated

The next web is reporting a new update for the Amazon Kindle app.

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What's New in Version 4.1
Kindle for iOS Version 4.1 brings new features to students (flashcards), multiple improvements to the reading experience based on customer feedback, and stability & performance improvements. 

NEW to Students
-Flashcards (print replica textbooks only): Students can now convert important terms from the X-Ray for Textbooks feature or their notes and highlights into flashcard sets for studying. Students can keep track of concepts or terms that have been mastered and those that need more practice, allowing them to improve their recall of the subject.
-Improved in-book search: Search in print replica textbooks is now faster and more powerful. Search terms based on the words in the book are suggested to students as they type. Results are almost instantaneous. Students will love the speed and convenience.

NEW to Readers
-Notebook Filters: Readers can now easily filter bookmarks, notes, highlights, and even specific colored highlights, making annotations much easier to find. Customers can also navigate directly to the annotated passages for context.
-Page Footers: Readers can now see page numbers or time left in book on the lower left page footer. Readers can switch between page #, time left in book or a blank footer by simply tapping on the text or empty area. A setting is available to turn off the page footer.
-X-Ray Update: Readers who want to go deeper into the story will appreciate the updated experience. X-Ray characters and terms can now be sorted by relevance, alphabetically, or in order of appearance in the book. 
-Dictionary Redesign: The Dictionary Interface has been updated for iOS7 and makes it easier for customers to switch between alternate language and purchased dictionaries.
-Stability and Performance Improvements

NEW to the Library – Collections multi edit capability
-Collections Refinements: From the library view, customers can now see which collections a book already belongs to and can add to or remove from multiple collections using multi edit. Readers will find it easier to manage their collections.

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Assumption of Breach: The New Security Paradigm

I was recently invited to participate in a closed Congressionally-mandated meeting of a dozen or more intelligence and technology experts to discuss what the research and development priorities of the U.S. Intelligence Community should be for the next 10 years. While a lot of ideas were tossed about and shot down, one of a handful that rose to the surface was the need to re-think our security paradigm from the long-standing one of trying to keep bad guys out of our networks to assuming that they're already inside. This is known in government circles as "Assumption of Breach". Debora Plunkett of the NSA's Information Assurance Directorate has said as much back in December, 2010. Price Waterhouse Coopers has been an advocate of that strategy as well. New startups are basing their entire business model on an Assumption of Breach focus. Such a strategy involves multiple new tactics but two are key: enhanced threat intelligence and how to prevent critical data from leaving your network.

My next book for O'Reilly Media "Assumption of Breach - the New Security Paradigm" will explore how we arrived at this point, the latest thinking from the U.S. Intelligence Community on this topic via interviews with former and current officials, and provide strategic advice on how companies should establish a ranking system similar to how the U.S. government classifies documents (Top Secret, Secret, Confidential, FOUO) and place appropriate security controls on their data.

Hopefully, the book will be completed and available for sale by the end of this year although the final decision on that is up to O'Reilly Media. If you'd like to stay up-to-date on how the book is progressing, when pre-orders are available, etc., just follow me on Twitter.

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Announcing the 2011 Russian Federation InfoSec Reference Book

THE 2011 RUSSIAN FEDERATION INFORMATION SECURITY REFERENCE

This book is a collection of special reports prepared by my company on the information security framework, training, techniques, and procedures of the Russian Federation Federal Security Service (FSB), as well as key labs and elite universities. We also provide coverage on key provisions of the FSB law and how it may be interpreted. The information was acquired through open sources on the Russian Internet (Runet) over a period of 12 months. Analysis was conducted by Taia Global’s veteran intelligence analysts who’ve recently retired from the U.S. intelligence community. This book is the culmination of many hundreds of hours of work. It contains findings that will be of use to corporate executives and their boards, law enforcement, intelligence agencies, and the military. It is unique in the marketplace and has been priced accordingly.


TABLE OF CONTENTS:

1. RUSSIAN INFORMATION SECURITY STANDARDS AND SPECIALTIES 
2. VORONEZH HACKING SCHOOL
3. RUSSIAN INTERIOR MINISTRY CYBER CRIMES DIRECTORATE (DEPT K)
4. RUSSIA STATE HUMANITIES UNIVERSITY (FACULTY OF INFORMATION SECURITY)
5. MOSCOW STATE INSTITUTE OF ELECTRONICS AND MATHEMATICS (MIEM) (DEPT OF APPLIED MATHEMATICS) 
6. MOSCOW ENGINEERING PHYSICS INSTITUTE (FACULTY OF INFORMATION SECURITY)
7. MOSCOW STATE INSTITUTE OF RADIO ENGINEERING, ELECTRONICS, AND AUTOMATION (MIREA) (FACULTY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - FACULTY OF CYBERNETICS)
8. MOSCOW STATE TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY (BAUMAN) (SCHOOL OF INFORMATICS AND CONTROL SYSTEMS)
9. THE ACADEMY OF THE FEDERAL SECURITY SERVICE RUSSIA (FSB) (INSTITUTE OF CRYPTOLOGY, TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATICS - IKSI)
10. FEDERAL SECURITY SERVICE (FSB) ADMINISTRATIVE CENTERS FOR INFORMATION SECURITY
11. FEDERAL SECURITY SERVICE INFORMATION SECURITY CENTER (FSB RF / VCH 64829 )
12. FEDERAL SECURITY SERVICE CENTER FOR ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE OF COMMUNICATIONS (16TH CENTER FSB / VCH 71330)
13. FEDERAL LAW: ON THE FEDERAL SECURITY SERVICE (FSB)

This reference book is 76 pages long with written analysis accompanied by maps, table data, and screen shots of supporting documentation. When ordering, remember to include your email address in the space provided for a message to the seller. A personalized copy of the book in .pdf format will be sent to the address provided within a few minutes of receipt of your order. Feel free to contact me with any questions or for quantity pricing.

To Order:

US$149.00

(Be sure to provide your email address for delivery of your .pdf book)

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The Next Edition of "Inside Cyber Warfare" - Coming Soon*

I'm very happy to report that my publisher, O'Reilly Media, has approved an updated second edition of my book "Inside Cyber Warfare: Mapping the Cyber Underworld". I'll be spending the next three months writing three new chapters and updating four of the original ones. New content will include research in the following areas:

• A detailed examination of cyberwarfare commands by nation state, including organization and capabilities
• An operational profile of Anonymous focusing on its campaigns, strategy and tactics
• The Peoples Republic of China's use of technology transfer of IP, both overt and covert.
• The Russian Federation's heavy investment in Facebook and other social media through its politically connected Internet entrepreneurs
• Plus guest essayists and a few other surprises

I'll be using this blog to keep everyone updated as to the book's progress so be sure to subscribe.

* I modified the title of this post because while I'm hopeful that the new edition will be out this December, it's really too soon to announce a date. 

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