<![CDATA[Just occurred to me that if we're at the "nation states attacking corporations" stage of cyberpunk dystopia, we're a hair's breadth from "corporations maintaining private militaries" stages, so that's rad.]]>Just occurred to me that if we're at the "nation states attacking corporations" stage of cyberpunk dystopia, we're a hair's breadth from "corporations maintaining private militaries" stages, so that's rad.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/0e3d2beb-8ac4-4d7f-93e2-c42ed4a623b5/just-occurred-to-me-that-if-we-re-at-the-nation-states-attacking-corporations-stage-of-cyberpunk-dystopia-we-re-a-hair-s-breadth-from-corporations-maintaining-private-militaries-stages-so-that-s-rad.RSS for NodeWed, 08 Apr 2026 13:36:52 GMTWed, 01 Apr 2026 13:26:30 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Just occurred to me that if we're at the "nation states attacking corporations" stage of cyberpunk dystopia, we're a hair's breadth from "corporations maintaining private militaries" stages, so that's rad. on Wed, 01 Apr 2026 13:35:24 GMT]]>@cR0w I guess I mean more visibility and materiel. Like if the US won't defend data centers, will companies start looking at drone and missile defense? Will it be commonplace for heavily armed units to occupy headquarters? I dunno, kinda spiraling here. But it seems to me that trillion-dollar companies aren't going to take barrages of missiles and drones lying down, and if their home country won't act on their behalf...

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/mttaggart/statuses/116329711159662601https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/mttaggart/statuses/116329711159662601Wed, 01 Apr 2026 13:35:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Just occurred to me that if we're at the "nation states attacking corporations" stage of cyberpunk dystopia, we're a hair's breadth from "corporations maintaining private militaries" stages, so that's rad. on Wed, 01 Apr 2026 13:29:25 GMT]]>@mttaggart@infosec.exchange ...eeeh. feels like we've been in a golden age for "PMC"s for a while now. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_private_military_contractors

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://plasmatrap.com/notes/akjncmybdlhttps://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://plasmatrap.com/notes/akjncmybdlWed, 01 Apr 2026 13:29:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Just occurred to me that if we're at the "nation states attacking corporations" stage of cyberpunk dystopia, we're a hair's breadth from "corporations maintaining private militaries" stages, so that's rad. on Wed, 01 Apr 2026 13:29:22 GMT]]>@cR0w @mttaggart maybe acqui-hire?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hulvr.com/users/gedvondur/statuses/116329687452222880https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hulvr.com/users/gedvondur/statuses/116329687452222880Wed, 01 Apr 2026 13:29:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Just occurred to me that if we're at the "nation states attacking corporations" stage of cyberpunk dystopia, we're a hair's breadth from "corporations maintaining private militaries" stages, so that's rad. on Wed, 01 Apr 2026 13:28:14 GMT]]>@mttaggart You mean as direct hires instead of their current contracting?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/cR0w/statuses/116329683023578013https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/cR0w/statuses/116329683023578013Wed, 01 Apr 2026 13:28:14 GMT