Five years ago, the NSA published 23 years of its internal magazine, Cryptolog. There were lots of redactions, of course. What’s new is a nice user interface for the issues, noting highlights and levels of redaction. Powered by WPeMatico
Month: December 2018
Kaspersky is reporting on a series of bank hacks — called DarkVishnya — perpetrated through malicious hardware being surreptitiously installed into the target network: In 2017-2018, Kaspersky Lab specialists were invited to research a series of cybertheft incidents. Each attack had a common springboard: an unknown device directly connected to the company’s local network. In … Read More “Banks Attacked through Malicious Hardware Connected to the Local Network” »
In an excellent blog post, Brian Krebs makes clear something I have been saying for a while: Likewise for individuals, it pays to accept two unfortunate and harsh realities: Reality #1: Bad guys already have access to personal data points that you may believe should be secret but which nevertheless aren’t, including your credit card … Read More “Your Personal Data is Already Stolen” »
Good essay on the security risks — to democratic discourse — of chatbots. Powered by WPeMatico
There are lots of articles about there telling people how to better secure their computers and online accounts. While I agree with some of it, this article contains some particularly bad advice: 1. Never, ever, ever use public (unsecured) Wi-Fi such as the Wi-Fi in a cafĂ©, hotel or airport. To remain anonymous and secure … Read More “Bad Consumer Security Advice” »
Earlier this year, the US Department of Justice made a series of legal arguments as to why Facebook should be forced to help the government wiretap Facebook Messenger. Those arguments are still sealed. The ACLU is suing to make them public. Powered by WPeMatico