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Incident Response as “Hand-to-Hand Combat”

Posted on By infossl
cyberattack, cyberwar, nationalsecuritypolicy, nsa, russia, Security technology

NSA Deputy Director Richard Ledgett described a 2014 Russian cyberattack against the US State Department as “hand-to-hand” combat: “It was hand-to-hand combat,” said NSA Deputy Director Richard Ledgett, who described the incident at a recent cyber forum, but did not name the nation behind it. The culprit was identified by other current and former officials. … Read More “Incident Response as “Hand-to-Hand Combat”” »

NSA Using Cyberattack for Defense

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cyberattack, cybersecurity, edwardsnowden, nsa, Security technology, tradecraft

These days, it’s rare that we learn something new from the Snowden documents. But Ben Buchanan found something interesting. The NSA penetrates enemy networks in order to enhance our defensive capabilities. The data the NSA collected by penetrating BYZANTINE CANDOR’s networks had concrete forward-looking defensive value. It included information on the adversary’s “future targets,” including … Read More “NSA Using Cyberattack for Defense” »

Survey Data on Americans and Cybersecurity

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cyberattack, cybersecurity, fraud, reports, Security technology, trust

Pew Research just published their latest research data on Americans and their views on cybersecurity: This survey finds that a majority of Americans have directly experienced some form of data theft or fraud, that a sizeable share of the public thinks that their personal data have become less secure in recent years, and that many … Read More “Survey Data on Americans and Cybersecurity” »

Auditing Elections for Signs of Hacking

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auditing, cyberattack, cybersecurity, fraud, nationalsecuritypolicy, Security technology, voting

Excellent essay pointing out that election security is a national security issue, and that we need to perform random ballot audits on every future election: The good news is that we know how to solve this problem. We need to audit computers by manually examining randomly selected paper ballots and comparing the results to machine … Read More “Auditing Elections for Signs of Hacking” »

UK Admitting "Offensive Cyber" Against ISIS/Daesh

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cyberattack, cyberwar, iraq, isis, Security technology, uk

I think this might be the first time it has been openly acknowledged: Sir Michael Fallon, the defence secretary, has said Britain is using cyber warfare in the bid to retake Mosul from Islamic State. Speaking at an international conference on waging war through advanced technology, Fallon made it clear Britain was unleashing its cyber … Read More “UK Admitting "Offensive Cyber" Against ISIS/Daesh” »