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” »
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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” »
There’s a really interesting paper from George Washington University on hacking back: “Into the Gray Zone: The Private Sector and Active Defense against Cyber Threats.” I’ve never been a fan of hacking back. There’s a reason we no longer issue letters of marque or allow private entities to commit crimes, and hacking back is a … Read More “Hacking Back” »
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” »
It’s really bad. The ticket machines were hacked. Over the next couple of years, I believe we are going to see the downside of our headlong rush to put everything on the Internet. Slashdot thread. Powered by WPeMatico
Good long article on the 2015 attack against the US Office of Personnel Management. Powered by WPeMatico
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” »
Interesting research from Sasha Romanosky at RAND: Abstract: In 2013, the US President signed an executive order designed to help secure the nation’s critical infrastructure from cyberattacks. As part of that order, he directed the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) to develop a framework that would become an authoritative source for information security … Read More “The Cost of Cyberattacks Is Less than You Might Think” »
Some minimal information about the NSA’s abilities to hack networks via submarine. Powered by WPeMatico
Last week, President Obama issued a policy directive (PPD-41) on cyber-incident response coordination. The FBI is in charge, which is no surprise. Actually, there’s not much surprising in the document. I suppose it’s important to formalize this stuff, but I think it’s what happens now. News article. Brief analysis. The FBI’s perspective. Powered by WPeMatico