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Who Are the Shadow Brokers?

Posted on By infossl
cybersecurity, cyberweapons, hacking, leaks, nsa, Security technology, vulnerabilities, whistleblowers

In 2013, a mysterious group of hackers that calls itself the Shadow Brokers stole a few disks full of NSA secrets. Since last summer, they’ve been dumping these secrets on the Internet. They have publicly embarrassed the NSA and damaged its intelligence-gathering capabilities, while at the same time have put sophisticated cyberweapons in the hands … Read More “Who Are the Shadow Brokers?” »

The US Senate Is Using Signal

Posted on By infossl
android, backdoors, cryptowars, cybersecurity, iphone, nationalsecuritypolicy, Security technology, signal

The US Senate just approved Signal for staff use. Signal is a secure messaging app with no backdoor, and no large corporate owner who can be pressured to install a backdoor. Susan Landau comments. Maybe I’m being optimistic, but I think we just won the Crypto War. A very important part of the US government … Read More “The US Senate Is Using Signal” »

NSA Using Cyberattack for Defense

Posted on By infossl
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

Posted on By infossl
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” »

CSIS's Cybersecurity Agenda

Posted on By infossl
cybersecurity, nationalsecuritypolicy, reports, Security technology

The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) published “From Awareness to Action: A Cybersecurity Agenda for the 45th President” (press release here). There’s a lot I agree with — and some things I don’t — but these paragraphs struck me as particularly insightful: The Obama administration made significant progress but suffered from two conceptual … Read More “CSIS's Cybersecurity Agenda” »