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Cell Phone Security and Heads of State

Posted on By infossl
china, eavesdropping, essays, iphone, nationalsecuritypolicy, phones, russia, Security technology

Earlier this week, the New York Times reported that the Russians and the Chinese were eavesdropping on President Donald Trump’s personal cell phone and using the information gleaned to better influence his behavior. This should surprise no one. Security experts have been talking about the potential security vulnerabilities in Trump’s cell phone use since he … Read More “Cell Phone Security and Heads of State” »

Russian Censorship of Telegram

Posted on By infossl
android, apple, censorship, cloudcomputing, iphone, russia, Security technology, signal, telegram, whatsapp

Internet censors have a new strategy in their bid to block applications and websites: pressuring the large cloud providers that host them. These providers have concerns that are much broader than the targets of censorship efforts, so they have the choice of either standing up to the censors or capitulating in order to maximize their … Read More “Russian Censorship of Telegram” »

Router Vulnerability and the VPNFilter Botnet

Posted on By infossl
botnets, essays, fbi, internet, malware, nationalsecuritypolicy, networksecurity, russia, Security technology

On May 25, the FBI asked us all to reboot our routers. The story behind this request is one of sophisticated malware and unsophisticated home-network security, and it’s a harbinger of the sorts of pervasive threats ­ from nation-states, criminals and hackers ­ that we should expect in coming years. VPNFilter is a sophisticated piece … Read More “Router Vulnerability and the VPNFilter Botnet” »

An Example of Deterrence in Cyberspace

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

In 2016, the US was successfully deterred from attacking Russia in cyberspace because of fears of Russian capabilities against the US. I have two citations for this. The first is from the book Russian Roulette: The Inside Story of Putin’s War on America and the Election of Donald Trump, by Michael Isikoff and David Corn. … Read More “An Example of Deterrence in Cyberspace” »

Russia is Banning Telegram

Posted on By infossl
backdoors, cellphones, encryption, jamming, russia, Security technology, securitypolicies

Russia has banned the secure messaging app Telegram. It’s making an absolute mess of the ban — blocking 16 million IP addresses, many belonging to the Amazon and Google clouds — and it’s not even clear that it’s working. But, more importantly, I’m not convinced Telegram is secure in the first place. Such a weird … Read More “Russia is Banning Telegram” »

Russians Hacked the Olympics

Posted on By infossl
attribution, disinformation, hacking, northkorea, russia, Security technology, sports

Two weeks ago, I blogged about the myriad of hacking threats against the Olympics. Last week, the Washington Post reported that Russia hacked the Olympics network and tried to cast the blame on North Korea. Of course, the evidence is classified, so there’s no way to verify this claim. And while the article speculates that … Read More “Russians Hacked the Olympics” »

Internet Security Threats at the Olympics

Posted on By infossl
cyberattack, dhs, internet, leaks, mcafee, northkorea, russia, Security technology, securitymonitoring, southkorea, sports

There are a lot: The cybersecurity company McAfee recently uncovered a cyber operation, dubbed Operation GoldDragon, attacking South Korean organizations related to the Winter Olympics. McAfee believes the attack came from a nation state that speaks Korean, although it has no definitive proof that this is a North Korean operation. The victim organizations include ice … Read More “Internet Security Threats at the Olympics” »

More on Kaspersky and the Stolen NSA Attack Tools

Posted on By infossl
backdoors, israel, kaspersky, leaks, nsa, russia, Security technology

Both the New York Times and the Washington Post are reporting that Israel has penetrated Kaspersky’s network and detected the Russian operation. From the New York Times: Israeli intelligence officers informed the NSA that, in the course of their Kaspersky hack, they uncovered evidence that Russian government hackers were using Kaspersky’s access to aggressively scan … Read More “More on Kaspersky and the Stolen NSA Attack Tools” »

Yet Another Russian Hack of the NSA — This Time with Kaspersky’s Help

Posted on By infossl
cyberattack, cyberespionage, hacking, insiders, kaspersky, leaks, nsa, russia, Security technology

The Wall Street Journal has a bombshell of a story. Yet another NSA contractor took classified documents home with him. Yet another Russian intelligence operation stole copies of those documents. The twist this time is that the Russians identified the documents because the contractor had Kaspersky Labs anti-virus installed on his home computer. This is … Read More “Yet Another Russian Hack of the NSA — This Time with Kaspersky’s Help” »