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Mollitiam Industries is the Newest Cyberweapons Arms Manufacturer

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cyberweapons, hacking, key logging, malware, Security technology, spyware, Uncategorized

Wired is reporting on a company called Mollitiam Industries: Marketing materials left exposed online by a third-party claim Mollitiam’s interception products, dubbed “Invisible Man” and “Night Crawler,” are capable of remotely accessing a target’s files, location, and covertly turning on a device’s camera and microphone. Its spyware is also said to be equipped with a … Read More “Mollitiam Industries is the Newest Cyberweapons Arms Manufacturer” »

Apple Will Offer Onion Routing for iCloud/Safari Users

Posted on By infossl
anonymity, apple, cloud computing, Safari, Security technology, tor, Uncategorized

At this year’s Apple Worldwide Developer Conference, Apple announced something called “iCloud Private Relay.” That’s basically its private version of onion routing, which is what Tor does. Privacy Relay is built into both the forthcoming iOS and MacOS versions, but it will only work if you’re an iCloud Plus subscriber and you have it enabled … Read More “Apple Will Offer Onion Routing for iCloud/Safari Users” »

The Future of Machine Learning and Cybersecurity

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cybersecurity, machine learning, reports, Security technology, Uncategorized

The Center for Security and Emerging Technology has a new report: “Machine Learning and Cybersecurity: Hype and Reality.” Here’s the bottom line: The report offers four conclusions: Machine learning can help defenders more accurately detect and triage potential attacks. However, in many cases these technologies are elaborations on long-standing methods — not fundamentally new approaches … Read More “The Future of Machine Learning and Cybersecurity” »

Intentional Flaw in GPRS Encryption Algorithm GEA-1

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academic papers, algorithms, backdoors, cryptanalysis, encryption, Security technology, Uncategorized

General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) is a mobile data standard that was widely used in the early 2000s. The first encryption algorithm for that standard was GEA-1, a stream cipher built on three linear-feedback shift registers and a non-linear combining function. Although the algorithm has a 64-bit key, the effective key length is only 40 … Read More “Intentional Flaw in GPRS Encryption Algorithm GEA-1” »

VPNs and Trust

Posted on By infossl
privacy, risk assessment, Security technology, surveillance, trust, Uncategorized, vpn

TorrentFreak surveyed nineteen VPN providers, asking them questions about their privacy practices: what data they keep, how they respond to court order, what country they are incorporated in, and so on. Most interesting to me is the home countries of these companies. Express VPN is incorporated in the British Virgin Islands. NordVPN is incorporated in … Read More “VPNs and Trust” »

Andrew Appel on New Hampshire’s Election Audit

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auditing, scanners, Security technology, Uncategorized, voting

Really interesting two part analysis of the audit conducted after the 2020 election in Windham, New Hampshire. Based on preliminary reports published by the team of experts that New Hampshire engaged to examine an election discrepancy, it appears that a buildup of dust in the read heads of optical-scan voting machines (possibly over several years … Read More “Andrew Appel on New Hampshire’s Election Audit” »