leaks, Security technology, Uncategorized, whistleblowers
Neiman Lab has some good advice on how to leak a story to a journalist. Powered by WPeMatico
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nsa, privacy, Security technology, surveillance, Uncategorized, whistleblowers
2006 AT&T whistleblower Mark Klein has died. Powered by WPeMatico
cyberespionage, cyberwar, espionage, hacking, leaks, russia, Security technology, Uncategorized, whistleblowers
Now this is interesting: Thousands of pages of secret documents reveal how Vulkan’s engineers have worked for Russian military and intelligence agencies to support hacking operations, train operatives before attacks on national infrastructure, spread disinformation and control sections of the internet. The company’s work is linked to the federal security service or FSB, the domestic … Read More “Russian Cyberwarfare Documents Leaked” »
forensics, metadata, photos, Security technology, Uncategorized, whistleblowers
The Intercept has a long article on the insecurity of photo cropping: One of the hazards lies in the fact that, for some of the programs, downstream crop reversals are possible for viewers or readers of the document, not just the file’s creators or editors. Official instruction manuals, help pages, and promotional materials may mention … Read More “The Insecurity of Photo Cropping” »
Edward Snowden, nsa, Security technology, Uncategorized, whistleblowers
Someone hacked the Ecuadorian embassy in Moscow and found a document related to Ecuador’s 2013 efforts to bring Edward Snowden there. If you remember, Snowden was traveling from Hong Kong to somewhere when the US revoked his passport, stranding him in Russia. In the document, Ecuador asks Russia to provide Snowden with safe passage to … Read More “Ecuador’s Attempt to Resettle Edward Snowden” »
australia, conferences, Security technology, whistleblowers
Two speakers were censored at the Australian Information Security Association’s annual conference this week in Melbourne. Thomas Drake, former NSA employee and whistleblower, was scheduled to give a talk on the golden age of surveillance, both government and corporate. Suelette Dreyfus, lecturer at the University of Melbourne, was scheduled to give a talk on her … Read More “Speakers Censored at AISA Conference in Melbourne” »
breaches, courts, cybersecurity, disclosure, laws, Security technology, whistleblowers
Interesting essay arguing that we need better legislation to protect cybersecurity whistleblowers. Congress should act to protect cybersecurity whistleblowers because information security has never been so important, or so challenging. In the wake of a barrage of shocking revelations about data breaches and companies mishandling of customer data, a bipartisan consensus has emerged in support … Read More “The Importance of Protecting Cybersecurity Whistleblowers” »
espionage, leaks, nsa, Security technology, whistleblowers
In 2015, the Intercept started publishing “The Drone Papers,” based on classified documents leaked by an unknown whistleblower. Today, someone who worked at the NSA, and then at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, was charged with the crime. It is unclear how he was initially identified. It might have been this: “At the agency, prosecutors said, … Read More “Another NSA Leaker Identified and Charged” »
intelligence, leaks, Security technology, voting, whistleblowers
New York Magazine published an excellent profile of the single-document leaker Reality Winner. Powered by WPeMatico
email, encryption, pgp, privacy, Security technology, signal, whistleblowers
This should come as no surprise: Alas, our findings suggest that secure communications haven’t yet attracted mass adoption among journalists. We looked at 2,515 Washington journalists with permanent credentials to cover Congress, and we found only 2.5 percent of them solicit end-to-end encrypted communication via their Twitter bios. That’s just 62 out of all the … Read More “Journalists Generally Do Not Use Secure Communication” »