Netherlands security company Black Box Security was raided by the Dutch Police and shuttered on suspicion of money laundering and operating a criminal enterprise. Black Box was the inventor of the Iron Phone and the Iron Chat app. Together, they were supposed to provide an unbreakable encrypted chat service. This service became a popular favorite among cyber and other criminals.
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We have entered the age of cyber war. Believe it or not, cyber war operations are going on right now in many places across the globe. Most of these operations are covert, and often hard to attribute directly to a particular nation-state or adversary.
Marc Cancian has written a gripping report titled Coping with Surprise in Great Power Conflicts. ...
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The best defense is a good offense. Especially if you are “defending forward.” So what does that mean?
The US Cyber Command has a new leader. Lt. Gen. Stephen G. Fogarty assumed command of U.S. Army Cyber Command on June 1, 2018. His mission is to make Cyber Command more aggressive in its response to cyber-attacks on assets in the United States. ...
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A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.
New to cybersecurity? Building a successful cybersecurity career begins with taking good foundational steps. In this ebook, two InfoSec professionals share their advice for those just starting out.
A la “Catch Me If You Can” Frank Abignale ...
Continue Reading →A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.09/14/2018 02:19 PM EDT
NCCIC warns users to remain vigilant for malicious cyber activity seeking to exploit interest in Hurricane Florence. Fraudulent emails commonly appear after major natural disasters and often contain links or attachments that direct users to malicious websites. Users should exercise caution in handling any email with a subject line, ...
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From former Senator Ted Stevens announcing that “the Internet is a series of tubes,” to the recent revocation of network neutrality to this current idiotic “bipartisan” idea (Senators Cory Gardner (R-CO) and Chris Coons (D-DE) announced the Cyber Deterrence and Response Act (S.3378) on August 23rd.) our elected officials prove over and over why lawyers in general and legislators specifically suck at tech.
It appears that these two gentlemen ...
Continue Reading →We know that the US government is spying on us. Just how deep the surveillance goes is a question that is hard to answer. If you are one of those people who thinks this surveillance is OK because you “have nothing to hide,” I suppose you could skip this article. But here’s my question – why do you get upset when your identity is stolen by a cyber-criminal, but yet you are unmoved when your own government does the same ...
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Who is Will McLauglin? The Campaign for Privacy? or Dennis Anon and Privacy.net?
I’ve been writing this blog long enough that I receive regular submissions for guest content, infographics and other sort of suggestions for article topics. As long as the submissions are legitimate and on topic, I am generally happy to post them. My next post is one of those times. My efforts at verifying the source has been an ...
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Your IT manager comes to you with a look on his or her face that is a combination of panic, shock, and depression. “We’ve been breached, and it looks like they got into the customer database, but I’m not sure how long they’ve been on our network, and what else they might have done.” Do you know what you need to do next?
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Have you ever wondered just what an attacker can do once they gain access to your computer? A 21 year old software coder is facing prison time for developing the ultimate Swiss Army knife of an “administrators'” tool-kit. This tool was sold to over 6,000 people through an extensive affiliate marketing network. Many of his customers were cyber-criminals who used ...