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2027 Budget Cuts Impact Linux Security Data Quality and Coordination
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Austria: Enhancing Military IT Security and Sovereignty with LibreOffice
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The Pirate Bay Reviews CloudFlare SSL Issues And User Privacy Concerns
The Pirate Bay to remove CloudFlare CDN soon after it gets its act straight, says TPB crew The Pirate Bay went live on 31st Jan, a day earlier than schedule but with the launch came concerns from users and die hard TPB fans regarding the use of CloudFlare content delivery network including its SSL service and lack of moderators on TPB.
Intelligence Agencies Use Stolen Data For Surveillance Purposes
The U.S. National Security Agency and its intelligence partners are reportedly sifting through data stolen by state-sponsored and freelance hackers on a regular basis in search of valuable information.
Google's New Experimental Grant Program For Vulnerability Research
Google has launched a new vulnerability research grants program, offering cash to top security researchers who want to investigate potential bugs - even if the flaws turn out to be nothing.
Encryption Tools' Role In Law Enforcement Challenges At State Of The Net
The debate over online anonymity, and all the whistleblowers, trolls, anarchists, journalists and political dissidents it enables, is messy enough. It doesn
Barrett Brown: 5-Year Sentence For Stratfor Hack And FBI Threats
Barrett Brown, who became a cause c
Insights On Congressional Awareness Of Cybersecurity In Films
What a strange time. Last week I was literally walking the red carpet at the Hollywood premiere of Michael Mann
NSA Operations Against North Korean Cyber Threats And Sony Attack
The trail that led American officials to blame North Korea for the destructive cyberattack on Sony Pictures Entertainment in November winds back to 2010, when the National Security Agency scrambled to break into the computer systems of a country considered one of the most impenetrable targets on earth.
White House Confirms FCC Authority Over Net Neutrality Regulations
The White House on Thursday said legislation was not necessary to settle so-called "net neutrality" rules because the Federal Communications Commission had the authority to write them.
NSA's Criticism On Dual_EC_DRBG Flaw and Its Cryptographic Implications
It was a mistake for the National Security Agency to support a critical cryptographic function after researchers presented evidence that it contained a fatal flaw that could be exploited by US intelligence agents, the agency's research director said.
Proposed Cybersecurity Regulations By Obama For Enhanced Privacy
President Obama used a speech at the Federal Trade Commission on Monday to call for a raft of new laws and reforms that would protect the privacy and online security of U.S. citizens and corporations.
FBI Director Confirms North Korea's Involvement in Sony Attack
North Korean hackers left footprints when they breached Sony Pictures Entertainment late last year, the director of the FBI said Wednesday.
U.S. Sanctions on North Korea Over Sony Hack Without Evidence
As the New York Times reports, the Obama administration doubled down on its recent allegation that the Democratic Peoples Republic of North Korea (DPRK) was behind the hacking of Sony Pictures, announcing sanctions on 10 senior North Korean officials and several organizations in response to the incident.
Senate Passes Cybersecurity Act To Enhance Infrastructure Security
The Senate passed a cybersecurity bill on Thursday to protect critical infrastructure. S. 1353, the Cybersecurity Act, permits the Secretary of Commerce to develop voluntary standards to reduce cyber risks to critical infrastructure, such as power grids.
Federal Court Demands Decryption From Apple And Google Under Law
The FBI has made it no secret that it hates Apple and Google's efforts to encrypt files in your smartphones and tablets. Now court documents have emerged showing just how far the Feds are willing to go to decrypt citizens' data.
NSA's Rogers Discusses Public Vulnerability Sharing Commitment
The National Security Agency (NSA) is only holding back a teeny, tiny number of code secrets, with director Admiral Mike Rogers promising the world the spook collective shares 'most' of the vulnerabilities it finds.
Snowden's Emails: Insight into NSA's Surveillance Methods
Six months before the world knew the National Security Agency
Examining NSA's Media Access Issues and Secrets in Operations
Longtime reporters who cover the NSA know that any time we ask the obstinate spy agency for information, we
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