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German State Abandons Microsoft for Linux and LibreOffice

The German state, Schleswig-Holstein, has decided to move away from proprietary software, such as Windows and Office, to open-source alternatives, including Linux and LibreOffice. The move is motivated by the need to "ensure that their data is kept s...
Apr 05, 2024
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White House Warns: Move to Memory-Safe Languages

The Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD) emphas...
Mar 04, 2024
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European Court of Human Rights Declares Backdoored Encryption Illegal

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has made a ma...
Feb 16, 2024
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FBI

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Dozens have been arrested in a king-sized global hacker crackdown. But it

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F.B.I. Informant Is Tied to Cyberattacks Abroad

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An informant working for the F.B.I. coordinated a 2012 campaign of hundreds of cyberattacks on foreign websites, including some operated by the governments of Iran, Syria, Brazil and Pakistan, according to documents and interviews with people involved in the attacks.

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Andrew Auernheimer

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A federal appeals court on Friday overturned the conviction of a prominent computer hacker whose imprisonment had highlighted a growing debate over whether the government is overreaching in its campaign against cybercrime.

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U.S. States Investigating Breach at Experian

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An exclusive KrebsOnSecurity investigation detailing how a unit of credit bureau Experian ended up selling consumer records to an identity theft service in the cybercrime underground has prompted a multi-state investigation by several attorneys general, according to wire reports.

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New NSA chief explains agency policy on

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In response to a series of questions posed before his confirmation hearing in front of the Senate Armed Services Committee, National Security Agency director nominee Vice Admiral Michael Rogers said that the NSA is working with the White House to create a process to determine what to do with zero-day vulnerabilities that the agency uncovers.

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Postmortem: NSA Exploits of the Day

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When I decided to post an exploit a day from the TAO implant catalog, my goal was to highlight the myriad of capabilities of the NSA's Tailored Access Operations group, basically, its black bag teams. The catalog was published by Der Spiegel along with a pair of articles on the NSA's CNE -- that's Computer Network Exploitation -- operations, and it was just too much to digest.

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Secure the Future of the Internet

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In 2014, President Obama should pursue policies guaranteeing an open, free-market Internet, write Peter W. Singer and Ian Wallace. Instead of waiting out the international blowback from Edward Snowden

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