CIA ‘secret bulk collection program’ picked up some Americans’ data, senators reveal

Some data belonging to Americans was swept up in a secret CIA mass surveillance program that operated under atypical legal authority for such an operation, according to a letter released Thursday night by two Democratic members of the Senate Intelligence Committee. The unnamed program operates “entirely outside the statutory framework that Congress and the public believe govern this collection, and without any of the judicial, congressional or even executive branch oversight” that otherwise would apply, according to the letter from Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Martin Heinrich, D-N.M. The senators said the “secret bulk collection program” was authorized under presidential Executive Order 12333 from the early 1980s, which covers some activities of U.S. intelligence agencies. Many of the intelligence community’s surveillance programs are covered under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which involves a special court that secretly reviews requests for spying. The information released by the senators does not […]

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Smashing Security podcast #245: The Julian Assange assassination plot, and IoT toilets

While Julian Assange was killing time in the Ecuador’s embassy in London, the CIA were trying to dream up ways to kill him, and urine trouble if you put your trust in an IoT lavatory.

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Consider a Fraudulent bank website, would it violate all the aspects of the CIA triad or any one? [closed]

I believe it would violate all the three aspects due to following reasons:

Confidentiality: Since the website is obviously a scam, in case any person/user registers it, the data of the user would not be confidential or would be up for sal… Continue reading Consider a Fraudulent bank website, would it violate all the aspects of the CIA triad or any one? [closed]

Frank Calvelli joins Booz Allen Hamilton as Senior Vice President

Booz Allen Hamilton announced that Frank Calvelli, former Principal Deputy Director of the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), will join the firm as a senior vice president within the firm’s national security business. In this position, he will lead … Continue reading Frank Calvelli joins Booz Allen Hamilton as Senior Vice President

Accused CIA leaker Joshua Schulte allowed to represent himself at next Vault 7 trial

A U.S. judge ruled Monday that a former CIA software engineer accused of providing classified information to WikiLeaks will be allowed to represent himself at his next trial. Judge Paul Crotty, of the Southern District of New York, said in a July 26 decision that Joshua Schulte, a former employee at the Central Intelligence Agency, would be allowed to discharge his current legal representation, and waive his right to counsel.  Schulte is scheduled to stand trial again in October 2021, marking the second time he will face espionage-related charges for allegedly stealing details about U.S. hacking tools from the CIA, then transmitting that data to WikiLeaks. The result, prosecutors say, was the 2017 publication of the so-called Vault 7 files, a cache of data revealing the agency’s ability to compromise consumer technology like smart TVs and web browsers for espionage purposes.  The incident represented the largest leak in CIA history.  […]

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Qrypt Quantum Data at Rest app offers secure data storage with one-time pad encryption

Qrypt unveiled its Quantum Data at Rest (QDAR) application. QDAR provides one-time pad encryption as a data-at-rest solution for companies to secure important files, proprietary information and all mission-critical data. Qrypt’s technology allows busin… Continue reading Qrypt Quantum Data at Rest app offers secure data storage with one-time pad encryption

Veeam Government Solutions: Backup and protection of government mission-critical data

Veeam Software announced the launch of its new, federal government-focused subsidiary, Veeam Government Solutions. Veeam provides a single platform for modernizing backup, accelerating hybrid cloud, and securing data to 400,000+ customers worldwide, in… Continue reading Veeam Government Solutions: Backup and protection of government mission-critical data