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A former National Security Agency contractor—who stole an enormous amount of sensitive information from the agency and then stored it at his home and car for over two decades—today changed his plea to guilty.
The theft was labeled as the largest heist… Continue reading Ex-NSA Contractor Pleads Guilty to 20-Year-Long Theft of Classified Data
We’ve heard this tale before. This time, it was mentioned by a congressional aide. Also, the NSA released Ghidra, a free reverse-engineering tool. Continue reading NSA might shut down phone snooping program, whatever that means
Robert Tibbo discusses being pushed to leave Hong Kong under pressure and efforts made to the Canadian government to grant refugee status to the “Snowden refugees.” Continue reading Snowden’s Attorney Urges Canada to Take in Whistleblower Helpers (Part Two)
Robert Tibbo discusses the challenges he and his clients face in Hong Kong as the government there targets both in a harassment campaign for aiding Edward Snowden. Continue reading Snowden’s Attorney Talks Govt Harrassment of Whistleblower Helpers (Part One)
Woman who helped hide Edward Snowden faces uncertain future and says she has no regrets. Continue reading ‘Snowden Refugee’ Has No Regrets for Helping Whistleblower
Happy Thanksgiving! The holiday may equate to a short work week in the US but there is certainly no shortage of news breaking about cybersecurity, privacy and the insider threat. The biggest cybersecurity news out last week had to be passage of the Cyb… Continue reading 11/19/18: Dtex, Insider Threat, Privacy News Blog: Trump Signs CISA Legislation; Defending Against Culture; Surveillance: Freedom’s Killer
The insider threat has been a challenge that government agencies have had to contend with since well before the days of Edward Snowden. While the fed has made significant strides in addressing the threat, there is still work to be done. Last week, we r… Continue reading 11/12/2018: Dtex, Insider Threat, Privacy News: Federal News Network Taps Dtex For Insider Threat Insights; Phishing, the Underestimated Insider Threat
If you are a regular reader of the Dtex Systems weekly news blog, you’re well versed on the string of insider threats and incidents that prey on the private and public sectors. The Waymo vs. Uber case and Anthony Levandowski highlight the insider … Continue reading 10/29/2018: Dtex, Insider Threat, Privacy News: Wyatt, Wilcox Provide Fed With Insider Threat Risk Reduction Advice; NIST Privacy Risk Framework Catching On
A former NSA contractor, who pleaded guilty to leaking a classified report on Russian hacking of the 2016 U.S. presidential election to an online news outlet last year, has been sentenced to five years and three months in prison.
Reality Winner, a 26-… Continue reading NSA Leaker ‘Reality Winner’ Gets More Than 5 Years in Prison
One of three problems found in an audit: two-person access controls haven’t been properly implemented at data centers and equipment rooms. Continue reading NSA hasn’t closed security windows Snowden climbed through