Collaborate Disseminate
At issue is Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which authorizes snooping that some consider vital to security and others view as an out-of-control privacy threat.
The post House hurtles toward showdown over expiring surveillance tools appeared first on CyberScoop.
Continue reading House hurtles toward showdown over expiring surveillance tools
US National Security Agency appoints Dave Luber as its new cybersecurity director following the retirement of Rob Joyce.
The post NSA Appoints Dave Luber as Cybersecurity Director appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Continue reading NSA Appoints Dave Luber as Cybersecurity Director
Through a 2010 FOIA request (yes, it took that long), we have copies of the NSA’s KRYPTOS Society Newsletter, “Tales of the Krypt,” from 1994 to 2003.
There are many interesting things in the 800 pages of newsletter. There are many redactions. And a 1994 review of Applied Cryptography by redacted:
Applied Cryptography, for those who don’t read the internet news, is a book written by Bruce Schneier last year. According to the jacket, Schneier is a data security expert with a master’s degree in computer science. According to his followers, he is a hero who has finally brought together the loose threads of cryptography for the general public to understand. Schneier has gathered academic research, internet gossip, and everything he could find on cryptography into one 600-page jumble…
At the world’s largest industrial cybersecurity conference, Beijing’s operations targeting U.S. critical infrastructure was just one concern among many.
The post Confronted with Chinese hacking threat, industrial cybersecurity pros ask: What else is new? appeared first on CyberScoop.
We all know that we’re living in a surveillance state that would make Orwell himself shake his head, but it looks like at least one company in this space has …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: March 10, 2024
Russian threat actors APT29 are changing their techniques and expanding their targets to access cloud environments, members of the Five Eyes intelligence alliance have warned. About APT29 APT29 (aka Midnight Blizzard, aka Cozy Bear) is a cyber espionag… Continue reading APT29 revamps its techniques to breach cloud environments
NSA says Rob Joyce is retiring as cybersecurity director and will be replaced by David Luber, the current deputy director of cybersecurity.
The post NSA Announces Retirement of Cybersecurity Director Rob Joyce appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Continue reading NSA Announces Retirement of Cybersecurity Director Rob Joyce
Via a FOIA request, we have documents from the NSA about their banning of Furby toys. 404 Media has the story.
EDITED TO ADD: The documents are now on Archive.org.
Continue reading Documents about the NSA’s Banning of Furby Toys in the 1990s
General Timothy D. Haugh assumed command of NSA and USCYBERCOM on February 2, 2024, taking over the role from General Paul M. Nakasone.
The post General Timothy Haugh Takes Lead of NSA and Cyber Command appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Continue reading General Timothy Haugh Takes Lead of NSA and Cyber Command
It finally admitted to buying bulk data on Americans from data brokers, in response to a query by Senator Weyden.
This is almost certainly illegal, although the NSA maintains that it is legal until it’s told otherwise.
Some news articles.
Continue reading NSA Buying Bulk Surveillance Data on Americans without a Warrant