Security News

NSA Hacked? 'Shadow Brokers' Crew Claims Compromise Of Surveillance Op (Forbes)
2016-08-15 16:36

The NSA and "Intelligence Legalism" (Schneier on Security)
2016-07-27 11:47

Interesting law journal paper: "Intelligence Legalism and the National Security Agency's Civil Liberties Gap," by Margo Schlanger: Abstract: This paper examines the National Security Agency, its...

The Facebook And NSA Paranoia Paradox (Forbes)
2016-07-26 10:31

Should Facebook And The Rest Of Silicon Valley Invoke More Paranoia Than The NSA? (Forbes)
2016-07-25 14:16

Interview with an NSA Hacker (Schneier on Security)
2016-06-29 11:29

Peter Maas interviewed the former NSA official who wrote the infamous "I Hunt Sysadmins" memo. It's interesting, but I wanted to hear less of Peter Maas -- I already know his views -- and more...

Germany Puts Spy Service on Tighter Leash After NSA Scandal (SecurityWeek)
2016-06-28 16:43

NSA Could Use Internet-Connected Medical Devices for Surveillance (June 10 and 13, 2016) (SANS Newsbites)
2016-06-14 18:41

NSA Using Insecure Word Macros (Schneier on Security)
2016-06-13 12:01

There's an interesting message in the documents about Snowden that Vice magazine got out of the NSA with a FOIA request. At least in 2012, the NSA was using Word macros internally...

NSA finally admits why it couldn't hack San Bernardino shooter's iPhone (ZDNet)
2016-06-10 20:26

Long Article on Snowden's Attempts to Raise His Concerns Inside the NSA (Schneier on Security)
2016-06-08 11:44

Lots of details that demonstrate that Snowden did try to raise his concerns internally before going public, and that the NSA lied about this....