Security News

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....

Former NSA and CIA director recommends managing consequences instead of vulnerabilities (TechRepublic)
2016-06-02 19:25

NSA whistleblower Snowden: Google Allo without default encryption is 'dangerous' (ZDNet)
2016-05-20 14:09

More NSA Documents from the Snowden Archive (Schneier on Security)
2016-05-17 11:18

The Intercept is starting to publish a lot more documents. Yesterday they published the first year of an internal newsletter called SIDtoday, along with several articles based on the documents....

How to evade the NSA: OpSec guide for journalists also used by terrorists (The Register)
2016-05-04 16:33

Documenting the Chilling Effects of NSA Surveillance (Schneier on Security)
2016-04-29 11:28

In Data and Golliath, I talk about the self-censorship that comes along with broad surveillance. This interesting research documents this phenomenon in Wikipedia: "Chilling Effects: Online...

Germany Replaces Spy Chief After Damning NSA Report (SecurityWeek)
2016-04-27 13:03