Security News

How Surveillance Inhibits Freedom of Expression
2018-11-26 12:54

In my book Data and Goliath, I write about the value of privacy. I talk about how it is essential for political liberty and justice, and for commercial fairness and equality. I talk about how it...

Israeli Surveillance Gear
2018-11-18 12:26

The Israeli Defense Force mounted a botched raid in Gaza. They were attempting to install surveillance gear, which they ended up leaving behind. (There are photos -- scroll past the video.)...

Western Digital expands surveillance storage and analytics portfolio
2018-10-24 01:30

Western Digital expanded its portfolio of data storage devices purpose-built for the surveillance market, introducing three new offerings: the industrial-grade 3D NAND UFS embedded flash drive...

Cisco Removes Default Password From Video Surveillance Manager
2018-09-24 10:53

A critical vulnerability recently patched in the Cisco Video Surveillance Manager (VSM) could allow an unauthenticated attacker to log in as root. read more

Critical Vulnerability Found in Cisco Video Surveillance Manager
2018-09-21 22:01

Cisco has patched vulnerability in its video surveillance manager software that could give an unauthenticated, remote attacker the ability to execute arbitrary commands on targeted systems.

Zero-Day Bug Allows Hackers to Access CCTV Surveillance Cameras
2018-09-17 21:13

Firmware used in up to 800,000 CCTV cameras open to attack thanks to buffer overflow zero-day bug.

Five-Eyes Intelligence Services Choose Surveillance Over Security
2018-09-06 11:41

The Five Eyes -- the intelligence consortium of the rich English-speaking countries (the US, Canada, the UK, Australia, and New Zealand) -- have issued a "Statement of Principles on Access to...

Triout Malware Carries Out Extensive, Targeted Android Surveillance
2018-08-22 14:58

The spyware’s surveillance capabilities are extensive, logging every call, text, photo, video and more, and sending the data to the attackers.

Battle lines drawn over US mass surveillance as senators probe NSA's bonfire of phone records
2018-08-06 22:34

Ding! Ding! Round three in blanket spying bout Analysis A fight has begun over another of the US government's mass surveillance systems – with two Senators raising questions about an unusual data...

Who watches Sony's watcher? Boffins poke holes in surveillance kit
2018-07-23 15:23

Command injection and stack buffer overflow flaws bedevil cam range Security researchers at Cisco Talos have found two serious flaws with Sony's network-facing surveillance kit, the IPELA E Series...