Security News

Despite hacking and snooping fears, web surveillance legislation sails forward (ZDNet)
2016-06-08 12:11

Ukraine Separatists, Politicians Targeted in Surveillance Operation (SecurityWeek)
2016-05-19 10:24

US FISC approved all surveillance requests in 2015 (Help Net Security)
2016-05-02 19:51

The US Foreign Surveillance Intelligence Court (FISC) has approved every electronic surveillance request for foreign intelligence purposes it has received in 2015. As it turns out, such an...

US spy court didn't reject a single government surveillance request in 2015 (ZDNet)
2016-04-30 15:18

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...

UK Surveillance Bill Would Require Government Vetting of New Communications Technology (April 19, 2016) (SANS Newsbites)
2016-04-22 19:32

Secret UK surveillance policies leaked online (ZDNet)
2016-04-21 10:17

GCHQ Gets Involved in Mundane Surveillance Matters (Schneier on Security)
2016-04-19 18:39

GCHQ detected a potential pre-publication leak of a Harry Potter book, and alerted the publisher. Is this what British national intelligence is supposed to be doing?...

UK surveillance bill will force tech companies to disclose new products before they launch (ZDNet)
2016-04-19 15:02

Amazon has been selling surveillance cameras infected with malware (Yahoo Security)
2016-04-12 10:00