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Obama’s “independent” intelligence review group selected by DNI Clapper
After his speech about transparency and greater oversight over US surveillance programs, as well as the announcement about forming an “independent”, …
Exploring critical infrastructure security and government cyber security
Chris Folk is the Director of National Protection Portfolio, The MITRE Corporation. Folk oversees work program development and delivery to: the DHS National Protection and …
Obama defends surveillance programs, promises more oversight
Late last Friday, US president Barack Obama has held a press conference centered mostly on US surveillance programs, the details of which have been leaked, bit by bit, by …
NSA sysadmins to be replaced with computers
NSA director and commander of US Cyber Command General Keith Alexander has announced that the intelligence agency is planning to drastically scale down the number of its …
Secure mail providers close up shop to prevent govt spying
Texas-based secure webmail service Lavabit has unexpectedly closed up shop on Thursday, and the explanation given by owner and operator Ladar Levison is as follows: I have …
NSA tips off law enforcement, asks them to keep the practice secret
Just days after the NYT wrote about the NSA denying other federal intelligence agencies access to their surveillance tools comes the disclosure that a US Drug Enforcement …
Top destinations for cyber security pros
Semper Secure announced the results of its Cyber Security Census. Based on a survey of 500 cyber security professionals from 40 different industries across 43 states, the …
FBI announces cyberattack-reporting portal for private sector companies
The US FBI has launched iGuardian, an online portal for private sector companies that allows them to easily and consistently report to the Bureau any cyber threat or attack …
Snowden given asylum by Russia, leaves Moscow airport
NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden has been granted temporary asylum in the Russian Federation and has left the transit zone of Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport, RT reports. …
New leaks say NSA can see all your online activities
If you have followed the unfolding of the NSA surveillance scandal, you have probably heard the mantra “It’s only metadata!” repeated many times by US …
Syrian hackers target White House staffers, Reuters
The Syrian Electronic Army has been busy over the last few days, and has managed both to hijack the official Reuters Twitter account and to compromise personal email accounts …
FTC crackdown on “free gift card” scammers
The FTC has moved to shut down an international network of scammers that sent millions of unwanted text messages to consumers, using the lure of “free” gift cards …