surveillance
TrustyCon talks made available on video
As announced, the TrustyCon infosec conference, established by security consulting firm iSEC Partners, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and DEF CON and held …
RSA Conference attendees ambivalent about NSA tactics
Thycotic Software announced the results of a survey of 341 RSA Conference USA 2014 attendees, which found that fewer than half (48%) of pollees feel the NSA overstepped its …
What people think about passwords, email snooping and personal data
At the RSA Conference in San Francisco, Fortinet published new research that shows where Millennials and Gen-Xers stand in regards to passwords, online marketing practices, …
NSA and GCHQ targeted WikiLeaks and supporters
Newly analyzed documents from NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden’s trove point to the US NSA and the UK GCHQ targeting WikiLeaks, its supporters and other activists, and …
NSA snooping: MEPs table proposals to protect EU citizens’ privacy
The European Parliament should withhold its consent to an EU-US trade deal unless it fully respects EU citizens’ data privacy, says an inquiry report on NSA and EU …
How Edward Snowden’s actions impacted defense contractors
A new ThreatTrack Security study sheds light on the attitudes of a very exclusive group of IT and security managers – those employed by U.S. defense contractors – …
Hackers sue German government for helping NSA spy on its citizens
The Chaos Computer Club (CCC), Europe’s largest hacker association, and the International League for Human Rights (ILMR) are suing the German government for allegedly …
Canadian spy agency used free airport WiFi to track travelers
A new report based on documents provided by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden will make Canadians question whether the country’s electronic spy agency does, as it claims, …
Consumers care more about business data collection than government surveillance
TRUSTe released its latest U.S. Consumer Confidence Index, which shows that a high proportion of U.S. adults aged 18 and older are worried about their privacy online, online …
NSA collects 200 million text messages a day
As the world awaits US President Obama’s official announcement of his plans for an NSA reform, The Guardian disclosed details of yet another NSA bulk data collection …
Bruce Schneier briefs US Congress on the NSA
Well known cryptographer and computer security expert Bruce Schneier has been called in to brief six members of the US Congress. The group, consisting of Representatives Zoe …
Top 7 security concerns for 2014
AhnLab announced its “Top 7 Security Concerns for 2014”. Because AhnLab is immersed in the cyber trenches and the cloud, its team is very experienced monitoring …