Wednesday, September 23, 2015

The Top 10 Women Cyber Guardians You Should Know About

GovExec.comThe Top 10 Women Cyber Guardians You Should Know AboutGovExec.comAt the same time, NSA must also ensure the intelligence remains discoverable. A search "query ... "And the only reason that you are there is to help protect your colleagues, not to out them. ... Widely recognized for founding Microsoft's "bug bounty ...

Saturday, August 1, 2015

Windows 10: Microsoft under attack over privacy

The GuardianWindows 10: Microsoft under attack over privacyThe GuardianWindows 10 is under attack over default settings which users say compromise their privacy, just days after the operating system's successful launch saw more than 14 million installs in the first 24 hours. Hundreds of commenters on sites such as Hacker ...and more »

Thursday, June 4, 2015

Microsoft Gives Details About Its Controversial Disk Encryption

The Intercept - First Look MediaMicrosoft Gives Details About Its Controversial Disk EncryptionThe Intercept - First Look MediaIn addition, BitLocker's host operating system, Microsoft Windows, provides an algorithm for generating random numbers, including encryption keys, that is known to have been backdoored by government spies, and which the company's own engineers flagged ...

Friday, May 8, 2015

Why Google and other tech giants are creating tools for political dissidents

The GuardianWhy Google and other tech giants are creating tools for political dissidentsThe GuardianThese include Uproxy, a browser extension that helps users block attempts to spy on their web use, and The Guardian Project which creates apps that secure mobile devices against surveillance. How and why ... In the months following the NSA leaks, there ...

Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Bypassing The Password, Part 3: Freedom Compromised

InformationWeekBypassing The Password, Part 3: Freedom CompromisedInformationWeekSay yes to strong password protection and encryption. ... For starters, of course, there are Edward Snowden's revelations of the NSA's massive domestic spying campaigns on US citizens and companies, including the NSA's collection of biometric data from ...

Monday, April 27, 2015

Electronic Crimes Bill 2015: Big brother (and his brothers) are watching you

DAWN.comElectronic Crimes Bill 2015: Big brother (and his brothers) are watching youDAWN.comEdward Snowden says he didn't trust them, and that's why he did what he did: revealing literally terabytes of data about the National Security Agency's surveillance activities and capabilities, both foreign and domestic. ... video, photo and music as ...

Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Bypassing The Password, Part 3: Freedom Compromised

InformationWeekBypassing The Password, Part 3: Freedom CompromisedInformationWeekSay yes to strong password protection and encryption. ... For starters, of course, there are Edward Snowden's revelations of the NSA's massive domestic spying campaigns on US citizens and companies, including the NSA's collection of biometric data from ...