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How to tell the NSA to go &*$! itself

Posted June 17, 2013 - 4:27 pm

Want to get the spooks off your tail? You'll have to ditch your digital footprint and start over. Here's a quick primer on how to do it.
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And you thought the Cone of Silence was a joke [CARTOON]

Posted June 14, 2013 - 6:00 am

Thanks to the NSA, you can’t be too careful these days
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NSA whistleblower likely had easy access to classified data

Posted June 13, 2013 - 2:04 pm

Even low-level systems admins like Snowden often get very high-level privileges for normal IT tasks, security experts say.
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Edward Snowden's girlfriend is now the world's most famous pole dancer

Posted June 12, 2013 - 5:15 pm

What happens when your boyfriend rats out the NSA? You become Internet famous, whether you want to be or not. Good luck getting your privacy back.
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5 ways to celebrate WarGames’ 30th anniversary

Posted June 12, 2013 - 6:00 am

Relive the ultimate cinematic hacker classic with these WarGames-related activities
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What’s wrong with the NSA’s womb-to-tomb 24/7 surveillance

Posted June 10, 2013 - 6:41 pm

The spooks can see everything we do, hear everything we say, see everywhere we go. You got a problem with that? If not, you should.
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A database of U.S. espionage cases

Posted June 10, 2013 - 1:25 pm

What's the primary motivator for people to engage in espionage? The Espionage Database Project can tell you.
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Parsing PRISM denials: Could everyone be telling the truth?

Posted June 10, 2013 - 11:47 am

A number of theories are still available to make all the carefully worded statements and shifting facts sing harmoniously together today.
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Five tech things that have nothing to do with WWDC

Posted June 10, 2013 - 11:46 am

Five interesting things to check out that aren't related to what Just. Got. Announced at WWDC.
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Intelligence director Clapper slams media leaks, offers declassified PRISM explanation

Posted June 10, 2013 - 11:41 am

The Washington Post and Guardianlet a genie out of a bottle, and now the Obama administration's national security boss is making an effort to cram it back in.
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Debate rages over revelation of NSA spying secrets

Posted June 10, 2013 - 11:40 am

Debate continues to rage today over the bombshell revelations that the National Security Agency collects intelligence on individuals via telecommunications and social-networking sites. The uproar has the U.S. government and private companies admitting to some aspects of the surveillance, while vehemently denying others. A former CIA agent working for Booz Allen Hamilton has revealed himself as the leaker.
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You may kiss the bride and tweet a selfie [CARTOON]

Posted June 7, 2013 - 6:00 am

How social media is changing everything, including weddings; plus a wrap up of this week's top tech stories
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How NSA spies hack Google to find confidential information

Posted May 9, 2013 - 1:56 pm

You too can search like a spy.
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IT supply-chain security standard aims to prevent counterfeits, tampering

Posted April 18, 2013 - 10:59 am

Open Group's "Open Trusted Technology Provider Standard" backed by Cisco, IBM, NSA, DoD, others
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What happens in Spookland, stays in Spookland

Posted February 28, 2013 - 1:59 pm

The US Supreme Court has ruled that secret NSA spying on US citizens can remain secret -- probably forever.
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The CIA knows when you're hitting the gym

Posted February 11, 2013 - 2:56 pm

Raytheon's RIOT software makes it easy for spooks to follow your trail across Facebook, Foursquare, and other social networks. Paranoid yet?
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How to harden your RHEL 5 servers

Posted December 17, 2012 - 9:03 pm

Hardening tips for Unix systems have been issued for decades, but when's the last time you stopped to review how your servers stack up against the latest advice from the sages? Let's check out some of the recommendations provided for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and see what you might gain or lose by implementing them.
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NSA: Looking for a few good cybersecurity professionals

Posted November 14, 2012 - 12:00 pm

At a time when cyberattacks on America's critical infrastructure have increased 17-fold (between 2009 and 2011), the need for highly trained cybersecurity professionals is acute. However, 83% of federal hiring managers in a recent survey said it was extremely difficult to find well-trained cybersecurity professionals and a projected shortfall of 20,000 to more than 40,000 people is expected in the years to come.
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Who is tweeting from the NSA's parking lot?

Posted October 17, 2012 - 2:19 am

The open source intelligence platform Maltego shows the power of collating publicly available information.
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Big data, big problems -- and, maybe, a solution

Posted October 4, 2012 - 10:48 am

The era of big data is here. But better search tools can make it more useful for organizations and less risky for the rest of us.
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NSA's $1 trillion dollar cybercrime 'greatest transfer of wealth in history' loss estimates

Posted August 2, 2012 - 10:35 am

Loss totals derived from Symantec and McAfee, but researchers behind those numbers cry foul. Can we trust corporate-funded studies, and the NSA?
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The NSA at Defcon 20: Shock, then awe?

Posted July 30, 2012 - 12:12 pm

How did hackers respond to the head of the NSA attending - and speaking at - the 20th anniversary of their famous conference? Surprisingly, with open arms (literally).
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NSA wants hacker help and more control to 'secure' Internet

Posted July 30, 2012 - 11:00 am

National Security Agency head General Keith Alexander said at Def Con the NSA needs more control over the Internet structure. And he's hiring hackers.
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NSA has a file on every US citizen , says retired NSA whistleblower William Binney

Posted July 18, 2012 - 10:44 am

During keynote at Hackers on Planet Earth (HOPE) conference, NSA whistleblower Binney revealed details of NSA surveillance and dossiers.
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U.S. admits cyberattacks on Iran, others

Posted June 1, 2012 - 8:49 pm

U.S. officials finally acknowledged a years-long cyberwar campaign against Iran and other countries according to the NYT. The admission is no surprise, but hearing cyberwar is a real option (and a real risk) gives hackers an overt place on the global stage for the first time.
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