Android Nougat's new file-based encryption is a move in the right direction, but Google's efforts to achieve lock screen security are still six years behind iOS
Over the past few years we've heard more about smartphone encryption than, quite frankly, most of us expected to hear in a lifetime. Tweets: @matthew_d_green , @imgustavog , @steipete , and @csoghoi...
Snowden docs shed light on NSA's BLARNEY initiative that leverages “commercial partnerships” for spying; AT&T has surveillance equipment in at least 59 US sites
right here at home. http://theintercept.com/... Lorenzo Franceschi-B / @lorenzofb : So that building that I thought was a prison in lower Manhattan is actually an NSA listening post of sorts. http://t...
Hackers post malware allegedly from NSA-linked Equation Group in online auction; Wikileaks says it will publish the tools; Snowden tweets likely explanations
What, When, Where, How, Who & Why? Explained Here... Mike Masnick / Techdirt : Ed Snowden Explains Why Hackers Published NSA's Hacking Tools Darren Pauli / The Register : Shadowbrokers hack could be R...
FBI is investigating suspected Russian hack of DNC, which led to an email trove on WikiLeaks
includes personal email of staffer researching Manafort David E. Sanger / New York Times : As Democrats Gather, a Russian Subplot Raises Intrigue Nat Levy / GeekWire : Q&A: Cybersecurity expert explai...
Facebook Messenger's end-to-end encryption not on by default because of inability to store keys in browsers and the firm's reluctance to make big UX changes
Privacy nerds got some good and some bad news on Friday, when Facebook became the latest major company to embrace encryption … Tweets: @moxie and @csoghoian Tweets: Moxie Marlinspike / @moxie : @csogh...
Facebook Messenger's end-to-end encryption not on by default because of inability to store keys in browsers and the firm's reluctance to make big UX changes
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / Motherboard : Tweets: @moxie , @ncardozo and @csoghoian Tweets: Moxie Marlinspike / @moxie : @csoghoian I think what they've deployed is a huge first step that we shou...
Senate narrowly rejects a bill that would have allowed FBI to access browser history and email info without warrant; McConnell submits motion to reconsider vote
likely down the line as senators are away. http://twitter.com/... http://www.techmeme.com/... Ron Wyden / @ronwyden : Good news: Proponents of this fake, knee-jerk solution failed to get support. That...
A detailed report of a penetration test Palantir conducted; firm says issues are now resolved
Saturday, June 18, 2016 Tweets: Tal Be'ery / @talbeerysec : 1/ Smart defenders treat #RedTeam findings as a growth opportunity, and so we should treat @palantir leaked report http://www.buzzfeed.com/....
A detailed report of a penetration test Palantir conducted; firm says issues are now resolved
Saturday, June 18, 2016 Tweets: Tony Arcieri / @bascule : I strongly dislike @Palantir, but @BuzzFeed poking fun at them over Red Team results misses the point of Red Teams: http://twitter.com/... @mz...
Sources: Russian government hackers had access to computer network of the Democratic National Convention for about a year, stole opposition research on Trump
Russian government hackers penetrated the computer network of the Democratic National Committee and gained access to the entire database … Tweets: @philiprucker , @jason_koebler and @csoghoian Tweets:...