FCC Lied About DDoS Attack to Downplay Opposition of Net Neutrality Repeal
"According to FCC emails disclosed by Gizmodo, the agency intentionally spread lies to gain sympathy for the net neutrality repeal." Writes Chief Technical Officer Alon Ganon. Follow Alon on Twitter at @ChiefGyk.
FBI Says Apple Are “Jerks” and “Evil Geniuses” For Making iPhones More Secure
In reports that have personally made me laugh out loud to the point of tears, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is very upset about Apple caring about their users' security and privacy when it comes to their iPhones. For
Israel Discovered American Breaches Caused by Russians
It is being reported by media agencies that US cyber breaches utilizing Kaspersky Lab antivirus software, used by 400 million people globally including US government agencies, was discovered by Israeli intelligence officials. Apparently two years prior Israel had breached the Kaspersky
North Korea’s New Russian Internet Connection
Internet analysts at Oracle, Dyn, and John Hopkins North Korea Monitoring Project (known as 38 North), have spotted a new connection in Internet routing databases for the North Koreans via the Russian, state-owned telecommunications company, Trans TeleCom around 5:38 pm
How to Disable the Intel Management Engine Backdoor – Courtesy of the NSA
Security Researchers at Positive Technologies have found a way to disable the Intel Management Engine (ME), a very widely hated component included in Intel CPUs implemented from Intel Core 1st to 7th generation CPUs (2006-2017). What is Intel ME? It’s a
It’s Time to De-Google Yourself: Email
With the privacy issues, of Gmail combing through your data and government being able to get into your email without your permission (seeing as it is a US company), not to mention the censorship Google has begun doing on YouTube,
Why You Need To Care Deeply About Internet Surveillance
Invading your privacy without your permission is essentially theft, yet it happens every day on the internet and without consequence. Large corporations, law enforcement, the government, and just about anyone who knows how to use the internet, can easily obtain
The WannaCrypt Ransomware Plague Was Just the Beginning
The collective known as "The Shadow Brokers," who previously leaked the infamous Windows SMB exploit which gave rise to last weekend's WannaCrypt ransomware plague, are back and ready to cause yet more damage. What is the Windows SMB? It's a file
Property Rights in the Age of the Internet
The debate on internet privacy, and what companies can do with our online information, was renewed recently, with the House passing a bill that would roll back the Federal Communications Commission regulations created by the Obama administration. The rules, that were