Security Affairs

APRIL 28, 2022

Instead, security tools recognize it as an authorized device and grant it access to the network – the attack tool raises no security alarms. Such tools, once only used by well-resourced agencies, such as the NSA, as revealed by Edward Snowden, are now readily available to anyone.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 25, 2020

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 30, 2018

While there are some famous cases and prominent names that are forever cast as whistleblowers — like Erin Brockovich and Edward Snowden — those cases are the exception. Edward Snowden , a U.S.-born About the author. Smaller, localized incidents tend to disappear after some time.

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The Security Ledger

AUGUST 7, 2019

Our guest this week, Dan Timpson, sees this first hand at the Chief Technology Officer at DigiCert, one of the world’s largest certificate authorities.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 26, 2019

Both Edward Snowden and John Gilmore noted that NSA might have deliberately weakened IPSec which means it can be compromised. About the author: Susan Alexandra. The restriction to UDP means it is easy to block. Firewalls can easily block it because it only communicates over UDP.

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Hunton Privacy

JANUARY 17, 2014

Department of Justice on January 17, 2014, President Obama addressed the call for reforms to government surveillance programs following disclosures regarding National Security Agency (“NSA”) activities leaked by Edward Snowden since June of last year.

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Security Affairs

MAY 31, 2021

Journalists from Danish broadcaster DR recently received a document titled the Dunhammer Report, which included the findings of an investigation conducted by the Danish authorities on the spying operation. link] — Edward Snowden (@Snowden) May 30, 2021. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 23, 2020

The popular US whistleblower Edward Snowden has been granted permanent residency in Russia, the announcement was made by his lawyer. The former CIA employee and National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden (37) has been granted permanent residency in Russia, his lawyer announced on Thursday. ” reported AFP.

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Troy Hunt

DECEMBER 4, 2017

If the logistics of this sounds confusing, check out the guidance around collaborating on Word documents with real-time co-authoring. The most impactful example of this is Edward Snowden persuading NSA colleagues to provide their credentials to him.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 17, 2020

On the opposite side, insider threats, unexpected and uncontrolled leaks are always lurking (whistleblowers like Edward Snowden, Bradley Manning and Joshua Adam Schulte are just prominent examples). About the Authors: Boris Giannetto and Pierluigi Paganini. The Original Paper containing the reference is available here: [link].

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Schneier on Security

JANUARY 31, 2018

The problem is that this authority also gave the NSA the ability to collect foreign communications and data in a way that inherently and intentionally also swept up Americans' communications as well, without a warrant. Weakening that wall is incredibly dangerous, and the NSA should never have been given this authority in the first place.

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