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NSA Attacks Against Virtual Private Networks

Schneier on Security

A 2006 document from the Snowden archives outlines successful NSA operations against "a number of "high potential" virtual private networks, including those of media organization Al Jazeera, the Iraqi military and internet service organizations, and a number of airline reservation systems.".

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When Your Smart ID Card Reader Comes With Malware

Krebs on Security

” The card reader Mark bought was sold by a company called Saicoo , whose sponsored Amazon listing advertises a “DOD Military USB Common Access Card (CAC) Reader” and has more than 11,700 mostly positive ratings. His site has even been officially recommended by the Army (PDF). Image: Militarycac.com.

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MY TAKE: DigiCert and Oracle partner to extend digital trust and scalable infrastructure globally

The Last Watchdog

Amazon had introduced Amazon Web Services in 2006 and Microsoft Azure became commercially available in 2010. Honoring data sovereignty Name any business use case: banking, retail, healthcare, government, military, entertainment, elections. Back in Silicon Valley, Oracle was playing catchup. Oracle launched OCI in October 2016.

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$10M Is Yours If You Can Get This Guy to Leave Russia

Krebs on Security

Cyber intelligence firm Intel 471 found that Internet address also was used to register the account “Nordex” on the Russian hacking forum Exploit back in 2006. That Bankir account was registered from the Internet address 193.27.237.66 Constella tracked another Bankir[.]com

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The Sky No Longer Has Limits: Female Fighter Pilots and the Combat Exclusion Policy

Unwritten Record

A special edition of “Air Force Television News” distributed the press conference to members of the military. After World War II, more women expressed interest in serving in the military and the act enabled them to serve as permanent, regular members of the armed forces during times of peace.

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James Reese Europe: America’s Jazz Ambassador

Unwritten Record

military as a lieutenant during World War I in the all-Black 369th Infantry Regiment (known as the “Harlem Hellfighters”), in which he served as a band leader. Europe’s concerts before audiences of French, British, and American military personnel was the birth of European interest in jazz music. First Lieutenant James R.

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Attackers behind Operation Oceansalt reuse code from Chinese Comment Crew

Security Affairs

The evidence collected by the security experts links APT1 to China’s 2nd Bureau of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) General Staff Department’s (GSD) 3rd Department (Military Cover Designator 61398), experts believe the group has been active since 2006 and targeted hundreds of organizations in multiple industries.