Schneier on Security

JUNE 6, 2023

In 2013 and 2014, I wrote extensively about new revelations regarding NSA surveillance based on the documents provided by Edward Snowden. I wrote the essay below in September 2013. I didn’t know either of them, but I have been writing about cryptography, security, and privacy for decades. It made sense. It wasn’t there.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 4, 2019

APT28 is a well known Russian cyber espionage group attributed, with a medium level of confidence, to Russian military intelligence agency GRU (by CrowdStrike). For example from 2017 to early 2018 APT28 used specific techniques such as: T1251 , T1329 , T1336 and T1319. Weaponization Timeline. Installation.

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KnowBe4

JUNE 6, 2023

A new, HUGE, very important, fact has been gleaned by Barracuda Networks which should impact the way that EVERYONE does security awareness training. CONTINUED] at KnowBe4 blog: [link] [Live Demo] Ridiculously Easy Security Awareness Training and Phishing Old-school awareness training does not hack it anymore. This is that fact: ".spear

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IBM Big Data Hub

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Although Creeper is the first known example of a worm, it is not actually malware. At the time, only about 60,000 computers had access to the internet, mostly at universities and within the military. The attack is an early example of social engineering and phishing. Thus the first computer worm was born.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

The internet is fraught with peril these days, but nothing strikes more fear into users and IT security pros than the threat of ransomware. Screenshot example. Expanding on what a ransomware attack looks like, here is an example of how Locky would appear on your desktop. Also Read: Best Encryption Tools & Software for 2021.

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Data Matters

JUNE 25, 2018

For example, in 2013, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) partnered with Microsoft to disrupt more than 1,400 Citadel botnets. As Data Matters had previously noted, the elimination of the White House Cybersecurity Coordinator appeared to mark a sharp departure from the policies of the prior Administration. Botnet Report.

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ForAllSecure

MARCH 1, 2022

Vamosi: One sunny morning in 2013. SO I only mention Ross Ulbricht in talks because I use him as an example of an Operation Security, or OpSec failure. Operational Security is typically a military process. In 2013, we only knew that someone calling themselves Dread Pirate Roberts was running the site.

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Data Matters

APRIL 23, 2018

Recent guidance from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on disclosure and enforcement actions by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) make clear that cybersecurity is no longer a niche topic, but a concern significant enough to warrant the oversight of corporate boards of directors. Designing an Enterprise-Level Approach.

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