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EU bodies agree on new EU export rules for dual-use technology

Security Affairs

European Parliament votes to tighten up rules for the sale and export of surveillance and encryption technology. The term “ dual-use ” refers to technology that can be used for both peaceful and military aims. The European Union this week agreed to tighten up rules for the sale and export of dual-use technology.

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Security Vulnerabilities in US Weapons Systems

Schneier on Security

From the summary: Automation and connectivity are fundamental enablers of DOD's modern military capabilities. For example, not all programs have been tested and tests do not reflect the full range of threats. It is definitely easier, and cheaper, to ignore the problem or pretend it isn't a big deal.

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Snowden Ten Years Later

Schneier on Security

It definitely had an effect on me. Chatting with Snowden on an encrypted IM connection, I joked that the NSA cafeteria menu probably has code names for menu items. Transferring files electronically is what encryption is for. Can it break the encryption on my hard drive? Definitely. There were so many code names.

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A Cyber Insurance Backstop

Schneier on Security

Observers do, however, have a pretty good idea who was behind the NotPetya attack because several governments, including the United States and the United Kingdom, issued coordinated statements blaming the Russian military. Future attacks are not likely to receive the same determination.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Going Passwordless

ForAllSecure

For example, here’s Jerry Lewis in a scene from a 1950s film, where he’s trying to break into a Nazi German military base. That's quite a narrow definition. When we travel, for example, to a different country, we have this thing called a passport, you know, this physical thing that we hold in our hands.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: The Hunt for Ghost #1

ForAllSecure

There is of course a lot of security around these digital releases, for example, there's watermarks, digital certificates, and even keys at the code, the encrypted copies of the films in specific theaters for specific periods of time. For example, Black Widow was not slated to run in China, at least not on the main screen.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Shall We Play A Game?

ForAllSecure

Often I would just use a screwdriver and break a toaster, for example, down to its smallest components, and then try and map out its circuitry. Okay a few more definitions up front. Yeah, I think there's definitely a well established Jeopardy style like flavor and style of capture the flag. Mechanical things. Electronic Things.