Tag: National Security Agency
Firmware Weaknesses Can Turn Computer Subsystems into Trojans
Network cards, video cameras, and graphics adapters are a few of the subsystems whose lack of security could allow attackers to turn them...
Regulatory Roundup: Trump’s Cryptocurrency Proposals, IRS Changes Rule, China Quarantines Cash
In this roundup, we cover numerous cryptocurrency regulatory developments in the U.S., including President Trump’s crypto proposals, testimonies by the...
Venables, Gerstell and Geer to headline CSA Summit
The Cloud
Security Alliance (CSA) has announced the headlining speakers for the 11th
annual CSA Summit which is being held during the RSA Conference...
CIA Has Had Keys to Global Communication Encryption Since WWII
As the crypto and blockchain space investigates seemingly private solutions for payments and messaging, the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, or CIA, has had...
How the Crypto World Is Preparing for Quantum Computing, Explained
There are two main approaches to address the potential quantum threats: whether to create a quantum-resistant layer to an existing blockchain protocol to...
Microsoft Patches Windows Vuln Discovered by the NSA
The National Security Agency is publicly acknowledged for its finding and reporting of CVE-2020-0601, marking the start of what it says is a...
Cryptic Rumblings Ahead of First 2020 Patch Tuesday
Sources tell KrebsOnSecurity that Microsoft Corp. is slated to release a software update on Tuesday to fix an extraordinarily serious security vulnerability in a core...
New Orleans declares state of emergency following ransomware attack
New Orleans declared a state of emergency and shut down its computers after a cyber security event, the latest in a string of...
Translation mistakes that (might have) led to war
I don’t know exactly how the trend started, but a few years ago, overnight, “underground” Chinese restaurants became all the rage. By underground,...
NSA Report: Defensive Best Practices for Destructive Malware
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe National Security Agency (NSA)’s Information Assurance Directorate has released a report on “Defensive Best Practices for Destructive Malware”. The...
White House Under Cyber Attack!
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The White House has had several breaches of its physical security recently that have caused embarrassment and concern for the...
Are You Protected From Your Frenemies?
Reading Time: 4 minutesWe have the software to do a pretty good job of protecting ourselves from our digital enemies, the hackers who...