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Russian spies are attempting to tap transatlantic undersea cables

Security Affairs

The Register reports that the secret structures of GCHQ are part of the surveillance programme codenamed “CIRCUIT” and also refers to an Overseas Processing Centre 1 (OPC-1), while another centre, OPC-2, has been planned, according to documents leaked by Snowden. In the documents, the company is referred to as a “partner” codenamed Gerontic.

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Top VC Firms in Cybersecurity of 2022

eSecurity Planet

Founded in 2009, a16z already has an extensive track record of success, investing in over 500 companies and producing 160 exits. Formerly located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Greylock migrated headquarters to Menlo Park, California, in 2009. Insight Partners. Sequoia Investments. Also read : Top Cyber Insurance Companies.

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CIA covert operations likely behind attacks against APT34 and FSB

Security Affairs

” President Trump extended the powers granted to the CIA, which was involved in is offensive cyber operations along with surveillance and data collection activities. The hack of SyTech, a contractor for the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB), and the theft of data about internal projects.

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