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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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SimJacker attack allows hacking any phone with just an SMS

Security Affairs

The scary part of the story is that a private surveillance firm was aware of the zero-day flaw since at least two years and is actively exploiting the SimJacker vulnerability to spy on mobile users in several countries. ” states the post.

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CISSPs from Around the Globe: An Interview with James Wright

CyberSecurity Insiders

The Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) certification is considered to be the gold standard in information security. Those doors lead to many different types of positions and opportunities, thus making the information security community dynamic and multifaceted.

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GUEST POST: How China’s updated digital plans impacts U.S. security and diplomacy

The Last Watchdog

Ambassador to Jamaica, Donald Tapia, cautioned the government from installing Huawei and ZTE 5G networks, but Jamaica’s needs for serious infrastructure improvements may not be able to compete with their security priorities. To site-step the bidding process, a Chinese bank offered to lend them a $124.7

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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 Presidential directive, driven by the National Security Council and crafted by the CIA, focuses on the possibility to carry out covert actions in cyberspace.

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