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On Chinese "Spy Trains"

Schneier on Security

Meanwhile, the chairman of China's technology giant Huawei has pointed to NSA spying disclosed by Edward Snowden as a reason to mistrust US technology companies. Even so, these examples illustrate an important point: there's no escaping the technology of inevitable surveillance. China denied having done so , of course.

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Snowden speaks about the role of surveillance firm NSO Group in Khashoggi murder

Security Affairs

Snowden warns of abuse of surveillance software that also had a role in the murder of the Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Officially the sale of surveillance software is limited to authorized governments to support investigation of agencies on criminal organizations and terrorist groups. COUNTRY NEXUS.

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Snowden Ten Years Later

Schneier on Security

In 2013 and 2014, I wrote extensively about new revelations regarding NSA surveillance based on the documents provided by Edward Snowden. Reading about the NSA’s hacking abilities will do that to you. Many have written about how being under constant surveillance changes a person. I wrote the essay below in September 2013.

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APT32 state hackers target human rights defenders with spyware

Security Affairs

The APT32 group has been active since at least 2012, it has targeted organizations across multiple industries and foreign governments, dissidents, and journalists. The APT32 also targeted peripheral network security and technology infrastructure corporations, and security firms that may have connections with foreign investors.

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Why ForAllSecure is a 2021 SC Awards Best Enterprise Security Solution Finalist

ForAllSecure

In this post, I will expand on why ForAllSecure’s Mayhem for Code is being recognized as a finalist in the Best Enterprise Security Solution and how a next-generation fuzz testing technology -- a decade in the making -- came to be a contender alongside names such as Checkmarx, Crowdstrike, Cybereason, and Darktrace.

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Why ForAllSecure is a 2021 SC Awards Best Enterprise Security Solution Finalist

ForAllSecure

In this post, I will expand on why ForAllSecure’s Mayhem for Code is being recognized as a finalist in the Best Enterprise Security Solution and how a next-generation fuzz testing technology -- a decade in the making -- came to be a contender alongside names such as Checkmarx, Crowdstrike, Cybereason, and Darktrace.

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Law enforcement agencies can extract data from thousands of cars’ infotainment systems

Security Affairs

Law enforcement and intelligence worldwide are buying technologies that exploit weaknesses in vehicle systems. Recently security the security expert researcher Sam Curry warned of vulnerabilities in mobile apps that exposed Hyundai and Genesis car models after 2012 to remote attacks. ” Forbes reports.