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Interview with the Head of the NSA’s Research Directorate

Schneier on Security

MIT Technology Review published an interview with Gil Herrera, the new head of the NSA’s Research Directorate. NSA views the kind of “vast access and collection” that it talks about internally as both an achievement and its own set of problems.

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Cybersecurity for the Public Interest

Schneier on Security

It's an impassioned debate, acrimonious at times, but there are real technologies that can be brought to bear on the problem: key-escrow technologies, code obfuscation technologies, and backdoors with different properties. Public-interest technology isn't new. We need public-interest technologists.

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Cybersecurity for the Public Interest

Schneier on Security

It's an impassioned debate, acrimonious at times, but there are real technologies that can be brought to bear on the problem: key-escrow technologies, code obfuscation technologies, and backdoors with different properties. Public-interest technology isn't new. We need public-interest technologists.

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GUEST ESSAY: Top 5 cyber exposures tied to the rising use of international remote workforces

The Last Watchdog

While most governments won’t likely do anything nefarious with this information, it does heighten the risk of a data breach. Surveillance gives cybercriminals another potential point of entry to see or steal your data. In some countries, government agencies may monitor your employees’ web activity.

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The Rise of an Overlooked Crime – Cyberstalking

Security Affairs

These evils include hacking, identity theft, online surveillance, and cyberstalking. We all know the dangers associated with hacking, identity theft, and internet surveillance, thanks to Facebook and other social networking platforms. This means that any private data saved on your phone can be seen and taken over by the hacker.

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Top VC Firms in Cybersecurity of 2022

eSecurity Planet

As a leading VC, BVP offers budding companies plenty to consider, with a set of roadmaps and tools for today’s technologies and market complexities. Notable cybersecurity exits for the company include AVG Technologies, Cognitive Security, OpenDNS, and Carbon Black. Also read : Addressing Remote Desktop Attacks and Security.

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Cybersecurity & Artificial Intelligence (AI) – a view from the EU Rear Window, Part II

McAfee

The goal of the Parliament is to facilitate the development of AI technologies by implementing a single European market for AI and removing barriers to the deployment of AI, including through the principle of mutual recognition with regards to the cross-border use of smart products. Ultimately, AI may become the next big privacy trend.