Schneier on Security

JANUARY 21, 2022

News article : It’s not clear whether the security flaws were intentional or not, but the report speculated that proper encryption might interfere with some of China’s ubiquitous online surveillance tools, especially systems that allow local authorities to snoop on phones using public wireless networks or internet cafes.

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Schneier on Security

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

That's why there is so much worry about Chinese-made equipment for the new 5G wireless networks. The reason these threats are so real is that it's not difficult to hide surveillance or control infrastructure in computer components, and if they're not turned on, they're very difficult to find.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 1, 2020

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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Schneier on Security

JANUARY 14, 2020

These insecurities are a result of market forces that prioritize costs over security and of governments, including the United States, that want to preserve the option of surveillance in 5G networks. First, the standards are simply too complex to implement securely. What's more, U.S.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 29, 2019

The company produces inexpensive smart home products and wireless cameras. . “Today, we are confirming that some Wyze user data was not properly secured and left exposed from December 4th to December 26th.” The incident was independently verified by the authors of the blog IPVM that focuses on video surveillance products.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 20, 2022

To catch them, administration policies on continuous surveillance and periodic assessments should be in place. It is also useful in assessing the security of wireless networks, as it can capture live, over-the-air wireless traffic. The discovered wireless packets can be imported into Wireshark and TCPdump. Aircrack-ng.

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