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Internet Backbone Giant Lumen Shuns.RU

Krebs on Security

Lumen Technologies , an American company that operates one of the largest Internet backbones and carries a significant percentage of the world’s Internet traffic, said today it will stop routing traffic for organizations based in Russia. ru) from the Internet. More information can help, even as disinformation circulates.

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Surveillance of the Internet Backbone

Schneier on Security

Vice has an article about how data brokers sell access to the Internet backbone. This is netflow data. It’s useful for cybersecurity forensics, but can also be used for things like tracing VPN activity. At a high level, netflow data creates a picture of traffic flow and volume across a network.

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Transacting in Person with Strangers from the Internet

Krebs on Security

But when dealing with strangers from the Internet, there is always a risk that the person you’ve agreed to meet has other intentions. These safe trading places exist because sometimes in-person transactions from the Internet don’t end well for one or more parties involved. Nearly all U.S. Nearly all U.S.

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Are Internet Providers ‘Aiding and Abetting’ Crimes?

Security Boulevard

The internet was on tenterhooks over the question of whether the U.S. The post Are Internet Providers ‘Aiding and Abetting’ Crimes? The post Are Internet Providers ‘Aiding and Abetting’ Crimes? In particular, the Supreme Court was presented with an. appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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An Elaborate Employment Con in the Internet Age

Schneier on Security

They found that almost all the work Madbird claimed as its own had been stolen from elsewhere on the internet — and that some of the colleagues they’d been messaging online didn’t exist. […]. Their identities stitched together using photos stolen from random corners of the internet and made-up names.

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Hidden Anti-Cryptography Provisions in Internet Anti-Trust Bills

Schneier on Security

Two bills attempting to reduce the power of Internet monopolies are currently being debated in Congress: S. Reducing the power to tech monopolies would do more to “fix” the Internet than any other single action, and I am generally in favor of them both. 2992, the American Innovation and Choice Online Act ; and S.

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The Internet Reform Trilemma

Dark Reading

An "open" Internet faces challenges from autocratic governance models. Policymakers should instead think about creating an Internet that's equitable, inclusive, and secure.

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