In Pictures: The biggest Internet security challenges of 2013
From the attack on privacy and Cryptolocker to Eric Snowden and the NSA, it's been a challenging year
11 Dec | View galleries
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Quick look: The NSA security quagmire
Big mess: FBI now looking at Edward Snowden's disclosures about the National Security Agency's broad monitoring of phone call and Internet data from big companies such as Google and Facebook.
17 Jun | View galleries
News about nsa
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NSA warns enterprises over TLS traffic inspection risks: do it once, and do it well
US spy agency issues an alert to enterprise organizations that decrypt TLS-protected communications as part of the security strategy.
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BlueKeep attacks hitting Windows PCs now, six months after Microsoft’s patch
Shutdown computers that aren't patched against BlueKeep flaw that Microsoft delivered a patch for in May, warns security expert.
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US warns everyone to use two-factor to counter rising Iranian ‘wiper’ malware threats
Cyberattacks emanating from Iran have prompted a warning from US officials to use two-factor authentication.
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US CERT BlueKeep warning: we got remote code execution
And that means someone else out there could too and compromise about a million vulnerable systems.
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After NSA and Microsoft, Australia’s top cybersec agency says to patch that Windows Bluekeep bug
The Bluekeep flaw has Microsoft and cybersecurity agencies worried.
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Cloud storage alternatives: Three ways to sync your own data securely and privately
Robert D Lonsdale, Jr runs his business from two computers in different states. He needs to keep files synced between them, but he would "prefer not to use a cloud service."
Lincoln Spector | 31 Jul | Read more
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How to use OpenPGP to encrypt your email messages and files in the cloud
Putting sensitive data in email messages or cloud storage should give you the heebie-jeebies, but a good dose of cryptography can give you peace of mind. Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) or its open-source implementation, OpenPGP, is the gold standard of encryption online, and when used properly, has the potential to thwart even the likes of the NSA.
Eric Geier | 22 Aug | Read more
Features about nsa
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Cyber after Snowden
How the Snowden leaks have contributed to the larger conversation about privacy and security.
Kacy Zurkus | 26 Oct | Read more
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Former NSA deputy director says Edward Snowden lacks courage
Thoughts from Chris Inglis, former Deputy Director of NSA, about whistleblower Edward Snowden’s reasons for leaking classified NSA documents
By Ira Winkler and Araceli Treu Gomes | 31 Mar | Read more
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Why are there still so many website vulnerabilities?
The cracks in the armor of most enterprise websites are many including recurring holes in OpenSSL, PHP, and WordPress and are largely due to a combination of extensive customizations paired with a shortage of testing and fixing of vulnerabilities when compared with that of long-standing commercial OS software.
David Geer | 20 Jun | Read more
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U.S. surveillance programs are killing the tech industry
The Information Technology & Innovation Foundation, ranked as the most authoritative science and technology think tank in the U.S. (second in the world behind Max Planck Institutes of Germany), has just released its latest report on the impact of the existence and disclosure of the broad NSA national and international spying programs.
Rob Enderle | 13 Jun | Read more
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Increased encryption a double-edged sword
The Department of Homeland Security may be complaining that encryption is interfering with their attempts to eavesdrop on criminals and terrorists -- but they're not the only ones inconvenienced.
Maria Korolov | 05 May | Read more
