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YahooMail Is So Bad That Congress Banned It (UPDATED)

Posted on May 11, 2016 by Dissent

William Turton reports: Earlier today, reports surfaced about an email sent to House of Representatives staffers about ransomware. Gizmodo has obtained the email in full. According to the email sent in late April by the House’s Technology Service Desk, there has been an increase in ransomware attacks sent through Gmail, YahooMail, and other public email services. Ransomware…

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Teen hackers 30+ years later

Posted on April 17, 2016 by Dissent

Whatever happened to the teen hackers of the 1980s known as the Inner Circle? Matt Novak takes a look back and where two of them are now.

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Another intriguing development concerning Tiversa, Inc.

Posted on March 11, 2016 by Dissent

No, this site isn’t turning into a gossip rag. At least, I hope it’s not, but…. As I reported last week, Tiversa appeared to have been raided on March 3. Tiversa gave me a “no comment” when I asked them to confirm or deny that, and I’ve still gotten no response from Robert Boback, which in and of itself…

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Cybersecurity issues raised by GhostShell on International Women’s Day

Posted on March 8, 2016 by Dissent

The following commentary was contributed by GhostShell of Team GhostShell, in honor of International Women’s Day. Something has been bugging me for quite some time and I was planning on speaking about it publicly eventually but I suppose now is a good opportunity for it, too. While active all these years on the scene together with the…

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NSA Wants ‘Zero Day’ Process Kept Secret

Posted on February 20, 2016 by Dissent

Nicholas Iovino reports: The National Security Agency on Thursday defended hiding key details of its process for deciding whether to exploit or disclose software security flaws that make people vulnerable to hackers. The Electronic Frontier Foundation sued the NSA in 2014 for withholding records on the government’s handling of “zero days,” newly discovered security flaws…

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White House seeks its first ever chief information security officer

Posted on February 9, 2016 by Dissent

Danny Yadron reports: On Tuesday, the White House is expected to announce that it is seeking to hire its first chief information security officer, a role filled at many companies and local governments but one that has long been absent at the federal level, despite complaints for security experts and lawmakers. Read more on The…

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