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  • By Gabriela Vatu
  • May 20th, 2014
The NSA Collects All Phone Calls in the Bahamas

The NSA Collects All Phone Calls in the Bahamas

It also does the same in an unnamed country whose name wasn't disclosed due to security reasons

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  • By Gabriela Vatu
  • May 14th, 2014
The World's Encrypted Internet Traffic Surges Since NSA Leaks

The World's Encrypted Internet Traffic Surges Since NSA Leaks

People are realizing how important it is to protect their privacy online in the wake of the NSA scandal

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  • By Gabriela Vatu
  • May 14th, 2014
IETF Seeks to Safeguard Internet Protocols from the NSA

IETF Seeks to Safeguard Internet Protocols from the NSA

Internet monitoring is deemed as anattack on users

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  • By Gabriela Vatu
  • May 13th, 2014
NSA Bugs Routers, Other Network Tools Before They Ship out of US

NSA Bugs Routers, Other Network Tools Before They Ship out of US

If your router has a "Made in the US" label, there's a chance you're being spied on by the National Security Agency

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  • By Gabriela Vatu
  • May 12th, 2014
Former NSA Chief Keith Alexander to Lead Cybersecurity Firm

Former NSA Chief Keith Alexander to Lead Cybersecurity Firm

Alexander will try to help the financial sector weather cybersecurity threats in his new job at a security firm

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  • By Gabriela Vatu
  • May 7th, 2014
NSA Mass Surveillance Killer Bill to Be Voted On

NSA Mass Surveillance Killer Bill to Be Voted On

The USA Freedom Act can kill NSA's surveillance programs

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  • By Gabriela Vatu
  • May 7th, 2014
Google Got Roped In NSA Project to Create Industry Security Framework

Google Got Roped In NSA Project to Create Industry Security Framework

Google had been working with the NSA on some projects

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • May 6th, 2014
Coded Message Posted on NSA Careers Twitter Account Quickly Cracked

Coded Message Posted on NSA Careers Twitter Account Quickly Cracked

The spy agency has used a simple substitution cypher

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  • By Gabriela Vatu
  • May 1st, 2014
GCHQ Was Begging the NSA for Access to PRISM and Metadata Collection

GCHQ Was Begging the NSA for Access to PRISM and Metadata Collection

The British agency tried to hide the extent of its access to data from overseers, but now it's all in the open

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  • By Gabriela Vatu
  • May 1st, 2014
Snowden: NSA Spies More on Americans than on Foreigners

Snowden: NSA Spies More on Americans than on Foreigners

Despite limitations, the NSA spies on Americans en masse

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  • By Gabriela Vatu
  • April 29th, 2014
NSA Admits to Keeping Some Heartbleed-like Bugs Secret

NSA Admits to Keeping Some Heartbleed-like Bugs Secret

The NSA has its own guidelines to follow on whether or not to disclose vulnerabilities to interested parties

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  • By Gabriela Vatu
  • April 26th, 2014
Verizon Tried to Fight NSA Phone Data Collection and Lost

Verizon Tried to Fight NSA Phone Data Collection and Lost

The court turned Verizon down as it tried to fight the metadata collection program, much like Yahoo did

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  • By Gabriela Vatu
  • April 23rd, 2014
NIST Removes NSA-Made Crypto Algorithm from RNG Recommendations List

NIST Removes NSA-Made Crypto Algorithm from RNG Recommendations List

Since no one trusts this algorithm anymore, NIST removed it

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  • By Gabriela Vatu
  • April 23rd, 2014
NSA Releases File Explaining PRISM

NSA Releases File Explaining PRISM

The NSA is not really sharing new information about PRISM

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  • By Gabriela Vatu
  • April 17th, 2014
Snowden and NSA Revelation Have Good Impact on Security Industry

Snowden and NSA Revelation Have Good Impact on Security Industry

We're starting to realize the importance of data security

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  • By Gabriela Vatu
  • April 15th, 2014
NSA Issues Suggestions on How to Avoid Heartbleed

NSA Issues Suggestions on How to Avoid Heartbleed

NSA's guideline doesn't really include earth-shattering data

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  • By Gabriela Vatu
  • April 14th, 2014
Obama to NSA: Disclose Zero Day Bugs Unless It's a Matter of National Security [NYT]

Obama to NSA: Disclose Zero Day Bugs Unless It's a Matter of National Security [NYT]

The NSA can use this as an excuse to hide bugs

 
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