The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 18, 2023

The ubiquity of smart surveillance systems has contributed greatly to public safety. We discussed how ABE is ready to help resolve some rather sticky privacy issues stemming from widespread digital surveillance – and also do much more. Here are my takeaways.

Encryption 264

Encryption Surveillance Internet Internet 264

Security Affairs

MARCH 2, 2024

Court ordered surveillance firm NSO Group to hand over the source code for its Pegasus spyware and other products to Meta. Judge ordered the surveillance firm to hand over the source code for its Pegasus spyware and other products to the social network giant. from April 29, 2018, to May 10, 2020).

Spyware 143

Spyware Surveillance Architecture Software 143

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

Experts from Amnesty International uncovered a surveillance campaign that targeted Egyptian civil society organizations with a new version of FinSpy spyware. The mobile version of the surveillance software in the first stage of the infection leverages the exploits to get root access. ” reads the Amnesty’s report.

Spyware 144

Spyware Surveillance Advertising Mobile 144

SecureWorld News

JANUARY 9, 2025

Limiting cyberwar funding Development of the Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture (JCWA) will be restricted until U.S. Reforming surveillance practices Proposals to restrict Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) were left out. Cyber Command. This omission continues to allow warrantless access to U.S.

Cybersecurity 107

Cybersecurity Manufacturing Surveillance Ransomware 107

Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

But web architecture is complex, and the consequence is that this is exactly the case. I am sure we all agree that we would not expect a privacy feature meant to protect from tracking to effectively enable tracking, and also accidentally allowing any website out there to steal its visitors' web browsing history.

Engineering 256

Engineering Architecture Surveillance 256

Malwarebytes

MARCH 12, 2021

Hackers were able to gain access to camera feeds from Verkada, a tech company that specializes in video security and physical access control, to demonstrate how prevalent surveillance is, reports say. It is also a metaphor used to illustrate surveillance technology. If you are a Verkada customer, no action is required on your part.

Hacking 112

Hacking Surveillance Computers and Electronics Accountability 112

CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 22, 2021

As the two nations are proposing a radical change to the internet architecture in coming years–referring to the internet surveillance taken up by China and Russia’s new RUNET, Jeremy said that UK needs to find new innovations to keep the prosperity and security of the country intact.

Surveillance 128

Surveillance Internet Internet Architecture 128

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 5, 2020

In 2015, the hacker who breached the systems of the Italian surveillance firm Hacking Team leaked a 400GB package containing hacking tools and exploits codes. The MosaicRegressor framework was developed for cyber espionage purposes, its modular architecture allows operators to perform multiple actions.

Firmware 145

Firmware Spyware Surveillance Hacking 145

Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 24, 2023

Permalink The post USENIX Security ’23 – ‘Sneaky Spy Devices And Defective Detectors: The Ecosystem Of Intimate Partner Surveillance With Covert Devices’ appeared first on Security Boulevard. Originating from the conference’s events situated at the Anaheim Marriott ; and via the organizations YouTube channel.

Surveillance 64

Surveillance Architecture Education Information Security 64

Joseph Steinberg

JULY 13, 2022

the firm’s Head of Security Engineering and Architecture, is quoted as saying that Apple “makes the most secure mobile devices on the market.”. Flip phones are not totally immune from government surveillance and action either.). Also concerning is the fact that in Apple’s Lockdown announcement, Ivan Krsti?,

Cybersecurity 258

Cybersecurity Artificial Intelligence Government Social Engineering 258

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

In November 2018, the Wall Street Journal reported that the US Government was urging its allies to exclude Huawei from critical infrastructure and 5G architectures. Huawei issued a statement on Wednesday denying any accusation, it “has never and will never covertly access telecom networks, nor do we have the capability to do so.”.

Manufacturing 145

Manufacturing Advertising Surveillance Architecture 145

The Last Watchdog

JUNE 10, 2019

Loucaides One type of common firmware vulnerability isn’t so much a coding flaw as it is an architectural soft spot, if you will. “They’re able to bypass protections for operating systems and bypass protections for virtualization, as well as bypass almost any of the other protections in the system.”

Firmware 233

Firmware Cybersecurity Technology Engineering 233

Security Affairs

MAY 30, 2024

Researchers spotted a macOS version of the LightSpy surveillance framework that has been active in the wild since at least January 2024. ” The plugins for the macOS version are different from those for other platforms, reflecting the architecture of the target systems.

Spyware 135

Spyware Malware Surveillance Mobile 135

Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 21, 2023

Permalink The post DEF CON 31 – Corynne McSherry’s, India McKinney’s, Daly Barnett’s, Kate Bertash’s ‘Reproductive Justice In The Age of Digital Surveillance’ appeared first on Security Boulevard.

Surveillance 45

Surveillance Architecture Education Information Security 45

CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 6, 2022

MIAMI–( BUSINESS WIRE )–Today, Cloudastructure , the award-winning cloud-based video surveillance provider, announced they’ve been shortlisted for four global Cloud Awards including: Cloud Innovator of the Year. Best Cloud-Native Solution. Best Use of AI in Cloud Computing. Security Innovation of the Year.

Surveillance 52

Surveillance Architecture Marketing Engineering 52

IT Security Guru

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Forbidden Stories, a Paris-based non-profit organisation that seeks to ensure the freedom of speech of journalists, recently announced that the Pegasus Project surveillance solution by the Israeli NSO Group selected 50,000 phone numbers for surveillance by its customers following a data leak. .

Mobile 79

Mobile Surveillance Government Architecture 79

Security Affairs

MARCH 11, 2025

At the same time, the growing threats of cyberattacks, including ransomware, phishing, and insider threats, highlight the need for continuous monitoring, automated compliance solutions, and robust security architectures to safeguard sensitive data during cross-border transactions.

Cybersecurity 70

Cybersecurity Artificial Intelligence Encryption Technology 70

CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 21, 2022

MIAMI–( BUSINESS WIRE )–Cloudastructure, the award-winning cloud video surveillance provider, has signed a Letter of Intent to purchase rapidly growing IoT cybersecurity company IPG. The terms of the deal are undisclosed. 84% of security professionals believe IoT devices are more vulnerable than computers.

IoT 52

IoT Surveillance Risk Architecture 52

Security Affairs

MAY 9, 2022

The modular architecture of the malware allows to extend its functionalities for multiple malicious purposes, including surveillance, reconnaissance, information theft, DDoS attacks, and arbitrary code execution. “All DCRat marketing and sales operations are done through the popular Russian hacking forum lolz[.]guru,

Cybercrime 100

Cybercrime Malware Surveillance DDOS 100

SecureWorld News

JANUARY 4, 2024

Future trends in User Activity Monitoring Today, the primary challenge in adopting employee monitoring solutions is their high cost, coupled with concerns about employee demotivation due to increased surveillance. These solutions should be lightweight and not incur significant additional ownership costs.

Data collection 122

Data collection Surveillance Artificial Intelligence Risk 122

Security Boulevard

APRIL 18, 2024

Furthermore, our seamless integration with leading security components such as Microsoft Defender for Endpoint and other EDR/XDR solutions ensures a cohesive defense architecture that maximizes efficacy, minimizes response times, and allows for unparalleled deployment flexibility and configuration.

Digital transformation 64

Digital transformation Architecture Cyber threats DNS 64

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

But Amnesty International’s technical investigators wrote a forensic report that came to a different conclusion: “This research has uncovered widespread unlawful surveillance and human rights abuses perpetrated using NSO Group’s Pegasus.” com, with a non-standard high port number and fourth-level subdomain like [link].

Spyware 126

Spyware Software Government Social Engineering 126

SecureList

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

This year, the use of surveillance software developed by private vendors has come under the spotlight, as discussed above. And now, we turn our attention to the future. Here are the developments we think we could be seeing in 2022. Private sector supporting an influx of new APT players.

Mobile 145

Mobile Surveillance Ransomware Government 145

Security Affairs

JULY 11, 2019

The implant analyzed by the experts contained binary files for ARMv7 and ARM64 CPU architectures. Of course, the samples can also record phone calls and record VoIP calls via popular apps, including Skype or WhatsApp. This is very important if we consider that iOS 11 is the first iOS OS version that does not support ARMv7 any more.

Spyware 111

Spyware Advertising Mobile Architecture 111

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

With higher speeds and expanded network capacity of 5G, there will be more data in motion than ever, this is undeniable and network architectures are being designed to meet the demand. While 5G creates extraordinary opportunities for people and businesses, it also introduces unique technical and security challenges.

Encryption 71

Encryption Mobile Architecture IoT 71

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 28, 2019

The scary part of the story is that a private surveillance firm was aware of the zero-day flaw since at least two years and is actively exploiting the SimJacker vulnerability to spy on mobile users in several countries. It also allows changing core network settings on their devices.

Hacking 111

Hacking Mobile Risk Advertising 111

Notice Bored

APRIL 20, 2022

When you acquire or provide professional services, how do you address the associated information risks? Professional services are information-centric: information is the work product , the purpose, the key deliverable.

Risk 72

Risk Energy and Utilities Computers and Electronics Telecommunications 72

SecureList

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

The second, an article published in 2024 by the Google Threat Analysis Group, described the business model of various companies that provide commercial surveillance solutions. The first, published in 2021 by Motherboard and Citizen Lab, shared the first evidence and indicators related to the software.

Malware 116

Malware Government Software Spyware 116

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Identifying Vulnerabilities The attacker begins by studying your system’s architecture and identifying specific patterns of memory access that can be manipulated to generate electromagnetic signals. This includes using biometric access controls, security personnel, and surveillance systems to monitor and limit who can approach these systems.

Risk 111

Risk Computers and Electronics Encryption Surveillance 111

Security Affairs

JULY 20, 2022

“These vulnerabilities could impact access to a vehicle fuel supply, vehicle control, or allow locational surveillance of vehicles in which the device is installed.” Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities may allow a remote actor to exploit access and gain control the global positioning system tracker.”

Manufacturing 100

Manufacturing Passwords Mobile Authentication 100

CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 20, 2022

MIAMI–( BUSINESS WIRE )–Shareholders entrusted Cloudastructure with $30 million via a RegA+ to expand their cloud-based video surveillance platform empowered with Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning analytics. As a result of that team’s efforts, Cloudastructure’s video surveillance platform now includes: People Detection.

Artificial Intelligence 52

Artificial Intelligence Surveillance Marketing Media 52

SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

The opening lines of the lawsuit say it all: "Defendants are notorious hackers—amoral 21st century mercenaries who have created highly sophisticated cyber-surveillance machinery that invites routine and flagrant abuse.". And Apple's Head of Security Engineering and Architecture was extremely blunt when he announced the lawsuit on Twitter.

Spyware 92

Spyware Surveillance Engineering Software 92

Malwarebytes

JUNE 11, 2021

Cloud providers keep data safe from physical destruction by keeping it in multiple places, and keep it safe from theft by investing in layers of physical security, like fences, guards, surveillance cameras, and biometric access systems.

Surveillance 117

Surveillance Insurance Backups Architecture 117

SecureWorld News

MARCH 10, 2022

And it might have been prepared for this moment, years ago, as a surveillance tool. It's easy to put surveillance on telecoms if you have a foothold," Kubecka said. There are reasons for Russia to avoid destroying all digital infrastructure. Advancing Russian troops need it to communicate.

Technology 97

Technology Internet Internet Telecommunications 97

McAfee

MAY 17, 2021

She’s bypassed laser motion detectors, swung from the ceiling to avoid floor placed pressure plates, and even performed some seriously intense acrobatics to slip through video surveillance mechanisms. Figure 2: XDR Logical Architecture. Figure 3: Traditional SIEM Architecture.

Architecture 78

Architecture Technology Artificial Intelligence Surveillance 78

SecureList

MAY 31, 2021

The Apple M1, a direct relative of the processors used in the iPhone and iPad, will ultimately allow Apple to unify its software under a single architecture. Just a few months after the release of the first Apple M1 computers, malware writers had already recompiled their code to adapt it to the new architecture.

Malware 139

Malware Adware Encryption Architecture 139

The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 19, 2021

I highly recommend reading Zuboff’s New York Times Book of the Year, The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for A Human Future At the New Frontier of Power as well as viewing Rifkin’s riveting speech, The Third Industrial Revolution: A Radical New Sharing Economy.

Internet 223

Internet Internet Cryptocurrency Software 223