Joseph Steinberg

JULY 17, 2023

Among the leaked data were briefings on domestic US terrorism marked “For Official Use Only,” a global counter-terrorism assessment document with the words “Not Releasable to the Public or Foreign Governments” on its cover, crew lists for ships, and maps and photos of military bases. Now that the government of Mali is administering the.ML

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Joseph Steinberg

DECEMBER 21, 2024

Australia recently enacted legislation to ban children under 16 from using social media a policy that the Australian government plans to enforce through the use of untested age-verification technology.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Enter the Texas Responsible AI Governance Act, or TRAIGA, with Texas's unique style of doing business—balancing innovation with accountability, consumer empowerment, and a good ol' dash of no-nonsense enforcement. Closing thoughts: Texas paving the way for AI governance? Texas means business.

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BH Consulting

MARCH 26, 2025

If there is one statistic that sums up the increasing pace of technological change, it might well be this. In a presentation titled Digital governance for boards and senior executives: AI, cybersecurity, and privacy , she called on her extensive experience advising boards on these areas. Where should they focus their attention?

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 10, 2025

This low-power technology is designed for edge and power-constrained terminal deployments in which conventional AI inferencing requires the compression of ultra-high-definition video for real-time processing. on the advancement of this LSI in relation to its proprietary Attribute-Based Encryption (ABE) technologies. TOKYO, Apr.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 18, 2025

Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned Chinese firm Sichuan Juxinhe Network Technology Co., government IT systems and critical infrastructure. government systems, including the recent targeting of Treasurys information technology (IT) systems, as well as sensitive U.S.

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Schneier on Security

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Amnesty International has published a comprehensive analysis of the Predator government spyware products. These technologies used to be the exclusive purview of organizations like the NSA. Now they’re available to every country on the planet—democratic, nondemocratic, authoritarian, whatever—for a price.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 18, 2024

To wrap up our 2024 year-end roundtable, we turn our attention to new technologies and trends that are emerging to help bridge the gaps. Enterprises must secure AI agents, adopt proactive data governance, and deploy AI-based security platforms. We can expect security teams feeling pressure to adopt new technology quickly.

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Schneier on Security

MARCH 1, 2021

Early in 2020, cyberspace attackers apparently working for the Russian government compromised a piece of widely used network management software made by a company called SolarWinds. The US government deserves considerable blame, of course, for its inadequate cyberdefense. Who is at fault?

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 3, 2025

This platform will allow European manufacturers to securely report cyber vulnerabilities, helping governments and businesses respond quickly to threats before they become full-blown attacks. Tech sovereignty: Reducing dependence on external players A major motivation behind this investment is to reduce Europes reliance on foreign technology.

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Lohrman on Security

MARCH 31, 2024

With global cyber threats and other international tensions growing, what scenarios should state and local governments consider when conducting exercises to test their people, processes and technology?

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IT Security Guru

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

As technology advances, so do the methods and motivations of those who seek to disrupt global stability. Cyber attacks can compromise critical infrastructure, financial systems, and sensitive government data. In today’s interconnected world, national security concerns have evolved beyond traditional military threats.

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Joseph Steinberg

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

He is also the inventor of several information-security technologies widely used today; his work is cited in over 500 published patents. He frequently serves as a cybersecurity expert witness , advises businesses and governments on information security matters, and has amassed millions of readers as a regular columnist for Forbes and Inc.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 16, 2025

Merrill said the different purveyors of these SMS phishing tools traditionally have impersonated shipping companies, customs authorities, and even governments with tax refund lures and visa or immigration renewal scams targeting people who may be living abroad or new to a country.

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Schneier on Security

MAY 24, 2024

The last ten years have seen a global market emerge for ready-made software that lets governments surveil their citizens and foreign adversaries alike and to do so more easily than when such work required tradecraft. The last ten years have also been marked by stark failures to control spyware and its precursors and components.

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Schneier on Security

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

But it risks giving the Egyptian government permission to read users’ emails and messages. The app also provides Egypt’s Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, which created it, with other so-called backdoor privileges, or the ability to scan people’s devices.

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Schneier on Security

MARCH 21, 2024

This mini-essay was my contribution to a round table on Power and Governance in the Age of AI. Given how transformative this technology will be for the world, this is a problem. It’s nothing I haven’t said here before, but for anyone who hasn’t read my longer essays on the topic, it’s a shorter introduction.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 3, 2025

Chinese company 360 Security Technology, also known as Qihoo 360, purchased Lemon Seed, according to its 2019 annual report. While VPNs are a useful way to achieve some privacy online, this report highlights the importance of due diligence when choosing a technology provider.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 24, 2025

There are two sides to this: 1) assessing a technology vendors cryptoagility efforts in your RFPs as a part of determining third-party tech supplier risk, 2) assessing a technology vendors capability to help you in your PQC migration as technology functionality you can use.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

broadband providers, including AT&T, Verizon, and Lumen Technologies. The breach granted these hackers access to sensitive communications and call records, focusing mainly on government officials and politically involved individuals. "We government and private-sector communications systems.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 6, 2025

government. This means that thousands of government contractors will soon be required to implement structured processes for identifying, reporting, and mitigating vulnerabilities, aligning them with U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) guidelines.

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Schneier on Security

JUNE 24, 2022

But that doesn’t mean there can’t be some governance system on top of the blockchain that enables reversals. But that’s nothing inherent in blockchain technology—that’s just a bunch of bad design choices bitcoin made. They still require governance. But the core technology is absolutely not useless.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 11, 2024

An analysis of their technology infrastructure shows that all of these exchanges use Russian email providers, and most are directly hosted in Russia or by Russia-backed ISPs with infrastructure in Europe (e.g. .” A machine-translated version of Flymoney, one of dozens of cryptocurrency exchanges apparently nested at Cryptomus.

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Lohrman on Security

JANUARY 14, 2024

What were the top government technology and security blogs in 2023? The metrics tell us what cybersecurity and technology infrastructure topics were most popular.

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Joseph Steinberg

MARCH 24, 2025

In this session, Steinberg will show you how you can improve your odds of staying cybersecure, no matter your level of technological sophistication. He will also discuss some of the newer ways that cybercriminals are using Artificial Intelligence for illicit purposes — and what that means for you.

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

The Government of Canada ordered the TikTok Technology Canada Inc. The government is taking action to address the specific national security risks related to ByteDance Ltd.’s s operations in Canada through the establishment of TikTok Technology Canada, Inc.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 18, 2024

To mitigate risks, businesses will invest in modern, privacy-enhancing technologies (PETs), such as trusted execution environments (TEEs) and fully homomorphic encryption (FHE). state privacy laws, the EUs governance of ethical AI deployment, and updated regulations in India and Japan. EU AI Act) demand proactive adaptation.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

Russia-linked group Storm-2372 used the device code phishing technique since Aug 2024 to steal login tokens from governments, NGOs, and industries. ” reads the report published by Microsoft Threat Intelligence. “Microsoft assesses with medium confidence that Storm-2372 aligns with Russian interests, victimology, and tradecraft.”

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Schneier on Security

JANUARY 7, 2025

From the Washington Post : The sanctions target Beijing Integrity Technology Group , which U.S. officials say employed workers responsible for the Flax Typhoon attacks which compromised devices including routers and internet-enabled cameras to infiltrate government and industrial targets in the United States, Taiwan, Europe and elsewhere.

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Jane Frankland

JANUARY 19, 2025

For us in cyber, how do we navigate these new digital threats especially when we layer in the rise of AI and deepfake technologies, and the stakes grow even higher? Deepfake Technology Amplifying Risks: The evolution and democratisation of deepfake technology have blurred the line between reality and fabrication.

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Schneier on Security

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

In 2018, Australia passed the Assistance and Access Act, which—among other things—gave the government the power to force companies to break their own encryption. The Assistance and Access Act includes key components that outline investigatory powers between government and industry.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 7, 2025

These technologies bypass signature-based defenses and mimic legitimate behavior, making detection more challenging. The exercise mirrored the sophisticated techniques observed in the recent attack on French organizations and government agencies, employing AI-generated malware with encryption and evasion tactics.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 18, 2025

Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned Chinese firm Sichuan Juxinhe Network Technology Co., government IT systems and critical infrastructure. government systems, including the recent targeting of Treasurys information technology (IT) systems, as well as sensitive U.S.

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Schneier on Security

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The modern representative democracy was the best form of government mid-eighteenth century politicians technology could invent. Indeed, the very idea of representative government is due to technological limitations. With today’s technology, we can vote anywhere and any time. Who has a voice in the government?

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 8, 2025

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and certified by accredited labs. We look forward to collaborating with industry partners and the government on consumer education efforts and implementation strategies." government by incentivizing companies to build products securely against established security standards."

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