U.S. state and federal law enforcement officials appear poised to tap into public concern over the terror attacks in France last week to garner support for proposals that would fundamentally weaken the security of encryption technology used by U.S. corporations and citizens. Link: Paris Terror Attacks Stoke Encryption Debate
Cracking Wi-Fi passwords, spoofing accounts and testing networks for exploits is all fun enough, but if you want to take the show on the road, you’ll want an easily portable rig. Enter Kali Linux and the Raspberry Pi. Kali Linux is an operating system built for network penetration testing. Link: Cyber Crew — “How To …
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As quickly as researchers discover ways to remove and block Remote Access Trojans (RAT) used for spying on mobile devices and computers, hackers are creating new spyware strains from previously discovered malware – and they are developing more advanced capabilities from the original malware. Link: Researchers discover morphed RATs capable of DDOS, phone log manipulation
It’s not surprising that in the wake of the Paris terrorist attacks last Friday, US government officials would renew their assault on encryption and revive their efforts to force companies to install backdoors in secure products and encryption software. Link: After Paris Attacks, Here’s What the CIA Director Gets Wrong About Encryption
It’s rare that we mention ISPs vigorously defending their customers against overstepping lawsuits, but here we are: Cox, which is being sued by a couple music producers, is going to lengths to point out that BitTorrent use does not automatically mean piracy. Link: ISP (Quietly) Acknowledges That BitTorrent Doesn’t Equal Piracy
