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The best defense is a good offense
The director of the NSA publicly stated that the best defense, when it comes to information security, is a good offense. More and more people are starting to draw a parallel between the Cold War arms race and the cyber arms race.
Don't trust Chinese telecom companies
Yes, that's what the American government is saying! And what about the manufacturers and the problem of spyware built into more or less everything coming out of China, what do we do about that?
The American banking system in the spotlight
The American banking system is apparently, once again, about to be the target of a large-scale attack. Some researchers have discovered that a Russian gang is working right now on an attack targeting customers of American banks. The article even explains part of how the gang operates, and suggests that a custom-made "packer" will be used to distribute malware aimed at bank users. Stay tuned!
The United States opposes the end of a free Internet?!
Last week, we talked about a conference aimed at increasing regulation of the Internet. Well, imagine that, the United States would apparently oppose such measures. The US representative even went as far as raising the possibility that non-democratic nations could use these means to spy on their residents. Back to reality: the United States has been engaged in such activities for several years... What are they really afraid of?