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We protect the communications of companies, NGOs, and governments worldwide with premium security products. For absolute mobile privacy, use Silent Phone.
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Joined April 2012
Maybe some records just shouldn't be electronic... #security #cyber #infosec
https://t.co/wAxZ1DUeWS (by @zsk for @bbctech)
bbc.com
Stolen data appears to have included personal identification records and notes about therapy sessions.
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Keep secure communications top of mind when embracing work from home. https://t.co/fRBQIrESz9 (@bbc)
bbc.com
The programme will offer "unprecedented flexibility" to 80,000 workers in Japan, says Fujitsu.
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Sometimes, maybe more often than you would expect, mobile security is a matter of life or death. #security #mobilesecurity #infosec #cybersecurity
https://t.co/RCtSnwJQOF (by @dnvolz for @reuters in 2016)
reuters.com
A hacking group linked to the Russian government and high-profile cyber attacks against Democrats during the U.S. presidential election likely used a malware implant on Android devices to track and...
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The good thing about WeChat is that it works in China. The bad is that you're handing over all your secrets. The really ugly is, apparently, you're helping them to better censor their own people. #privacy #security
https://t.co/tJSdw0Hq42 (by @caparsons et al. for @citizenlab)
citizenlab.ca
WeChat communications conducted entirely among non-China-registered accounts are subject to pervasive content surveillance that was previously thought to be exclusively reserved for China-registered...
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If some guy you don't know calls you about important business, hang up, look up the number yourself, and call him back. It's the only way to be sure if you're not using a secure communications channel. #security #infosec #cybersecurity
https://t.co/CuQNNLJk49 (by @briankrebs)
krebsonsecurity.com
Many security-conscious people probably think they'd never fall for a phone-based phishing scam. But if your response to such a scam involves anything other than hanging up and calling back the...
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We have to be careful to preserve our most important values, such as #privacy, in spite of #covid19. https://t.co/3Bfc9D5nWy
onezero.medium.com
At least 30 countries are ramping up surveillance to combat the coronavirus
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End-to-end encrypted email is notoriously hard to use securely. Fortunately, end-to-end encrypted messaging is simple to use and is far more secure. #crypto #security #privacy #infosec
https://t.co/1NOkeh907Y
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Here's the draft Bluetooth specification for contact tracing. https://t.co/wamtRV2tt5
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Here's the draft iOS Framework API for contact tracing. https://t.co/WecLbTPQ89
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Here's the draft of the "Android Contact Tracing API". https://t.co/JwYD44SbAz
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Here's the draft #crypto specification for "Privacy-Preserving Contact Tracing". https://t.co/rcs5MyZHoB
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Apple and Google are working together on APIs and operating system support for contact tracing. We hope that even in these troubled times, #privacy is preserved, and people remain in control of their sensitive information. #security #covid19 #covidー19 https://t.co/86RuNak92h
blog.google
A joint effort to enable the use of Bluetooth technology to help governments and health agencies reduce the spread of the virus.
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Personal communication can leak company secrets. Small things like where you'll be when and who you'll be meeting can be a big help to attackers. Encourage your team to always use secure tools. #privacy #security #infosec
https://t.co/jxIfYHGmrc (by @ashleyrcarman for @verge)
theverge.com
A relationship maintenance app.
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You can now require your eyes to be open for face unlock to work on Google's Pixel 4. Be sure to set that switch. No good can come from unlocking for the sleeping or dead. #security #privacy #cyber #cybersecurity #infosec
https://t.co/0lsHQHfNGD (by @thisisfoxx for @bbc)
bbc.com
A security concern with the Pixel 4 Face Unlock feature is patched, five months after launch.
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Good on @microsoft for buying corp dot com. It was the default domain for old MS software. Tons of poorly configured networks leak credentials there. Better that the bad guys don't get it. #security #cyber #cybersecurity #infosec
https://t.co/lObmlXxMJO (by @briankrebs)
krebsonsecurity.com
In February, KrebsOnSecurity told the story of a private citizen auctioning off the dangerous domain corp.com for the starting price of $1.7 million. Domain experts called corp.com dangerous because...
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Bad guys will steal your phone number to steal your accounts. It's nuts that providers still treat a phone number as a security token. Be sure to protect yourself. #security #cyber #cybersecurity #infosec
https://t.co/Ta4o8yGE4h (by @lorenzofb for @motherboard @vice)
vice.com
Even after being warned by researchers, some companies still haven’t fixed systems that make it easy for hackers to take over accounts.
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On 1 April 2020 tons of internet traffic was wrongly routed to Russia due to a BGP route leak from Rostelecom. Make sure your communications tools are designed to be secure even if your network path is not. #security #cybersecurity #cyber #infosec
https://t.co/tJ4Hq6R7ZR
manrs.org
On 1 April 2020, many networks witnessed a massive BGP hijack by AS12389 (Rostelecom). In this post, we’ll dig into the details of this routing incident and explain why implementing strict network...
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