The bizarre release of sensitive US government materials soon after their creation signals a potential shift to near-real-time unauthorized disclosures.
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Microsoft Exchange Server Has a Zero-Day Problem
Plus: CIA failures allegedly got US informants killed, a former NSA worker is charged under the Espionage Act, and more.
The NSA Swears It Has ‘No Backdoors’ in Next-Gen Encryption
Plus: New details of ICE’s dragnet surveillance in the US, Clearview AI agrees to limit sales of its faceprint database, and more.
RE:WIRED 2021: Jen Easterly Wants Hackers to Help US Cyber Defense
The retired Army officer played offense at the NSA and the Pentagon. Now she’s learning to play defense.
Even the CIA and NSA Use Ad Blockers to Stay Safe Online
Plus: The ransomware scourge continues, a massive botnet gets wounded, and more of the week’s top security news.
Biden’s Cybersecurity Team Gets Crowded at the Top
It’s a lot of talent, but the US now has five overlapping roles jockeying for limited budgets, authorities, and bureaucratic victories.
The Everyday IT Tools That Can Offer ‘God Mode’ to Hackers
Attackers are increasingly attuned to the power and potential of remote management software.
Fancy Bear Is Trying to Brute-Force Hundreds of Networks
While SolarWinds rightly drew attention earlier this year, Moscow’s Fancy Bear group has been on a password-guessing spree this whole time.