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NSA patents a way to spot network snoopsOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by MargaretM 18 days ago (http://www.networkworld.com)
Category: security | Tags us national security agency, tampering, network communication, nsa, network, computer,
"The U.S. National Security Agency has patented a technique for figuring out whether someone is tampering with network communication. The NSA's software does this by measuring the amount of time th read more »
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SonicWALL launches the NSA 2400Open in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 224 days ago (http://www.networkworld.com)
Category: security | Tags sonicwall, launches, nsa, , , ,
"SonicWALL has announced the SonicWALL Network Security Appliance (NSA) 2400 for small and mid-sized organizations and branch offices." read more »
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OpenSolaris, Security and the NSA (National Security Agency)Open in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 226 days ago (http://blogs.sun.com)
Category: security | Tags opensolaris, security, nsa, national, security, agency,
Jonathan Schwartz interviews Bill Vass, President of Sun's Federal Systems Group on what a recently established relationship between Sun's OpenSolaris and the National Security Agency really means. read more »
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Spy agency taps into undersea cable.Open in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 269 days ago (http://news.zdnet.com)
Category: internet | Tags spy, agency, nsa, undersea, cable, ,
Fascinating article over at ZDNet on the NSA's efforts to tap into undersea data cables - a controversial and dangerous task. read more »
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Big Brother Is Listening - The NSA and Electronic Surveillance.Open in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 381 days ago (http://www.theatlantic.com)
Category: security | Tags big, brother, spy, nsa, electronic, surveil,
James Bamford at The Atlantic Monthly writes a decently extensive article on the extent of the NSA's current electronic surveillance and its implications for American citizens. read more »
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Did NSA Put a Secret Backdoor in New Encryption Standard?Open in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 418 days ago (http://www.wired.com)
Category: security | Tags nsa, secuirty, backdoor, encryption, , ,
Bruce Schneier who was a co-author of Yarrow, a random number generator and its updated form Fortuna writes a highly critical article concerning a new encryption standard called Dual_EC_DRBG for seve read more »
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