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Brits Ban Bad Passwords — and Other IoT Stupid Stuff
Nice Cup of IoTea? The UK’s Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act aims to improve the security of net-connected consumer gear ...
NSA Wants To Help you Lock Down MS Windows in PowerShell
A new cheatsheet from four infosec agencies tells us how to use PowerShell for good, rather than let scrotes misuse it to “live off the land.” ...
United Kingdom’s Lindy Cameron, CEO of the NCSC Speaking At The RUSI Annual Security Lecture 2021
The full speech is available at the RUSI Annual Security Lecture. Permalink ...
UK intelligence agency warns of cybercriminals exploiting the Coronavirus outbreak
A division of GCHQ (Britain’s equivalent to the NSA) has warned the public to be on their guard against cybercriminals exploiting the Coronavirus outbreak. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has described ...
GCHQ Urges People to No Longer Use Windows 7 PCs for Banking, Email
The Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) is urging people to no longer use computers with Windows 7 installed for banking or email. A spokesperson for the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), a part ...
Hacking the GCHQ Backdoor
Last week, I evaluated the security of a recent GCHQ backdoor proposal for communications systems. Furthering the debate, Nate Cardozo and Seth Schoen of EFF explain how this sort of backdoor can ...
