Anyone Can Push Updates to the DOGE.Gov Website The web site pulls from a database that anyone can edit. The ultimate definition of full transparency, I guess. It is also not hosted on a government server. Credit: 404 Media VP Calls for Less AI Regulation at Summit The Veep spoke at the Paris AI Action […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Musk Aides With No Government or Cybersecurity Expertise Play Critical Roles at OPM Six young engineers, all under age 24 and one just out of high school, with no government or cybersecurity experience, are now playing critical roles in Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) project, gaining unrestricted access to computer systems at the Office […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Cisco Will Eliminate Hard Coded Passwords One Per Month It seems like every patch cycle, Cisco admits to another app that has an undocumented hard coded password. I have lost track of how many of them they have removed so far, but the number is scary large. What is more scary is that I bet […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]In late 2015 Juniper announced that it had found two backdoors in the router and firewall appliances that it sells. Backdoors are unauthorized ways to get into these systems in a way that bypasses security. Kind of like going around to the back of the house and finding the kitchen door unlocked when no one […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]The headline reads Hidden Backdoor Found in Chinese-Made Equipment. Nothing New! Move Along! That headline by itself should scare you. Researchers found a hidden backdoor in a Double Technology GSM gateway used by telephone companies and VoIP providers. DblTek is based in Hong Kong. According to the security firm Trustwave, there is an account called […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]UPDATE: Interesting question: Right now, the government has the benefit of secrecy when they spy on our internet traffic with laws like the U.S. Patriot Act. If they want to be able to decrypt your messages and the app doesn’t have a back door, they would have to come to you and ask for your […]
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