Curious. Looking for information on TOR or
potential security backdoors? Checking to see if they have been
noticed hacking into something else?
Twitter
Told a Bunch of Users They May Be Targets of a 'State Sponsored
Attack'
Twitter is letting some users know that their
accounts may have been the targets of a state-sponsored attack.
… While
Google and
Facebook have standing policies (with Google’s starting in
2012, and Facebook’s in October 2015) of sending out notices for
suspected state-sponsored attacks, Twitter has never made a formal
announcement for a similar policy. This is the first time the
company has sent out notices to users thought to have been the target
of state-sponsored hacking.
… Sandvik also criticized Twitter for
recommending in its notice that she use Tor to protect herself,
because the company doesn't always allow users to access the site
through Tor. “In the past, users who use Tor to access their
Twitter account, and who choose not to give Twitter their phone
numbers, would sometimes find their accounts have been blocked,”
she said.
Twitter has denied blocking Tor.
You will know they are serious when people start
losing their jobs. Sounds like another “Clinton private server”
would be possible.
IG
Semiannual Report to Congress on State Department
by Sabrina
I. Pacifici on Dec 12, 2015
“Although the Department has taken steps to
improve security since the September 2012 attack on the U.S. Special
Mission in Benghazi, Libya, OIG continues to find security
deficiencies at U.S. diplomatic facilities abroad. Of
the 11 U.S. diplomatic posts that OIG inspected during
this reporting period, all
were found to have physical security deficiencies. While
some of these deficiencies were due to mission growth or the lack of
sufficient protected workspace, many
resulted from longstanding vulnerabilities the Department had not
addressed.
… OIG also identified concerns with the
Department’s efforts to protect its computer networks and, in turn,
its information. Inspectors found information-technology and
cybersecurity deficiencies at every overseas mission and domestic
bureau inspected during this reporting period.
Ready or not, the world is about to change again.
Facebook At
Work All Set To Take On LinkedIn With 2016 Launch
… "Facebook at Work lets you create a
work account that is separate from your personal Facebook account,"
explains
Facebook. "With a Facebook at Work account, you can use
Facebook tools to interact with coworkers. Things you share using
your work account will only be visible to other people at your
company."
A few extra features will be added too, such as
security tools that are still in the works. It'll also offer
analytics and customer support while other premium services will cost
a few dollars per employee each month.
When Facebook at Work launches in full, it won't
be a direct competitor to LinkedIn. Still, its essentially Facebook
moving into LinkedIn's neighborhood.
… Companies are required to register first
before their employees are allowed to sign up with them. More
information is available to those who will send an inquiry via this
form.
Dilbert explains why we love the university's new
Portal.
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