Security

Security

Your privacy and rights online. Cybersecurity trends, hacking news, and policies to safeguard digital assets in a data-driven world.

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White House declares BGP security issues a national priority – BGP handles routing for the entire internet

The "glue" protocol that sticks internet's networks together
A Dangerous Network: The Border Gateway Protocol has been the primary routing technology for the internet for at least three decades. Like other fundamental internet protocols developed in the 1980s, BGP was not originally designed with security in mind – and it shows.
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Russia could target undersea cables and GPS to cripple Western communication, says NATO

Taking the threat very seriously
Tools of disruption: With no viable worldwide alternatives to the undersea cable and GPS networks, the West remains highly vulnerable if Russia opts to leverage these systems as bargaining chips or as a means of sabotage. NATO is taking the threat seriously and is setting up backups as geopolitical tensions with Russia remain high over the ongoing Ukraine conflict. Experts suggest even more needs to be done.
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Massive data breach compromises billions of personal records around the world

Hacker posts 2.7 billion records from National Public Data
What just happened? A colossal data breach has surfaced, revealing nearly 2.7 billion personal information records purportedly encompassing every individual in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States. This breach stands out due to the vast amount of data exposed, potentially marking it as one of the largest in history.
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