By Shannon Perry A recent report from the Pew Research Center provides an interesting look into Americans’ online habits following Edward Snowden’s revelations about surveillance practices in the United States. The survey questioned adults about the extent to which their attitudes and online be...
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By Anup Ghosh Editor’s note: As an advisor to Invincea I closely track not only their capabilities but the context they provide the community. Anup Ghosh, CEO of Invincea published well reasoned context on the Sony Hack at the Invincea blog, it is reposted below for your consideration. – bg L...
With Edward Snowden’s revelations, the myriad of recent information breaches at large corporations, and the extraordinary level of digitalization in our country, the American public has never placed a higher value on cyber security. This heightened attention has manifested itself in recent actions...
While Apple has made many headlines this month for the release of its new generation of the iPhone, this week the company has caused quite a stir with its latest announcement regarding its desire to enhance the encryption that protects its smartphones. In its press release, Apple asserts that it has...
By Shannon Perry Reflecting the increasing attention paid to information security by many Americans, Pew Research recently conducted a large study, “Net Threats”, to identify important trends among technology experts’ opinions and predictions regarding the future of digital security. The study...
By Shannon Perry Fight for the Future, a nonprofit that advocates for digital rights and Internet freedom, is spearheading an anti- National Security Agency protest on June 5th to Reset the Net. Marking the one-year anniversary of the first Edward Snowden report on the NSA, the protest seeks to erad...
By ShannonPerry Edward Snowden. WikiLeaks. The National Security Agency. Media around the world has targeted the NSA for years now, and nearly all of the coverage has been negative. Newspapers and headlines tout data monitoring and privacy violations as the American manifestation of a surveillance-s...
By ShannonPerry With the current public attention on information security and privacy, major tech companies’ increasing reluctance to cooperate with law enforcement officers – in this case, by no longer handing over American data without their notification – is an important trend. In the past ...