In August 2020, Alexei Navalny, the jailed Russian opposition leader and anti-corruption activist whom the Wall Street Journal calls “the man Vladimir Putin fears most”, was medically evacuated to Berlin after being poisoned by a nerve agent that was linked to Russia’s Federal Security Service. He returned to Russia in January 2021 and was arrested…
Cyber Diplomacy Under Trump with Christopher Painter LISTEN VIA THESE CHANNELS WMR iTunes Podbay Spreaker Stitcher Chris Painter is a globally recognized leader and expert on cybersecurity, cyber policy, Cyber Diplomacy and combatting cybercrime. He has been on the vanguard of US and international cyber issues for over twenty-five years—first as a leading federal prosecutor of…
The Russian’s use of social media platforms to influence the 2016 election and the fallout from Facebook’s Cambridge Analytica scandal has triggered calls for regulation of the tech sector, but with no proposals emerging. Earlier this month, former acting-Commerce Secretary Cameron Kerry called for reviving the Obama-era Privacy Bill of Rights. Enter Senate Intelligence Committee…
CBS’ 60 Minutes yesterday aired a segment on When Russian hackers targeted the U.S. election infrastructure, that focused on the actual penetration into the Illinois Board of Elections by Russian hackers. The segment included members of Congress expressing frustration with the Department of Homeland Security’s response to the hacking and preparations for 2018. Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA)…
Hamilton 68 and Securing Democracy With Laura Rosenberger and Jamie Fly Laura Rosenberger and Jamie Fly from the German Marshall Fund’s Alliance for Securing Democracy discuss their latest project – Hamilton 68 a real-time dashboard that provides a near real-time look at Russian propaganda and disinformation efforts online. The dashboard gets its name from Federalist Paper No. 68…
NotPetya, Trump and a Cyber Katrina The Dangers of a President Who is AWOL on Cyber Attacks In May the WannaCry ransomware attack hit approximately 400,000 computers in 150 countries. Ransomware is a form of malware that encrypts some portion of your computer files, demanding payment by the victim via Bitcoin to regain access. WannaCry was…
I gave several radio interviews this week on the Petya Cyber Attack. The attack, which was initially thought to be a ransomware attack, is now viewed as a Russian attack directed at Ukraine. Jordana Green Show – WCCO Minneapolis Georgene Rice Show – KPDQ Portland DoveTV
Code associated with a Russian hacking operation dubbed “Grizzly Steppe” has been detected within Burlington Electric – a Vermont utility. The code was not used to disrupt operations, officials have expressed concern over the security of the nation’s electricity grid and the extent to Russian hackers have penetrated the grid in order to carry out a…
Western Nations Refuse to Accept Divided ITU Proposal Has Cyber Cold War Begun? Ignoring repeated objections from the United States, Canada and EU nations, the International Telecommunications Union continued to press forward at the World Conference on International Telecommunication (WICT-12) with a proposal that would open the door to UN regulation of the internet. Despite “resolute” opposition,…
Phil Corwin, Counsel to the Internet Commerce Association, returns to CLBR to discuss the controversy over the upcoming 2012 World Conference on International Telecommunications organized by the International Telecommunications Union. WHAT: International Telecommunication Union (ITU) 2012 World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT-2012) WHEN: December 3 – 14, 2012 WHERE: Dubai, UAE WHAT’S AT ISSUE:From the New…
LAST WEEK 2012 Presidential Election and Obama Re-Election Insights and Aftermath SEGMENT 1 10:00AM Pacific Has Moscow Become the Cyber Crime Outlet Mall? with Rik Fergus – Director of Security Research and Communication at Trend Micro Link SEGMENT 2 10:30 AM Pacific The Not So Fine Fine Print with Andrew Couts – Digital Trends…
Has Moscow Become the Cyber Crime Outlet Mall? with Rik Fergus Director of Security Research and Communication at Trend Micro OVERVIEW: Russian Underground 101 – a Trend Micro Report Trend Micro has released a report providing an overview of the cyber crime services and prices offered by the Russian underground revealing “a vibrant community of…
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