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Security Researchers Face Revenge of Spy Agencies (theregister.co.uk)
mask.of.sanity writes: Researchers tasked with revealing malware attack campaigns are being harassed, locked out of tenders, and in some cases deported. The retaliation by the unnamed spy agencies is in direct response to the popular published advanced-persistent threat campaigns that have coloured information security reporting over recent years. More details from researcher Juan Andrés Guerrero-Saade are available in a paper (pdf).
Can't you see that our good friends the government agencies are protecting us from those evil researchers?
We wouldn't want freedom of speech and privacy now, would we?
People of questionable morality don't like to be thwarted in their nefarious activities and retaliate.
Security researcher Juan Andrés Guerrero-Saade was found dead in his apartment. Investigators found Guerrero-Saade laying next to various narcotics including heroin and suspect a drug overdose as the cause of death. His neighbors say he was a quiet man that mostly kept to himself.
"In many places intelligence services tend to be more civilised than in others -- you would be lucky to deal with them in the US versus wherever else, Latin America, Asia, or Eastern Europe where they take very different tactics, "
The article is referencing other nations where freedom of speech is less guaranteed...for now.
Peter predicted that you would "deliberately forget" creation 2000 years ago...
While I have no reason doubt that harassment and revenge is happening quite frequently, the article doesn't provide any information to substantiate their statements.
What does it mean to be "locked out of tenders"? My Google-fu fails me here.
Why? Don't want to work for a living? Keep your hands off my money you mooch. Fair warning: I'll be protecting it.
What the heck is a "tender"?
Don't worry, Sanders is the first major US politician I've seen who is reasonable, talking facts and is willing to take on serious reforms. He will never become a candidate.
You'll be given a choice between horror (Clinton) and evil (random Rep. asshole), just as you wish for.
You'll be given a choice between evil (Clinton) and horror (random Rep. asshole), just as you wish for.
-- Fixed that for you.
I find it interesting that not having security clearance is viewed as an impediment.
I'm well employed in computer security and not having any clearance, not having signed any government secrets agreement has been an essential part of being able to do my job.
While I work with people with clearances, I simply cannot trust them for specific things because it is not possible to know who they are really working for. Once you have signed up, you are clear for some government work, but tainted for work on the outside. Take your pick.
I should use this sig to advertise my book ISBN-13 : 978-1501515132.
Please everyone on /. support Bernie Sanders. Thank you.
Bernie Sanders drinking game: Any time Bernie says "Socialism", take a drink of someone else's beer.
Cthulhu for President. Why vote for the lesser evil?
Faster! Faster! Faster would be better!
This punishment without a trial nonsense needs to be hacked off at the knees and all who caused these punishments should be jailed.
It appears that government has used the Microsoft Word "search and replace" function to substitute the word "cybersecurity" for every instance of the word, "surveillance".
You are welcome on my lawn.
This is not how clearances work, dude.
IME, it means you can be trusted with government secrets. It does not mean you will withhold anything outside the scope of the specific government contract. For example, if your government job has nothing to do with virus research/creation, then sharing that data won't be prohibited.
I worked on guidance systems. That isn't may job these days, but I avoid doing any work related to those systems now to make my life easier. I am not prohibited from working in commercial guidance systems - the requirements don't really overlap with the work I did, however. My clearance wouldn't prohibit working on viruses, security, or any other sort of computer security subjects. Completely unrelated.
Ok, even I loled at that.
Wholy shit!! Kewl story br0!!!
It's okay - I'm willing to share my beer. It's less expensive and disruptive than you stealing all of it because you don't have any. So, have a sip. Hell, take one 'for the road' when you go. (You should probably have someone drive you.)
"So long and thanks for all the fish."
If the attacks were beneficiaries of legal and monetary compensation, they could withstand the attacks. Form a PAC!
Surely no such agency would do such a thing!
I sure as hell hope you are willing to share at least half of it. Every time you take a drink.
That's some socialism for ya.
Joe Biden is a square shooter
You get half the drink for twice the price? That sounds like capitalism to me.
So you are saying that Trump isn't speaking facts? As far as I have seen people are getting pissed because all he speaks are facts. NBC and Univision got pissed because he quoted a Univision owned magazine about crime in immigrants, can't have him quoting us on the subject, that is racist!
Carson also speaks his mind, and is getting fury from the press over it. He talked about how Islam is incompatible with freedom, do you doubt that to be true?
APK likes to ask for responses to the same things over and over. Maybe he just likes the responses?
You have a quarter of the money, while others get the rest of what you earn by sitting at home drinking. You are lucky to be able to afford beer.
APK likes to ask for responses to the same things over and over. Maybe he just likes the responses?
Somebody should print up some "be eaten first" campaign buttons.
- T