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Pierluigi Paganini March 23, 2016

Israeli Cellebrite firm is helping FBI in cracking San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone

The Israeli Cellebrite firm is helping the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in unlocking San Bernardino shooters’ iPhone. In the last weeks, we have followed the case of the San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone that a few days ago reached an unexpected conclusion, the FBI announced on Monday to have found a way to unlock the mobile device without […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 03, 2016

French Gov could fine Apple and Google €1m unless they hack mobile devices

French Gov is thinking a law that would impose fines of €1 million on Apple and Google if they refused providing access users’data. Governments worldwide continue to intensify their pressure on the IT giants requesting the access to users’ data in the name of security. The US Government wants Apple unlock its mobile devices to access data, the […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 20, 2016

San Bernardino shooter’s Apple ID passcode changed in government custody

While discussing the San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone, Apple executives said the password changed while it was under the government custody. The discussion about the San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone has monopolized media in this week, a US magistrate ordered Apple to help unlock the mobile device, but the company refused to do so. A new shocking […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 17, 2016

US Judge requests Apple to unlock San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone

A US magistrate ordered Apple to help unlock San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone, be aware it is demanding a tool to bypass the security mechanism. We discussed very often of the difficulties of the law enforcement in conducting investigations when suspects used devices that make use of encryption, the case that we are going to analyze is emblematic. Apple […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 30, 2016

ISIS – The first man charged of cyber terrorism has been extradited to the US

Malaysia extradited a hacker charged by DoJ with stealing the personal data of US members and passing it to the ISIS. A former computer science student accused of supporting the ISIL terrorist group has arrived in the US to face charges. The former computer science student Ardit Ferizi is charged with hacking crimes and providing support to […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 22, 2015

DHS Information Security Program, Dozens secret databases vulnerable to hack

Evaluation of DHS Information Security Program for Fiscal Year 2015 revealed the existence of dozens of top-secret unpatched databases. The story I’m about to tell you is staggering, the US Department of Homeland Security is running dozens of unpatched and vulnerable databases, a number of them contained information rated as “secret” and even “top secret.” The discovery emerged […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 11, 2015

Drone regulation – Keeping the skies safe from commercial drones

My participation at the World Insight on CCTV discussing the Federal Aviation Administration regulation for the commercial drones. Q1 First of all, the Federal Aviation Administration gave a very compressed timeline. They’re asking a expert panel task force to make registration guideline recommendations by November 20 and these recommendations implemented by mid-December, so that 1 […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 02, 2015

CISA Passes Senate, criticism about privacy and security

The CISA cyber security bill passes US Senate despite tech giants, privacy advocates, and civil liberties groups express their disappointment. The US Senate voted overwhelmingly to pass a version of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA), a bill that has been debated for a long because it will authorize government pervasive monitoring of citizens. Many politicians, tech […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 17, 2015

The ISIL is trying to hack American electrical power companies

US authorities confirmed that hackers belonging to the Islamic State (ISIL) are trying to hack American electrical power companies. According to the U.S. law enforcement, the ISIL is trying to hack American energy firms, the news arrives while the US Government has charged for the first time a man of cyberterrorism. The news was revealed […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 16, 2015

U.S. charges a suspect with cyber terrorism for the first time

Cyber Terrorism, The Justice Department has charged a hacker in Malaysia with stealing the personal data of US service members and passing it to the IS group. For the first time ever the US Justice Department has charged a suspect for terrorism and hacking, the two practices converge in the concept of cyber terrorismcyber terrorism. The […]

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Israeli Cellebrite firm is helping FBI in cracking San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone

French Gov could fine Apple and Google €1m unless they hack mobile devices

San Bernardino shooter’s Apple ID passcode changed in government custody

US Judge requests Apple to unlock San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone

ISIS – The first man charged of cyber terrorism has been extradited to the US

DHS Information Security Program, Dozens secret databases vulnerable to hack

Drone regulation – Keeping the skies safe from commercial drones

CISA Passes Senate, criticism about privacy and security

The ISIL is trying to hack American electrical power companies

U.S. charges a suspect with cyber terrorism for the first time

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