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Gray Day: My Undercover Mission to Expose America's First Cyber Spy
A cybersecurity expert and former FBI “ghost” tells the thrilling story of how he helped take down notorious FBI mole Robert Hanssen, the first Russian cyber spy.
“Both a real-life, tension-packed thriller and a persuasive argument for traditional intelligence work in the information age.”—Bruce Schneier, New York Times bestselling author of Data and Goliath and Click Here to Kill Everybody
A cybersecurity expert and former FBI “ghost” tells the thrilling story of how he helped take down notorious FBI mole Robert Hanssen, the first Russian cyber spy.
“Both a real-life, tension-packed thriller and a persuasive argument for traditional intelligence work in the information age.”—Bruce Schneier, New York Times bestselling author of Data and Goliath and Click Here to Kill Everybody
SolarWinds: Intern leaked passwords on GitHub
Mar. 3 - Last week, SolarWinds’ CEO testified in front of Congress on the hack that is largely considered the most damaging in US history. Representatives chastised the company over how the now infamous password “solarwinds123” was used for a file server. Even more damaging, that password was found in publicly available repos on GitHub.
From CNN: “Confronted by Rep. Rashida Tlaib, former SolarWinds CEO Kevin Thompson said the password issue was “a mistake that an intern made.”
“They violated our password policies and they posted that password on an internal, on their own private Github account,” Thompson said.
While it’s unclear what, if any, the role the password played in this disaster, it obviously shows how critical code security has become. Code can be an open door to your enterprise. more details
Mar. 3 - Last week, SolarWinds’ CEO testified in front of Congress on the hack that is largely considered the most damaging in US history. Representatives chastised the company over how the now infamous password “solarwinds123” was used for a file server. Even more damaging, that password was found in publicly available repos on GitHub.
From CNN: “Confronted by Rep. Rashida Tlaib, former SolarWinds CEO Kevin Thompson said the password issue was “a mistake that an intern made.”
“They violated our password policies and they posted that password on an internal, on their own private Github account,” Thompson said.
While it’s unclear what, if any, the role the password played in this disaster, it obviously shows how critical code security has become. Code can be an open door to your enterprise. more details
March 2, 2021
White House Daily Briefing
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki took questions at today’s briefing on issues including the COVID vaccines, Russia, and immigration.
White House Daily Briefing
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki took questions at today’s briefing on issues including the COVID vaccines, Russia, and immigration.
Biden administration may let families separated at Mexican border reunite in US
Mar. 3 - WASHINGTON – Parents separated from their children at the border under the Trump administration could be allowed to live in the USA after they're reunited, the Biden administration announced Monday.
"We are hoping to reunite the families either here or in the country of origin," Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said at a White House news briefing.
If the families choose to reunite in the USA, he said, the administration will "explore lawful pathways for them to remain."
Families will be provided assistance, such as health care, transportation, legal aid and career and educational services.
Siblings and other family members will be considered for reunification "where there is a compelling humanitarian interest in doing so," the Department of Homeland Security announced after Mayorkas spoke. continue to read
Mar. 3 - WASHINGTON – Parents separated from their children at the border under the Trump administration could be allowed to live in the USA after they're reunited, the Biden administration announced Monday.
"We are hoping to reunite the families either here or in the country of origin," Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said at a White House news briefing.
If the families choose to reunite in the USA, he said, the administration will "explore lawful pathways for them to remain."
Families will be provided assistance, such as health care, transportation, legal aid and career and educational services.
Siblings and other family members will be considered for reunification "where there is a compelling humanitarian interest in doing so," the Department of Homeland Security announced after Mayorkas spoke. continue to read
FBI Director Christopher A. Wray on March 2 said that the Jan. 6 Capitol riot was an act of domestic terrorism.
FBI director says domestic terrorism ‘metastasizing’ throughout U.S. as cases soar
Mar. 3 - FBI Director Christopher A. Wray on Tuesday defended the bureau’s handling of alarming intelligence leading up to the Jan. 6 mob attack on the U.S. Capitol, saying he has long warned about the rising tide of such threats as the domestic terrorism caseload roughly doubled over the past year.
“We have significantly grown the number of investigations and arrests,” Wray told the Senate Judiciary Committee, his first testimony since the riot involving supporters of President Donald Trump. The FBI director testified in September that the number of such cases was about 1,000. By the end of 2020, there were about 1,400 such cases, and after Jan. 6 the figure ballooned again, the director said.
Domestic terrorism “has been metastasizing around the country for a long time now, and it’s not going away anytime soon,” Wray said. “Whenever we’ve had the chance, we’ve tried to emphasize that this is a top concern.” continue to read
FBI director says domestic terrorism ‘metastasizing’ throughout U.S. as cases soar
Mar. 3 - FBI Director Christopher A. Wray on Tuesday defended the bureau’s handling of alarming intelligence leading up to the Jan. 6 mob attack on the U.S. Capitol, saying he has long warned about the rising tide of such threats as the domestic terrorism caseload roughly doubled over the past year.
“We have significantly grown the number of investigations and arrests,” Wray told the Senate Judiciary Committee, his first testimony since the riot involving supporters of President Donald Trump. The FBI director testified in September that the number of such cases was about 1,000. By the end of 2020, there were about 1,400 such cases, and after Jan. 6 the figure ballooned again, the director said.
Domestic terrorism “has been metastasizing around the country for a long time now, and it’s not going away anytime soon,” Wray said. “Whenever we’ve had the chance, we’ve tried to emphasize that this is a top concern.” continue to read
March 2, 2021
FBI Director Christopher Wray Testifies on January 6 Capitol Attack
FBI Director Christopher Wray testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on the department’s preparations and response to the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. In his opening remarks, Director Wray said he was “appalled” at the attack on the U.S. Capitol and told members the “siege was criminal behavior plain and simple.” He later said the January 6 event was not an isolated issue and answered several questions on the rise of domestic terrorism and white supremacist violence in the country. Committee Chair Dick Durbin (D-IL) said in his remarks, “the insurrectionists who stormed the Capitol on January 6 did not wear white robes and hoods. They might as well have. They are the latest incarnation of a violent white supremacist movement that has terrorized fellow Americans on the basis of their race, religion, and national origin for more than 150 years.” Other questions focused on the diversity in the department, rising cases of hate crimes against Asian Americans, and cybersecurity concerns in the wake of the SolarWinds breach.
FBI Director Christopher Wray Testifies on January 6 Capitol Attack
FBI Director Christopher Wray testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on the department’s preparations and response to the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. In his opening remarks, Director Wray said he was “appalled” at the attack on the U.S. Capitol and told members the “siege was criminal behavior plain and simple.” He later said the January 6 event was not an isolated issue and answered several questions on the rise of domestic terrorism and white supremacist violence in the country. Committee Chair Dick Durbin (D-IL) said in his remarks, “the insurrectionists who stormed the Capitol on January 6 did not wear white robes and hoods. They might as well have. They are the latest incarnation of a violent white supremacist movement that has terrorized fellow Americans on the basis of their race, religion, and national origin for more than 150 years.” Other questions focused on the diversity in the department, rising cases of hate crimes against Asian Americans, and cybersecurity concerns in the wake of the SolarWinds breach.
