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TrustyCon 2014: Government Surveillance – The View from Outside Washington – Infosecurity Magazine

TrustyCon 2014: Government Surveillance – The View from Outside Washington
Infosecurity Magazine
Speculation about the source of the attacks on oil giant Saudi Aramco, as an Iranian response to Stuxnet, “do not make sense” Hypponen observed. But when it comes to another now-famous malware discovery – Flame – he agreed with assessments that it 
TrustyCon: Hypponen warns of government malware, loss of vendor trustTechTarget

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Government Web Spying on Citizens Spreads Like the Flu – Courthouse News Service


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Government Web Spying on Citizens Spreads Like the Flu
Courthouse News Service
According to a 2013 report from the Citizen Lab of the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto, governments are using FinSpy and FinFisher, Gamma's line of remote intrusion and surveillance software, to spy on political dissidents
American Citizen Sues Ethiopian Government: 'Mr. Kitane' Claims Secret International Business Times
How An American Sued The Ethiopian Government For Spyware InfectionGizmodo Australia
US citizen sues Ethiopia for allegedly using computer spyware against himWashington Post

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Tackling Mobile Security Risks for Government – The Network

Tackling Mobile Security Risks for Government
The Network
A few weeks ago, Cisco and Mobile Work Exchange released findings from a self-assessment tool that highlights some interesting statistics, enabling us to better understand mobile security best practices and vulnerabilities. The report specifically

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Report: Ethiopian Government Hacks Journalists in US and Europe – Mashable


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Report: Ethiopian Government Hacks Journalists in US and Europe
Mashable
In March 2013, the researchers there had already found evidence of another surveillance software, FinSpy, a spyware developed by Gamma International, a UK firm selling software similar to the Hacking Team's. With this precedent in mind, Marczak had few 
Ethiopia uses Italian surveillance to hack their own journalists in US and The Voice of Russia

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