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Google’s VirusTotal now picks out suspicious firmware

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Google’s VirusTotal service has added a new tool that analyzes firmware, the low-level code that bridges a computer’s hardware and operating system at startup.

Advanced attackers, including the U.S. National Security Agency, have targeted firmware as a place to embed malware since it’s a great place to hide. 

Since antivirus programs “are not scanning this layer, the compromise can fly under the radar,” wrote Francisco Santos, an IT security engineer with VirusTotal, in a blog post on Wednesday.

Also, malware hidden in firmware often can’t be easily erased and can survive reboots and fresh installs of an OS, Santos wrote.

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Rise of the AI Overlord: Machines monitor, automatically detect suspicious behavior

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When it comes to monitoring CCTV video feeds for suspicious activity, the human brain reportedly overlooks 45% of all activity after 12 minutes. After 22 minutes, the human brain overlooks 95% of all activity. But what if all the 45 – 60 million eye-in-the-sky cameras were connected to computers with artificial intelligence . . . computers with an extraordinary AI brain that can see, learn, get smarter…
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NSA Whistleblower Drake: You’re automatically suspicious until proven otherwise

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Continuing in the theme of what NSA whistleblowers have to say about Americans under mass surveillance, such as William Binney’s claim that the NSA has dossiers on nearly every U.S. citizen, we’ll take a look at another former NSA official, Thomas A. Read more

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ICE wants to receive tips about suspicious or criminal activities

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Jacob Goodwin

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Immigration and Customs Enforcement, better known as ICE, is seeking permission to gather tips from the public about suspicious or criminal activities, and expects to receive more than 184,000 such tips during the course of the coming year.

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