Application Security , Critical Infrastructure Security , Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks

Analysis: 'Orwellian' Surveillance in 2020

Plus: The Encryption Cracking Controversy; Cyberattack Risks Posed by IoT
Analysis: 'Orwellian' Surveillance in 2020
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The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report discusses "Orwellian" surveillance activity in 2020 via the ToTok app.

In this report, you'll hear (click on player beneath image to listen):

  • ISMG's Mathew Schwartz discuss what George Orwell failed to anticipate in the era of smartphones and social media;
  • ISMG's Jeremy Kirk analyze the FBI's ongoing quest to crack iPhone encryption;
  • Phil Reitinger, former Sony CISO and president and CEO of the Global Cyber Alliance, on IoT devices as a gateway to cyberattacks as tensions with Iran escalate.

The ISMG Security Report appears on this and other ISMG websites on Fridays. Don't miss the Dec. 27 and Jan. 3 editions, which respectively discuss 2020 cybersecurity issues and countering nation-state attacks.

Theme music for the ISMG Security Report is by Ithaca Audio under a Creative Commons license.




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