Re: [Trisquel-users] Wikileaks how CIA is spying. every Operative System
There is a whole lot of other bad actors doing the same thing but WikiLeaks isn't shining a light on them “If that escalates into a cyberwar, Korea is still not capable of blocking the attack with its current capacity and personnel,” he added. Currently, China has around 100,000 personnel for its cyber control tower while South Korea has around 600. http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20170309000792 Chinese retaliatory actions against the deployment of a U.S. anti-missile system in South Korea are expanding into the virtual world as alleged Chinese cyberattacks on Korean websites are increasing. http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/tech/2017/03/133_225311.html South Korea's Defense Ministry confirmed that classified materials from its computer network were leaked allegedly by North Korean intruders. http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/search1/260300.html?cid=AEN20161208000800320 US law enforcement is reportedly investigating a fresh wave of cyberattacks hitting progressive and liberal groups, with the hackers demanding tens of thousands of dollars in hush money after breaking into computer networks and pilfering sensitive data. http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/russian-hackers-accused-fresh-cyber-extortion-spree-against-us-liberal-targets-1610011 Norwegian security officials have revealed a cyberattack by suspected Russian intelligence operatives that is strikingly similar to what occurred during the U.S. presidential election. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-sanctions-norway-russian-cyberattack_us_58950db4e4b0406131371177?utm_hp_ref=cyber-security The majority of cyber attacks on northern European targets come from machines in Russia, while China is the number one source of threats aimed at the US, according to new honeypot data collected by Alert Logic. https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/europe-bombarded-cyber-attacks/ France says it was the subject of 24,000 cyber-attacks against defence targets last year. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38546415 http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/search1/260300.html?cid=AEN20161208000800320
Re: [Trisquel-users] Talos' fund raiser didn't succeed
Agreed. They should have instead aimed lower with expenses that they would have + price of computers. 3x less quality and speed would be sufficent. Who needs a octagon dual core processor for free software? unless its a server of course. ;) I do however think a quad core processor being freed would have been sufficient.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Free (as in freedom) drivers for GPUs GEFORCE 7300GT and AMD Radeon HD 4650
Intel is better at something? oh the irony...
Re: [Trisquel-users] Best use of Searx
No I sincerely doubt it given that the license for searx is GPL3. Otherwise people would know about it long before now.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Best use of Searx
Searx JavaScript code is proprietary??
Re: [Trisquel-users] New blog post, please!
what about some good articles by Richard? https://stallman.org/articles/planet-koch.html
Re: [Trisquel-users] Wikileaks how CIA is spying. every Operative System
Not to loosen the dramatic impact of the subject at hand, but I liked that one: https://www.xkcd.com/1808/
Re: [Trisquel-users] Wikileaks how CIA is spying. every Operative System
yea, mr Irish, it's scary shit. As of October 2014 the CIA was also looking at infecting the vehicle control systems used by modern cars and trucks. The purpose of such control is not specified, but it would permit the CIA to engage in nearly undetectable assassinations.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Wikileaks how CIA is spying. every Operative System
This is what I found most interesting: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vault_7#UEFI UEFI Copy-and-paste code was included in the leaks which allow for the exploitation of UEFI-based boot systems by altering the operating system's kernel which is loaded into memory before exiting the UEFI boot sequence. The copy-and-paste code allows for an attacker to insert a custom hook which can be used to arbitrarily alter the operating system's kernel in memory immediately before execution control is handed to the kernel." As I understand it, this makes even an OS with a fully free kernel, such as Trisquel (which uses Linux-libre), vulnerable as long as it is running on a standard boot system. As of now Libreboot is the only way out.
[Trisquel-users] Re : Wikileaks how CIA is spying. every Operative System
The ultimate problem is the pervasive political ignorance on the part of the American people. And indifference to the threat that is emerging from these concealed institutions. Glennon catalogs the ways that the defense and national security apparatus is effectively self-governing, with virtually no accountability, transparency, or checks and balances of any kind Glennon’s critique sounds like an outsider’s take, even a radical one. In fact, he is the quintessential insider: He was legal counsel to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and a consultant to various congressional committees, as well as to the State Department. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_J._Glennon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Security_and_Double_Government Smith, Jordan Michael (October 19, 2014). "Vote all you want. The secret government won’t change." The Boston Globe. Retrieved August 17, 2015. https://www.bostonglobe.com/ideas/2014/10/18/vote-all-you-want-the-secret-government-won-change/jVSkXrENQlu8vNcBfMn9sL/story.html In Washington, the Real Power Lies With the Spooks, Eavesdroppers and Assassins A review of Michael Glennon’s ‘National Security and Double Government’ https://warisboring.com/in-washington-the-real-power-lies-with-the-spooks-eavesdroppers-and-assassins-b8773cf51e3c?gi=fd9816a74ee4
Re: [Trisquel-users] Wikileaks how CIA is spying. every Operative System
Even better: make your own chips from sand, you will be sure that sand it is not backd00red. You can not imagine how much money do you need for creating a CPUs, GPUs, PCBs...
Re: [Trisquel-users] Free (as in freedom) drivers for GPUs GEFORCE 7300GT and AMD Radeon HD 4650
Hello vita_cell, it's a good analysis I need. I bookmarked this.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Free (as in freedom) drivers for GPUs GEFORCE 7300GT and AMD Radeon HD 4650
Hello SuperTramp, thank you for this information. Now I know I should avoid buying AMD because of this.
