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The #Trump admin has suggested that members of the #DOGE team have the authority to review sensitive govt files but has refused to provide details about whether #security clearances have been issued. The speed w/which any clearances would have been supplied suggests they may have skipped customary precautions, including #FBI background checks, US ofcls said.
Trump issued an #ExecutiveOrder last month that bypasses the normal procedure for White House staff security checks, DOGE went unmentioned.


“It’s like you’re defending some medieval castle & someone comes in & starts firing all the archers who are positioned to defend it,” a former U.S. #intelligence official said. “You let your defenses down. It’s a perfect time to strike.”

#security #law #Trump #TrumpCoup #ElonMusk


Meanwhile, morale has plummeted, said 3 #OPM ofcls, as #DOGE agents have clashed w/senior career personnel. One official recalled a recent meeting in which a young DOGE team member began screaming at senior developers & calling them “idiots.”

A halt to IT upgrades — along w/fresh access by outsiders w/the power to install new programs — could create novel vulnerabilities at an agency that has been repeatedly #hacked by foreign #intelligence services.

#security #law #Trump #ElonMusk


The #DOGE team’s demand for access to #OPM files & networks came as #ElonMusk deputies arrived at the agency promising to wipe out 70% of its staff…. A senior OPM ofcl, during a team meeting Wed, said that core units focused on modernizing the agency’s network & improving accountability are “likely to go away,” acc/to a recording of the session obtained by The Post. Those who have been reassigned at the agency include the chief information officer & the chief financial officer.

#security #law


*Agents* of #billionaire #ElonMusk’s #DOGE have gained access to highly restricted government records on millions of federal employees — including #Treasury & #State Dept officials in sensitive #security positions — as part of a broader effort to wrest control over the government’s main personnel agency, according to 4 US officials with direct knowledge of the developments.

#law #USpol #NationalSecurity #Trump #TrumpCoup


#ElonMusk’s #DOGE agents access sensitive #OPM data, alarming #NationalSecurity officials

The highly restricted data includes personally identifiable information for millions of federal employees maintained by the Office of Personnel Management.

#law #USpol #security #Trump #TrumpCoup #Gestapo #SecretPolice
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/02/06/elon-musk-doge-access-personnel-data-opm-security/


Tip:
Signal does support self-defined usernames, so you can share them without anyone knowing your telephone number. I have added my Signal username to my Mastodon profile so anybody can contact me in a secure and private way (mastodon is fully public and does not have encryption/security).
https://signal.org/blog/phone-number-privacy-usernames/#:~:text=To%20create%20a%20username%2C%20go,and%20type%20in%20their%20username.
#signal #mastodon #security #privacy


Signal und Threema sind für die meisten die sichersten WhatsApp-Alternativen. XMPP, Matrix und Delta Chat bieten mehr Unabhängigkeit, erfordern jedoch mehr technisches Wissen. Telegram wird oft als sicher angepriesen, ist jedoch ein undurchsichtiger Marketing-Scam, der lediglich den Anschein von Sicherheit erweckt. 👇

https://www.kuketz-blog.de/whatsapp-ade-signal-und-threema-ueberzeugen-als-sichere-alternativen/

#messenger #signal #threema #xmpp #matrix #deltachat #telegram #datenschutz #privacy #sicherheit #security #e2ee


@a_barawani: "Exploring potential cooperation between #Israel & #Somaliland in the #HornOfAfrica. With growing regional threats, a strategic partnership could enhance #Security, #Trade, & #Stability in the region."

https://saxafimedia.com/israel-and-somaliland-possible-horn/


Iran Update, February 4, 2025 https://www.byteseu.com/715589/ #Afghanistan #Conflicts #Institute #InstituteForTheStudyOfWar #Iran #IranProject #Iraq #ISW #Libya #MiddleEast #ORBAT #report #Security #Study #Syria #War
Iran Update, February 4, 2025


«5 Ways Delta Chat is Better than WhatsApp, Signal, and Telegram»

No, @delta is not the most secure chat solution per se, but it is definitely an alternative if people send you emails because (for whatever reason) they do not use encrypted communication or use emails like chats.

💬 https://worldsage.org/10-ways-delta-chat-is-better-than-whatsapp-signal-and-telegram/

#deltachat #email #whatsapp #signal #telegram #delta #chat #security #itsec


Signal & Threema sind für die meisten die beste Alternative zu WhatsApp. XMPP, Matrix & Delta Chat für Technikaffine mit hohem Bedürfnis nach Unabhängigkeit. Vorsicht bei Telegram & Co.! 👇

https://www.kuketz-blog.de/whatsapp-ade-signal-und-threema-ueberzeugen-als-sichere-alternativen/

#messenger #signal #threema #xmpp #matrix #deltachat #telegram #datenschutz #privacy #sicherheit #security #e2ee


Google blocked 2.36 Million risky Android Apps from Play Store in 2024. :android:

The tech giant also noted it prevented 1.3 million apps from getting excessive or unnecessary access to sensitive user data during the time period by working with third-party app developers.

https://security.googleblog.com/2025/01/how-we-kept-google-play-android-app-ecosystem-safe-2024.html

#android #apps #google #play #protect #it #security #privacy #engineer #media #app #developer #programming #tech #news


WhatsApp disrupts spyware campaign targeting journalists

WhatsApp has disrupted a spyware campaign last month that targeted journalists and civil society members, the company announced on Friday. The campaign originated from an Israeli spyware company called Paragon Solutions and impacted around 90 users.

#ParagonSolutions #Israel #AEIndustrialPartners #spyware #journalism #media #whatsapp #meta #security #cybersecurity

https://www.theverge.com/news/604100/whatsapp-meta-spyware-paragon-solutions


Heute ist mal wieder der „Ändere dein Passwort“-Tag. Worauf es wirklich ankommt:

🔹 Jedes Konto braucht ein einzigartiges Passwort.
🔹 Verwende lange, zufällig generierte Passwörter.
🔹 Kein Mensch muss sich die merken – dafür gibt es Passwort-Manager. 👇
🔹 Extra-Schutz? Aktiviere Zwei- oder Mehr-Faktor-Authentifizierung (2FA, MFA).

https://www.kuketz-blog.de/empfehlungsecke/#passwort-manager

#sicherheit #security #password #passwort #keepass #keepassxc #keepassdx


Iran Update, January 31, 2025 https://www.byteseu.com/704221/ #Afghanistan #Conflicts #Institute #InstituteForTheStudyOfWar #Iran #IranProject #Iraq #ISW #Libya #MiddleEast #ORBAT #report #Security #Study #Syria #War
Iran Update, January 31, 2025


Another reason not to trust our political parties - whether inadvertant or a source of income they leak like well designed sieves.

The Open Rights Group (ORG) has raised concerns about a number of security issues it found in all three of the canvassing apps developed on behalf of the UK's three major political parties.

https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/30/uk_canvassing_app_issues/?td=rt-3a

#trust #security #IT #UkPolitics #TheySellYourData


:apple_inc: Apple patches first exploited iOS Zero-Day of 2025.

Apple has released security updates to fix this year's first zero-day vulnerability, tagged as actively exploited in attacks targeting iPhone users. The zero-day tracked as [CVE-2025-24085], is a privilege escalation security flaw in Apple's Core Media framework.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/100100

#apple #update #ios #zeroday #coremedia #it #security #privacy #engineer #media #tech #news


Q. will Greenland be the litmus test for how Europe responds to Trump?

Nathalie Tocci, thinks it reveals that:

'Europeans are scared. They fear Trump & their fear is paralysing. It freezes their actions & quiets their rhetoric. The more Trump confirms their fears through his repeated threats, the less they are inclined to react. Trump presumably smells the fear & like all bullies revels in it, upping the ante'!

Time to toughen up?

#politics #security #Greenland

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jan/30/greenland-europe-donald-trump-us-threats