I recently wrote about the heat Huawei has been getting and briefly mentioned “there are legalities in place” regarding wiretapping. In this post, I wanted to expand on that context; what the legal requirements are for wiretapping. Further, I also wanted to give readers (you) something to think about: what’s the difference between a backdoor and having the ability to “wiretap” … [Read more...]
WatchGuard Security Week in Review: Episode 17
Twitter Hacks, Gas Pipeline Cyber Attacks, and FBI Wiretaps Though the primary theme for this week was, "patch, patch, patch," I saw many other interesting, non-update related security stories in the news as well. This week's vlog packs all those stories into a brisk eight and a half minutes. Topics include: Highlights on Microsoft, Adobe, and Apple security updates FBI … [Read more...]