Who would want to protect the people in charge at this point with their #Infosec ?

Seriously.

“Unless you are using #GPG, email is not end-to-end encrypted, & the contents of a message can be intercepted & read at many points, including on Google’s email servers,” said Eva Galperin, director of #cybersecurity at the Electronic Frontier Foundation.

#NationalSecurity experts have expressed alarm over the #Trump admin’s denial that the leaked #Signal chat contained #classified information.

#Gmail #Signalgate #Signal #OpSec #InfoSec #military #idiocracy #kakistocracy

Data #security experts have expressed alarm that US #NationalSecurity professionals are not…[just]…using the govt’s suite of secure encrypted systems for work communications such as JWICS, the Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications System.

Most concerning, however, is the use of personal email, which is widely acknowledged to be susceptible to hacking, spearfishing & other types of digital compromise.

#Gmail #Signalgate #Signal #OpSec #InfoSec #military #Trump #idiocracy #kakistocracy

The use of personal email, even for unclassified materials, is risky given the premium value foreign #intelligence services place on the communications & schedules of senior govt ofcls, such as the #NationalSecurity adviser, experts say.

…Waltz has also created & hosted other #Signal chats w/Cabinet members on sensitive topics, including on #Somalia & #Russia’s war in #Ukraine, said a senior #Trump admin official.

#Gmail #Signalgate #OpSec #InfoSec #military #idiocracy #kakistocracy

#MikeWaltz has had less sensitive, but potentially exploitable information sent to his #Gmail, such as his schedule & other work documents, said ofcls, who, like others, spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe what they viewed as problematic handling of information. The ofcls said Waltz would sometimes copy & paste from his schedule into #Signal to coordinate meetings & discussions.

#Signalgate #NationalSecurity #OpSec #InfoSec #military #Trump #idiocracy #kakistocracy

A snr #MikeWaltz aide used the commercial email service for highly technical conversations w/colleagues at other govt agencies involving sensitive #military positions & powerful #weapons systems relating to an ongoing conflict, acc/to emails reviewed by WaPo. While the #NSC official used his #Gmail account, his interagency colleagues used govt-issued accounts, headers from the email correspondence show.

#Gmail #Signalgate #Signal #NationalSecurity #OpSec #InfoSec #Trump #idiocracy #kakistocracy

The use of #Gmail, a FAR LESS secure method of communication than the encrypted messaging app #Signal [which isn’t secure enough for these kinds of comms either], is the latest example of questionable #security practices by top #NationalSecurity ofcls already under fire for the mistaken inclusion of a journalist in a group chat about high-level planning for #military ops in Yemen.

#Signalgate #Signal #OpSec #InfoSec #military #Trump #idiocracy #kakistocracy

Maybe I’m just paranoid, but what could possibly go wrong with this idea? Grimace.

“Based on the analysis of this data, Microsoft can remotely apply fixes such as removing problematic drivers or updates and changing configuration settings.”

bleepingcomputer.com/news/micr…

#microsoft #windows #infosec #security

Hey @indivisibleteam ... @theprivacyfoundation raises a damn good point.

#Privacy #OpSec #InfoSec

@cockneylaurie

#USpol #InfoSec

Really excellent wrap-up of
#SignalGate. 👍

@heidilifeldman

#EdwardCoristine is among the most visible members of the #DOGE effort that has been given sweeping access to official networks as it attempts to radically downsize the U.S. government.

Past reporting had focused on his youth - he is 19 - and his chosen nickname of "#BigBalls," which became a pop culture punchline. #Musk has championed the teen on his social media site X, telling his followers last month that "Big Balls is awesome."

#USpol #InfoSec #NationalSecurity #Trump

Exclusive: #DOGE staffer, '#BigBalls', provided tech support to #cybercrime ring, records show

The best-known member of Elon #Musk's U.S. DOGE Service team of technologists once provided support to a cybercrime gang that bragged about trafficking in stolen data & #cyberstalking an #FBI agent, according to digital records reviewed by Reuters.

#USpol #InfoSec #NationalSecurity #Trump
reuters.com/world/us/doge-staf…

Moral of the story: be sure to first sweep your hot cars for any AirTags, LowJacks, etc #privacy #InfoSec

[…] detectives used GPS on a [stolen] car identified during the robberies to trace it back to a meeting spot used by the group. [who] would […] move “large pry bars and jaws of life tools” into stolen vehicles used in the robberies while intentionally leaving their cellphones [behind] to avoid being caught. They returned to the meeting locations.

washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/20…

Federal Judge Deborah L. Boardman has blocked #DOGE / #OPM from accessing large swathes of data at the Depts of #Education & #Treasury, ruling that DOGE has no right under the #Privacy Act to unjustified access to large-scale amounts of personal identifying information.

#law #USpol #Trump #Musk #InfoSec
storage.courtlistener.com/reca…

…As the #Trump admin’s war on the federal bureaucracy throws key agencies into #chaos, CISA’s turmoil could have underappreciated consequences for #NationalSecurity & #economic prospects. The agency, part of #DHS, has steadily built a reputation as a #nonpartisan source of funding, guidance, & even direct defensive support for #cities, #businesses, & #nonprofits reeling from #cyberattacks.

#InfoSec #NationalSecurity #Musk

Inside #CISA, vital support staff are gone, international partnerships have been strained, & workers are afraid to discuss #threats to #democracy that they’re now PROHIBITED from countering. Employees are even more overworked than usual, & new assignments from the admin are interfering w/important tasks. Meanwhile, CISA’s temporary leader is doing everything she can to appease #Trump, infuriating employees who say she’s out of touch & refusing to protect them.

#InfoSec #NationalSecurity #Musk

Welp, it's been a few years. As the person posting here, I was unable to continue due to personal reasons. However, considering the state of America, it is clearly time to prioritize personal privacy and security protections

#protest #infosec #america

So, anyone else joining picoCTF 2025? 😀

play.picoctf.org/compete

#picoctf
#ctf
#InfoSec