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Extent of government eavesdropping revealed
News The government's eavesdropping watchdog has issued its latest report, revealing there were more than 253,000 requests to intercept individuals' communications in the last nine months of 2006, including 1,694 requests by local authorities.
[January 31, 2008, 11:14]
VoIP eavesdropping rules face mounting challenge
News The 1994 law, called the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA), required telephone companies to rewire their networks and switches to guarantee ready eavesdropping access to police.
[October 25, 2005, 9:05]
Electronic eavesdropping rising
Talkback At last an article which will make it that little bit easier for people to believe what I have been going through. My phoneline was tapped for 18months. I had suspisions from telf.that no-onemeone would post something on=line that was some referal...
[January 26, 2005, 4:23]
Encryption device offers phone privacy
News Technology that experts believe could eradicate eavesdropping on telephone communications entirely will be unveiled at a London conference on high-tech surveillance Friday. The UK and US government routinely tap phone conversations as part of...
[September 20, 2000, 10:53]
Anti-terror blitz hits privacy worldwide
News Four trends have become apparent, according to the report: the swift erosion of pro-privacy laws; greater data sharing among corporations, police and spy agencies; greater eavesdropping; and sharply increased interest in people-tracking...
[September 3, 2002, 15:15]
Can you ever be anonymous on the Web?
News Clear-text protocols offer no built-in protection from eavesdropping. An anonymous Internet, if such a thing existed, would be immune to eavesdropping entirely, and it would have no record of a communication ever existing.
[February 7, 2006, 15:00]
US Report: Clinton's crypto policy 'a failure'
News Since well-encrypted communications remain impervious to eavesdropping no matter who intercepts them, experts say the technology is indispensable to private communications for business and personal use on insecure networks like the Internet.
[April 16, 1998, 8:58]
KPMG issues stark warning over VoIP
News In the event that voice traffic is carried over an external network -- such as the Internet -- eavesdropping would be a risk. The paper said that encryption can minimise the threat of VoIP eavesdropping.
[October 28, 2004, 11:19]
EU charter may outlaw routine spying
News Watson explained that there are no existing regulations governing electronic eavesdropping. There is no legal authority to regulate electronic eavesdropping and I think it is time the European Union and the US try and set up some sort of framework...
[April 14, 2000, 12:23]
PGP pioneer pushes VoIP encryption
News Borderware said in a statement that the licensing arrangement extends "VoIP security provided to organisations from threats such as spam to denial-of-service attacks to include eavesdropping, spying and wiretapping".
[August 15, 2006, 16:25]
Spooks get cagey over DPI
Blog The government's eavesdropping service, after a brief bout of garrulousness, has lapsed back into silence. After getting all hot under the collar and denying plans to monitor UK citizen's internet usage, GCHQ suddenly got very quiet about how it...
[May 5, 2009, 17:51]
Jericho Forum voices concerns over VoIP security
News An eavesdropping vulnerability was revealed on the popular Full Disclosure mailing list on Wednesday. Vulnerability researchers Humberto Abdelnur, Radu State and Olivier Festor claimed the exploit could allow a remote attacker to turn a VoIP phone...
[August 29, 2007, 14:31]
Dutch government acknowledges Echelon spy network
News In July 2000, the European Parliament launched an investigation into the eavesdropping network. The Dutch government has publicly acknowledged the existence of the covert satellite surveillance network used by Britain, the US and other allied...
[January 24, 2001, 16:37]
Frenchelon: First pictures of French listening post
News Even smaller European nations such as Denmark, the Netherlands and Switzerland have recently constructed small, Echelon-like stations to obtain and process intelligence by eavesdropping on civil satellite communications.
[June 30, 2000, 9:00]
GSM Security
White Papers Mobile wireless networks are more vulnerable to unauthorised access and eavesdropping when compared with the traditional fixed wired networks due to the mobility of users, the transmission of signals through open-air and the requirement of low...
[November 15, 2005, 0:00]
SMS 007
Downloads SMS 007 is a Java Micro Edition program which will secure your SMSes against eavesdropping and possible unauthorized reading in the phone. To achieve this, it uses strong encryption (AES algorithm). When two people communicate using SMS 007, they...
[October 5, 2006, 8:00]
Stealth wallpaper shields WLANs
News UK defence contractor BAE Systems has developed a stealth wallpaper to beat electronic eavesdropping on company Wi-Fi networks. The company has produced panels using the technology to produce a screen that will prevent outsiders from listening in...
[June 21, 2004, 11:05]
FilterWeb
Downloads FilterWeb is a no-nonsense application designed to provide the small business owner with peace of mind knowing that web access is restricted without eavesdropping on instant messaging, email or other private communications.
[January 3, 2006, 6:00]
Security of the WEP Algorithm
White Papers The Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) algorithm is used to protect wireless communication from eavesdropping. The 802.11 standard describes the communication that occurs in wireless local area networks (LANs).
[September 2, 2008, 7:34]
Securing Voice Traffic With Cisco IOS SSL VPN
White Papers When traditional telephony systems began evolving from PBXs to IP-based systems, organizations started to feel the threat of eavesdropping and the loss of confidentiality for voice communications. Data confidentiality has been an IP security...
[March 29, 2008, 0:01]
