Kevin A. O'Brien

Digital/Cyber Security & Intelligence @AccentureSecure. Former NatSec manager. All things NS, Cyber, DIGINT, CT/CVE, & Analytics. Views/etc ≠ endorsements.

[Kevin A. O'Brien @kaobrien15]

One of #5G’s Biggest Features - Its APIs - Is a Security Minefield
https://t.co/FBScjlKUYD

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A Secret No More: Canada's 1st codebreaking unit comes out of the shadows
https://t.co/XZSZlG4ewg

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Former UK counter-terrorism police chief attacks Rishi Sunak’s plans to extend "extremism" definition under CT #Prevent program to include "vilifying Britain"
https://t.co/htkhtgRg8s

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FBI investigation determined #Huawei equipment could disrupt US nuclear arsenal communications & allow public surveillance cameras to be tasked, all as part of a strategic positioning of Chinese espionage activities at key sites
https://t.co/pwZ7hCAbCb

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Alleged Russian spy exposed by Dutch AIVD studied at Johns Hopkins, won ICC internship believed to be aimed at accessing ICC investigations into Russian war crimes in Ukraine
https://t.co/OzbmV9O6LN

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Canada bans tech giants #Huawei
and #ZTE from 5G network and requires Canadian telcos remove or terminate any existing Huawei or ZTE 4G equipment by December 2027, citing national security concerns in alignment with other Five Eyes partners
https://t.co/vOdb4Jp8Gs

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Leaked UK #Prevent review attacks ‘double standards’ on far right and Islamists, while coming in for criticism for its author's own reported biases
https://t.co/9K7f1tXR0y

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Ukraine - the spy war within the war: with on-going expulsions & fears of covert action, the decades-long intelligence conflict between Russia and the West is intensifying over the Ukraine war
https://t.co/rbT1hiGGPq

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US intelligence told to keep quiet over role in Ukraine military triumphs: CIA veterans advise successors against ‘unwise’ intelligence boasts that could trigger escalation from Russia
https://t.co/zPQe9NtxmS

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Hacking Russia was off-limits - then the #UkraineRussiaWar made it a free-for-all, "an unprecedented hacking wave that entwines government activity, political voluntarism and criminal action"
https://t.co/50pjBduli0

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‘Troll factory’ spreading Russian pro-war lies online, with activities concentrated on Instagram, YouTube and TikTok, says UK government
https://t.co/JbHxzH2RVh

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"There are so many bugs, so many open windows": Russia Is Being Hacked at an Unprecedented Scale https://t.co/r4yxlm7uZf

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Canada’s military not doing enough to keep extremism out of its ranks: report https://t.co/0vkSXdHtFK

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Spy games: expulsion of diplomats shines light on Russian espionage
https://t.co/b7HZgu1lP6

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Expulsion of at least 400 Russian ‘diplomats’ from two dozen European countries - "the largest ever coordinated expulsion of diplomats from Europe" - will strangle Moscow’s spying & disinformation operations in Europe, potentially permanently
https://t.co/obVqrKFoLQ

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What is the Wagner Group? Moscow's use in Ukraine of Russian mercenary entity reflects similar arms-length use in Syria, Libya & African countries in the toughest fighting, destabilisation & human rights violations
https://t.co/qaLMyp3B1p

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@Peter_OSL The article does note that the US and its allies did this globally & did not inform every US company (specifically) it was being done - I expect we'll see further reporting on this in the coming hours, including some unhappiness about the no-inform nature of it

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U.S. Says It Secretly Removed Malware Worldwide, In Place Since January & Allegedly Tied to GRU, Pre-empting Russian Cyberattacks https://t.co/YEGLSO4ccM

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French military intelligence chief Vidaud fired over Russian war failings
https://t.co/cYGOewohk9

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Russia’s war in Ukraine galvanizes both extreme right-wing and Islamist extremists globally, raising fears that some will bring combat experience gained in Ukraine back to do violence in their home countries
https://t.co/R7X3y3Csmj