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Startpage is a search engine that has been promoted as a European alternative to Google Search.

This is a misleading statement.

CLARIFICATION

Headquartered in the Netherlands.

Owned by System1: mastodon.online/@blueghost/111…

Revenue is consolidated with System1's financial statements.

System1 supports employee salaries, technology investments, and marketing initiatives.

Source: support.startpage.com/hc/artic…

Website: startpage.com

#Startpage #StartpageSearch #Privacy #InfoSec #CyberSecurity

Startpage logo.

Blue Ghost (@blueghost@mastodon.online)

Attached: 1 image System1 owns the search engine Startpage. System1 is a publicly traded advertising/marketing company headquartered in the United States and traded on the NYSE as SST. CNBC System1 profile: https://www.cnbc.
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#privacy #infosec #cybersecurity #startpage #startpagesearch

#cybersecurity #hackers #kosmas #knihkupectvi

How can Europe better secure the open #digitalinfrastructure that underpins its public services, or #digitaleconomy?

We are delighted to announce the next #EOSA Webinar, #OpenSource for #Cybersecurity: Securing and Maintaining Europe's Open Source Dependencies.
This webinar looks at how Europe's cybersecurity and digital policy agendas are increasingly intertwined.

Learn more and register today: tinyurl.com/yf7xyadr

Open Source for Cybersecurity : Securing and Maintaining Europe's Open Source Dependencies | European Open Source Academy

The second webinar in the OSAwards.eu webinar series, entitled "Open Source for Cybersecurity: Securing and Maintaining Europe’s Open Source Depe
tinyurl.com
#opensource #cybersecurity #eosa #digitalinfrastructure #digitaleconomy

FBI Warning on Messaging Apps: Time to Rethink What "Secure" Really Means

The FBI recently urged Americans to switch from SMS to encrypted messaging apps like WhatsApp and Signal.

Read More at: puri.sm/posts/fbi-raises-alarm…

#Cybersecurity #Privacy #Surveillance #Signal #WhatsApp


FBI Raises Alarm on Encrypted Messaging Apps: A New Front in the Battle for Digital Privacy and National Security – Purism

Purism makes premium phones, laptops, mini PCs and servers running free software on PureOS. Purism products respect people's privacy and freedom while protecting their security.
Purism SPC
#privacy #signal #whatsapp #cybersecurity #surveillance

#cybersecurity #2fa #digitalinclusion #ruraltech

🔥 The EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) is LIVE at euvd.enisa.europa.eu/homepage 🇪🇺💪

Finally, we've got our OWN vulnerability tracking system that's not dependent on …

Three awesome dashboards: critical vulns, actively exploited stuff, and EU-coordinated disclosures. … intel we need to patch our systems PROPERLY!

This is digital sovereignty and resilience in action, folks! No more single points of failure in global vuln tracking. 🧙‍♂️🖥️

#Cybersecurity #EUVD #DigitalSovereignty #FOSS #NIS2


EUVD

European Vulnerability Database
euvd.enisa.europa.eu
#foss #cybersecurity #digitalsovereignty #euvd #NIS2

Privacy is calling. Will you answer?

Ditch surveillance phones.

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Take back control: puri.sm/products/librem-awesim…

#PrivacyMatters #CyberSecurity #LinuxPhone #SurveillanceCapitalism #Librem5 #AweSIM

Purism– Librem AweSIM

Introducing the – Librem AweSIM by Purism
puri.sm
#librem5 #surveillancecapitalism #cybersecurity #privacymatters #linuxphone #awesim

The Liberty Phone delivers uncompromising security for government communications- No Surveillance.

Link to Video: puri.sm/posts/the-liberty-phon…

#LibertyPhone #MadeInUSA #SupplyChainSecurity #OpenSource #PureOS #EndToEndEncryption #HardwareSecurity #GOTSSolution #CyberSecurity


The Liberty Phone: Secure Government Mobility – Purism

Purism makes premium phones, laptops, mini PCs and servers running free software on PureOS. Purism products respect people's privacy and freedom while protecting their security.
Purism SPC
#opensource #pureos #cybersecurity #madeinusa #endtoendencryption #libertyphone #GOTSSolution #hardwaresecurity #supplychainsecurity

｢ Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Estonia are rolling out offline card payment systems to provide a back-up if internet connections are lost, including due to sabotage, Bank of Finland board member Tuomas Valimaki said on Wednesday ｣

reuters.com/business/finance/n…

#cybersecurity #estonia

#cybersecurity #Estonia

#opensource #pureos #cybersecurity #madeinusa #endtoendencryption #libertyphone #GOTSSolution #hardwaresecurity #supplychainsecurity #SecureGovMobile

This dumb password rule is from Polytechnique Montreal.

Passwords must have a minimum length of 8 characters

Passwords must have a maximum length of 30 characters

Passwords must contain a minimum of 2 digits

Passwords must contain a minimum of 2 letters

Password must be different than the last one used

Passwords may contain these special characte...

dumbpasswordrules.com/sites/po…

#password #passwords #infosec #cybersecurity #dumbpasswordrules


Polytechnique Montreal - Dumb Password Rules

Passwords must have a minimum length of 8 characters Passwords must have a maximum length of 30 characters Passwords must contain a minimum of 2 digits Passwords must contain a minimum of 2 letters Password must be different than the last one use…
dumbpasswordrules.com
#infosec #cybersecurity #passwords #password #dumbpasswordrules

Python now ships with 15,000 lines of verified cryptographic code from HACL*, covering all default hash and HMAC algorithms. The integration was seamless and automated, aiming to eliminate bugs like the 2022 SHA3 CVE. A major milestone for verified crypto in mainstream software.

jonathan.protzenko.fr/2025/04/…

#Python #CyberSecurity #Cryptography #AppSec

15,000 lines of verified cryptography now in Python

In November 2022, I opened issue 99108 on Python’s GitHub repository, arguing that after a recent CVE in its implementation of SHA3, Python should embrace verified code for all of its hash-related infrastructure.
Jonathan Protzenko
#cryptography #python #cybersecurity #appsec

Outstanding and alarming reporting by @npr here on what appears to be major violations of security and data privacy protocol by the DOGE folks on National Labor Relations Board Data. Big props to the brave whistleblower, Daniel Berulis, who has come forward despite receiving threatening notes with personal information and pictures taken from overhead (drones?) of him walking his dog.
npr.org/2025/04/15/nx-s1-53558…
#cybersecurity #doge #privacy
#privacy #cybersecurity #doge @NPR

🧠 Microsoft is reintroducing Recall in Windows 11 — a feature that captures screenshots every 3 seconds of your activity to create an AI-powered memory. What could go wrong?

It now includes:
🔐 Opt-in only
📍 Local device processing
🧑‍💻 Windows Hello authentication

But many still ask: is it a productivity boost or a privacy liability? 😳
Even with safeguards, the idea of your system quietly watching everything you do raises serious concerns about digital trust.

#Privacy #Windows11 #AI #Cybersecurity #TechNews
arstechnica.com/security/2025/…


That groan you hear is users’ reaction to Recall going back into Windows

Snapshotting and AI processing a screen every 3 seconds. What could possibly go wrong?
Dan Goodin (Ars Technica)
#privacy #Windows11 #AI #cybersecurity #technews

Woke this morning with an email from #Scotia bank about my account. I don't have a Scotia account.

Usually, I ignore these as phishing, but I have a #Thunderbird add-on that tells me when SPF and DKIM pass. And the "from" domain was truly scotia bank. So, yes, it did come from them.

Spent 30 minutes on the phone bouncing around, queuing and waiting while they checked. Their conclusion is that their customer carelessly entered my email address instead of their own, and they will contact the customer.

Two things.

Email addresses should always be validated with an OTP. When will banks learn this?

Second: Some people are a pain in the ass.

#banking #phishing #cybersecurity

#thunderbird #cybersecurity #Phishing #banking #scotia

#email #privacy #cybersecurity #tuta

🛡️#Curl has been around for 26 years—and it’s still secure! How?

European Open Source Academy member, @bagder Stenberg, joined the latest episode of Security Weekly Productions, discussing how Curl and #libcurl have maintained security and reliability over decades.

A must-listen for #developers and #cybersecurity enthusiasts! 👨‍💻🔒

📺 Explore the episode : youtube.com/watch?v=0UavY_kKKic

👉 Learn more about the Academy : europeanopensource.academy/new…

#CyberSecurity #CurlProject #AppSec

Open Source in Europe Enters a New Era with a Successful First European Open Source Awards Ceremony | European Open Source Academy

A significant milestone for the European open source community was reached on January 30, 2025, when the European Open Source Awards (OSAwards 2025) celebrated the launch of the European Open Source Academy with the Inaugural Ceremony.
europeanopensource.academy
#cybersecurity #developers #curl #libcurl #appsec #curlproject @daniel:// stenberg://

So, Cloudflare analyzed passwords people are using to log in to sites they protect and discovered lots of re-use.

Let me put the important words in uppercase.

So, CLOUDFLARE ANALYZED PASSWORDS PEOPLE ARE USING to LOG IN to sites THEY PROTECT and DISCOVERED lots of re-use.

[Edit with H/T: benjojo.co.uk/u/benjojo/h/cR4d…]

blog.cloudflare.com/password-r…

#cloudflare #password #cybersecurity


Password reuse is rampant: nearly half of observed user logins are compromised

Nearly half of observed login attempts across websites protected by Cloudflare involved leaked credentials. The pervasive issue of password reuse is enabling automated bot attacks and account takeovers on a massive scale.
The Cloudflare Blog
#cloudflare #cybersecurity #password

"Google refuses to deny it received encryption order from UK government"

The UK’s encryption-breaking order for a backdoor into iCloud isn’t a one-off.

The secret hearing happening RIGHT NOW is bigger than just Apple. If the government wins, our right to privacy and security falls.

Other services will be hit.

therecord.media/google-refuses…

Sign our petition ➡️ you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions…

#e2ee #encryption #apple #google #privacy #security #cybersecurity #ukpol #ukpolitics #tech


Google refuses to deny it received encryption order from UK government

U.S. lawmakers say Google has refused to deny that it received a Technical Capability Notice from the U.K. — a mechanism to access encrypted messages that Apple reportedly received.
therecord.media
#apple #google #privacy #encryption #security #tech #cybersecurity #ukpol #e2ee #ukpolitics

This dumb password rule is from TreasuryDirect.

Will allow most passwords longer than 8 characters. Doesn't tell you there is a
maximum length of 16 characters. Then forces you to type it with an on-screen keyboard
with no capital letters.

dumbpasswordrules.com/sites/tr…

#password #passwords #infosec #cybersecurity #dumbpasswordrules


TreasuryDirect - Dumb Password Rules

Will allow most passwords longer than 8 characters. Doesn't tell you there is a maximum length of 16 characters. Then forces you to type it with an on-screen keyboard with no capital letters.
dumbpasswordrules.com
#infosec #cybersecurity #passwords #password #dumbpasswordrules

📣 Break the silence: Save encryption!

The UK government wants to be able to access anything, anywhere, any time — from your pics to your docs.

It begins with Apple. Other services will be next. That's why we must take a stand NOW!

Sign and share our petition ⬇️

you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions…

#encryption #e2ee #Apple #privacy #security #cybersecurity #ukpolitics #ukpol #icloud #tech


Keep our Apple data encrypted

It is reported that the Home Office has ordered Apple to build a backdoor into its encrypted services so that they can get hold of content that any Apple user has upload to the cloud. Encryption keeps our private information safe and secure.
38 Degrees
#apple #privacy #encryption #security #tech #cybersecurity #ukpol #icloud #e2ee #ukpolitics

The message is clear across the political divide: let's hear it!

The UK government should argue in open court why they want to make us less secure by ordering a backdoor into Apple encryption.

A secret Tribunal would be an affront to the privacy and security issues at stake. It must be held in public.

Read the joint letter from ORG, Big Brother Watch and Index on Censorship ⬇️

openrightsgroup.org/press-rele…

#Apple #encryption #e2ee #privacy #security #cybersecurity #ukpol #ukpolitics #tech


Make the Investigatory Powers Tribunal on Apple Encryption a Public Hearing

Rights groups call for Apple’s closed appeal against the Home Office’s encryption-breaching order to be opened to the public.
Open Rights Group
#apple #privacy #encryption #security #tech #cybersecurity #ukpol #e2ee #ukpolitics

Bipartisan US Congress Members want the secrecy around the UK's encryption-breaking order to be lifted.

"It is imperative that the UK's technical demands of Apple - and of any other US companies - be subjected to robust, public analysis and debate."

“Secret court hearings featuring intelligence agencies and a handful of individuals approved by them do not enable robust challenges on highly technical matters.”

wyden.senate.gov/news/press-re…

#encryption #e2ee #Apple #privacy #security #cybersecurity

Letter from US Members of Congress about the secret tribunal over the UK government's demand for a backdoor into Apple encryption.
Letter from US Members of Congress about the secret tribunal over the UK government's demand for a backdoor into Apple encryption.
Letter from US Members of Congress about the secret tribunal over the UK government's demand for a backdoor into Apple encryption.

Bipartisan Members of Congress to UK Spy Court: UK Gag Orders for Surveillance Backdoors Threaten Americans’ Security and Privacy, Impede Congressional Oversight | U.S. Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon

The Official U.S. Senate website of Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon
www.wyden.senate.gov
#apple #privacy #encryption #security #cybersecurity #e2ee

UK MPs have joined the chorus of voices wanting the Apple case to be held in public.

"If the Home Office wants to have effectively unfettered access to the private data of the (innocent) general public, they should explain their case in front of the public."

🗣️ David Davis MP.

"People deserve to know what's happening to their private personal information."

🗣️ Victoria Collins MP.

news.sky.com/story/apple-vs-ho…

#encryption #e2ee #Apple #privacy #security #cybersecurity #ukpolitics #ukpol


Apple vs Home Office encryption court battle must be held in public, say MPs

A row between the tech giant and the government over customer data will reportedly move to London's High Court this week – but the hearing will be held behind closed doors.
Tim Baker (Sky News)
#apple #privacy #encryption #security #cybersecurity #ukpol #e2ee #ukpolitics

📣 Make it public!

The call is getting louder for a public hearing of the appeal over the UK's order to break Apple encryption.

Alongside the joint letter from ORG, Big Brother Watch and Index on Censorship, UK MPs, US Congress Members and the BBC want the secrecy to end.

bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g0rr…

#encryption #e2ee #privacy #security #cybersecurity #ukpol #ukpolitics #Apple #tech


Pressure grows to hold secret Apple privacy hearing in public

Civil liberties campaigners have joined US politicians and the BBC in saying Friday's hearing should not be secret.
Tom Singleton (BBC News)
#apple #privacy #encryption #security #tech #cybersecurity #ukpol #e2ee #ukpolitics

#linux #cybersecurity #go #MACOS #malware

#linux #privacy #gpg #encryption #security #cybersecurity #pgp #gnupg

#encryption #cybersecurity #pgp #privacymatters #turnonprivacy

#opensource #privacy #datenschutz #cybersecurity #tuta #spotlight @Tuta

February 16th #BlackHistoryMonth spotlight:

Get to know @blackgirlshack!

"BlackGirlsHack meets the #InfoSec needs left unmet by existing services by providing hands-on skills that are focused on people who are upskilling and reskilling in #cybersecurity."

blackgirlshack.org/About

Image of a purple Afro hair style with the words Black Girls Hack in white.

BlackGirlsHack - About

BlackGirlsHack is the leading cybersecurity training nonprofit in the country. The nonprofit organization, which is open to all, provides training, career services, study groups, and resources people looking to upskill and reskill in technology and c…
blackgirlshack.org
#infosec #cybersecurity #blackhistorymonth @tennisha

"The consensus among cybersecurity experts could not be clearer:

There is no way to provide government access to end-to-end encrypted data without breaking end-to-end encryption, thus putting every user’s security and privacy at risk."

Join the voice of experts in the joint letter to stop the UK's order to break encryption – Sign and share our petition today ⬇️

#encryption #privacy #Apple #cybersecurity #ukpolitics #ukpol

you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions…


Keep our Apple data encrypted

It is reported that the Home Office has ordered Apple to build a backdoor into its encrypted services so that they can get hold of content that any Apple user has upload to the cloud. Encryption keeps our private information safe and secure.
38 Degrees
#apple #privacy #encryption #cybersecurity #ukpol #ukpolitics

ORG and over 150 signatories call on the UK government to RESCIND its demand to create a backdoor to Apple encryption.

It "jeopardises the security and privacy of millions, undermines the UK tech sector, and sets a dangerous precedent for global cybersecurity."

"The world’s second-largest provider of mobile devices would be built on top of a systemic security flaw, putting all of its users’ security and privacy at risk."

#encryption #privacy #cybersecurity #ukpolitics

globalencryption.org/2025/02/j…

Joint Letter on the UK Government's use of Investigatory Powers Act to attack End-to-End Encryption – Global Encryption Coalition

On 13 February 2025, 109 civil society organizations, companies, and cybersecurity experts, including Global Encryption Coalition members, published a joint letter to the British Home Secretary Yvette Cooper calling on the UK Home Office to rescind i…
Ryan Polk (Global Encryption Coalition)
#privacy #encryption #cybersecurity #ukpolitics

Unbelievable

#ElonMusk’s US #DOGE Service are feeding sensitive data into #AI software via #Microsoft’s #cloud

#Musk’s US #DOGE Service have fed sensitive data from across the #Education Dept into #ArtificialIntelligence software to probe the agency’s programs & spending….
The AI probe includes data w/personally identifiable info for people who manage grants, & sensitive internal financial data…

#law #security #InfoSec #CyberSecurity #NationalSecurity #Trump #TrumpCoup
washingtonpost.com/nation/2025…

#infosec #Trump #security #microsoft #AI #law #education #cybersecurity #cloud #musk #elonmusk #artificialintelligence #nationalsecurity #doge #trumpcoup

This is what I think about whenever infosec wonks on here start telling people they should use matrix or xmpp+omemo or whatnot instead of signal

To be fair, I understand the arguments and to a large extent I agree with the critiques. However, I think anyone making these recommendations is vastly underestimating the capacity or appetite for most people to deal with the user experiences presented by these alternatives.

User experience is the ultimate force multiplier. For anything that requires network effects to function (ie most anything involving communication), if it doesn't *just work* then you've lost 90% of your audience.

xkcd.com/2501/

#matrix #xmpp #infosec #cybersecurity #signal #ux #design #ui #encryption #privacy #crypto


Average Familiarity

xkcd
#xmpp #matrix #privacy #infosec #signal #encryption #UX #crypto #design #ui #cybersecurity

Via Tom's Hardware: Facebook flags Linux topics as 'cybersecurity threats' — posts and users being blocked

Does this mean that Meta/Facebook is going to also ban mentions of:

  • #Android phones?
  • #SteamDeck / #SteamOS?
  • Most "smart" cars, TV's, appliances?
  • Most (somewhere around 90 percent) of the top Websites?
  • Talk of Meta's own internal infrastructure?

What an absolutely asinine thing to do. Linux is incredibly prevalent in the technology landscape today. Yes, #linux on the desktop is a small percentage of the overall devices on the market today. However, linux usage in #embedded, #server, and #appliance applications is to a level where censoring references to it is insanity.

The irony of all of this? Zuckerfaces recent pull back of moderation on Meta's sites.... Meaning it's now okay to bash socially vulnerable populations, spread tons of mis-information on many social and political topics... But linux?"Oh no! That's a #CyberSecurity threat!"

This reeks of political #tomfoolery. I won't be surprised if it's eventually revealed that our new overlords put pressure on #Meta to #censor linux.

tomshardware.com/software/linu…


Facebook flags Linux topics as 'cybersecurity threats' — posts and users being blocked

DistroWatch is one of the largest affected organizations.
Mark Tyson (Tom's Hardware)
#android #linux #server #cybersecurity #meta #SteamDeck #embedded #steamos #appliance #tomfoolery #censor

Let's say China manages to get just a little bit of data about people from just a few of these ... 😑

"China's overlapping tech-industrial ecosystems"

high-capacity.com/p/chinas-ove…

#cybersec #cybersecurity #infosec #itsec #china #privacy #gdpr #dataprotection #dataskydd


China's overlapping tech-industrial ecosystems

EVs, batteries, lidar, drones, robotics, smartphones, AI. China's progress across a range of overlapping industries creates a mutually reinforcing feedback loop.
Kyle Chan (High Capacity)
#privacy #infosec #gdpr #cybersecurity #DataProtection #itsec #china #cybersec #Dataskydd

Thinking about a new Linux laptop to run Linux on? Going with Linux laptop vendors can be a good option as they offer seamless hardware-software integration, pre-installed Linux distros, and guaranteed driver compatibility. Here are available Linux laptop vendors 😎👇

Find high-res pdf books with all my #linux and #cybersecurity related infographics at study-notes.org

Dan Nanni's Infographics and Study Notes

Explore high-quality infographics on Linux, cybersecurity, and networking. Perfect for certifications, technical knowledge, and tech career upskilling.
study-notes.org
#linux #cybersecurity

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