Center for Cyber Security Pakistan

National Cyber Awareness Alert:

Bomb Threats Emailed Around the World

Center for Cyber Security Pakistan, is aware of a worldwide email campaign targeting businesses and organizations with bomb threats. The emails claim that a device will detonate unless a ransom in Bitcoin is paid.

If you receive a bomb threat email, CCSP recommends the following actions:

Do not respond or try to contact the sender.
Do not pay the ransom.
Report the email to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Cyber Crime Complaint Center or Center for Cyber Security Pakistan.

Internet Policy Observatory Pakistan | Contribution to the IGF Best Practice Forum on Cyber Security Contribution to the IGF Best Practice Forum on Cyber Security Posted on October 12, 2017 by Internet Policy Observatory Pakistan On 15 August 2017, the BPF on Cybersecurity issued a public call for inputs through the IGF‘s mailing lists and through invitations to organizations and individuals with c...

Best Practices for SS7 Communications

FCC Promotes Best Practices for SS7 Communications | US-CERT The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has released a public notice encouraging communications service providers to voluntarily use security best practices recommended by the Communications Security, Reliability, and Interoperability Council (CSRIC), a federal advisory committee to the FCC.

Cyber attacks: Similar to how an envelope might have physical signs or clues hackers leave 'digital bread crumbs'
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/14/world/europe/ransomware-cyberattack-wannacry-hacking.html?mwrsm=Email&_r=1

Ralph Merkle, co-inventor of public key crypto, was born today in 1952. Do you buy things online, with your credit card? Then you can thank Ralph Merkle for making it reasonably safe; he also invented crypto hashing.

A guide to encrypting your messages.

A normal person’s guide to encrypting your messages The cybersecurity community is abuzz about a new Guardian report that claims there’s a backdoor into the Facebook-owned messaging service WhatsApp that “allows snooping on encrypted messages.” Other researchers and experts (who don’t work for Facebook) are pushing back, saying the Guardian has it wr...

Photocopier Security Threat
A modern photocopier is basically a computer with a scanner and printer attached. This computer has a hard drive, and scans of images are regularly stored on that drive. This means that when a photocopier is thrown away, that hard drive is filled with pages that the machine copied over its lifetime. As you might expect, some of those pages will contain sensitive information.

How he stoled the documents and shared it with the world. Important lessons for all those dealing with sensitive documents. If you feel the need to learn more get in touch with us.

The Fable of Edward Snowden Edward Jay Epstein writes that as he seeks a pardon, the NSA thief has told multiple lies about what he stole and his dealings with Russian intelligence.

A Very Happy and Blessed New Year to Everyone from Center for Cyber Security Team.

Benchmarking Demand: Pakistan and the Internet Users’ Perspective Benchmarking Demand: Pakistan and the Internet Users’ Perspective Published: May 2016 This report is the third in a series that examines public attitudes and preferences about Internet censorship and regulation in states in which media and Internet use are subject to increasing restrictions. In the…

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Learn more about Stingray and how it can be used to surveil on you and your communications by Laura Tribe from OpenMedia.

What the heck is a Stingray? (And what does it have to do with my privacy?) You may not be aware that a device named after an unusual sea creature poses a serious threat to your cell phone – but I assure you, it does.