019 — Federal Backdoor Inspectors
From Sound Security Podcast · hosted by Sound Security team with guest Wendy Knox Everette
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Summary
WWW Smackdown: FBI vs Apple. We interview law student Wendy Knox Everette about what the implications could be for the much talked about FBI warrant requiring Apple to remove security capabilities on the iPhone of one of the San Bernardino shooters. Also, a review of the current recommendations for how to safely hash user passwords in 2016, which includes code samples…
Learning Points (Q&A)
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The FBI is requesting third party assistance from Apple to do which of the following?
- a) Unlock the iPhone
- b) Decrypt the encrypted data
- c) Circumvent the PIN lockout process
- d) Provide a backdoor
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What law requires telecommunications carriers to provide access upon government request?
- a) Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA)
- b) Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA)
- c) Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA)
- d) FISA Amendments Act (FAA)
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This encrypted webmail service decided to shutdown instead of complying with a government order to turn over its private encryption keys.
- a) Silent Mail
- b) Lavabit
- c) PGP
- d) MobiSecure
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The cost of cracking the hash of an encrypted password increases over time.
True or False.
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An LA based hospital was recently hit with a massive case of ransomware. After considering the scope of damages, hospital administrators decided to pay the ransom of ___________ in bitcoins.
Fill in the blank.
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