internet security
A New Year, No-War Campaign, Special Rapporteur Delivers, Underaged Marriage Rises
The chances are high that you will be reading this review during the first days of the new Iranian year. Arseh Sevom wishes you a good […]
Poison Pen Letters: Journalists in Iran Threatened Via Email
For those of you who read Arseh Sevom’s recent post about Walid Al-Saqaf (click here) and his circumvention tool, Alaksir, you know the Iranian government is […]
Breaking and Bending Censorship with Walid Al-Saqaf
Arseh Sevom — Reports from the Islamic Republic of Iran about internet speeds, work to create a parallel cyber Iran, and the growing success of filtering systems paint a picture of desperate efforts to exert control over the population. Iran is not alone in it
How do you sanitize the Internet?
Board member Fred Petrossians, writing for Global Voices discusses rumors and plans for total control of the internet by the Iranian state: Iranian authorities see the internet as a real battleground and consider citizen media and social networking as tools of
Was Your Gmail Account Safe?
More than 300,000 Iranians have had their Gmail accounts compromised. From the report by the investigative firm Fox-IT, the security firm hired to investigate the stolen DigiNotar security certificates, it is clear that as early as July 28, the company was awa
Man in Middle Attacks Dangerous in Iran – Part 2
به زبان فارسی UPDATE: Google and Mozilla have revoked more than 200 security certificates as a result of a hack into the accounts of certificate authority, DigiNotar. WARNING: Tor, Yahoo, and Mozilla were among the targets. WHAT THIS MEANS: If you are in using
Man in the Middle: Google Becomes Dangerous in Iran
It all began with a simple message. An Iranian internet user was trying to connect to Google using the Chrome browser. Strangely enough, his browser flashed a message telling him that the security certificate he was using to access Google was not theirs. The u
You don’t have to pay for protection
This post is part of special series of articles focusing on managing your online security and privacy. The complete series can be found in Persian at this link: http://bit.ly/n19Pzk. Easy to use software is available that will keep your computer safe, and some
Two Important Facebook Issues: Privacy and Attack Rumors
This post is part of special series of articles focusing on managing your online security and privacy. The complete series can be found in Persian at this link: http://bit.ly/n19Pzk. Two Important Facebook Issues Facebook has been in the news for two unrelated