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The Onion Router is being cut up and making security pros cry

Posted by bob on · 3 comments
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IBM is warning corporates to start blocking TOR services from their networks, citing rising use of the encrypted network to deliver payloads like ransomware. The advice comes in the company's latest X-Force research team report (PDF).

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Comments (3)

flufferbeer ·
Seems to me that while IBM OPENLY tries to get rid of TOR svcs (by blockin 'em out) for reasons of "ransomware", Google and other Big Customer Data aggregators clearly have even greater incentive$ to SECRETLY take down TOR!

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albinard ·
Or to help NSA do the same.
cybertao ·
Or because people and organisations are utilising it to mask malicious activity.

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