Month: December 2017

Friday Squid Blogging: Squid Populations Are Exploding

Posted on By infossl
academicpapers, Security technology, squid

New research: “Global proliferation of cephalopods” Summary: Human activities have substantially changed the world’s oceans in recent decades, altering marine food webs, habitats and biogeochemical processes. Cephalopods (squid, cuttlefish and octopuses) have a unique set of biological traits, including rapid growth, short lifespans and strong life-history plasticity, allowing them to adapt quickly to changing environmental … Read More “Friday Squid Blogging: Squid Populations Are Exploding” »

Acoustical Attacks against Hard Drives

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academicpapers, denialofservice, hardware, Security technology

Interesting destructive attack: “Acoustic Denial of Service Attacks on HDDs“: Abstract: Among storage components, hard disk drives (HDDs) have become the most commonly-used type of non-volatile storage due to their recent technological advances, including, enhanced energy efficacy and significantly-improved areal density. Such advances in HDDs have made them an inevitable part of numerous computing systems, … Read More “Acoustical Attacks against Hard Drives” »

Friday Squid Blogging: Gonatus Squid Eating a Dragonfish

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Security technology, squid

There’s a video: Last July, Choy was on a ship off the shore of Monterey Bay, looking at the video footage transmitted by an ROV many feet below. A Gonatus squid was spotted sucking off the face of a “really huge dragonfish,” she says. “It took a little while to figure out what’s going on … Read More “Friday Squid Blogging: Gonatus Squid Eating a Dragonfish” »

Amazon’s Door Lock Is Amazon’s Bid to Control Your Home

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amazon, feudalsecurity, internetandsociety, internetofthings, keys, Security technology

Interesting essay about Amazon’s smart lock: When you add Amazon Key to your door, something more sneaky also happens: Amazon takes over. You can leave your keys at home and unlock your door with the Amazon Key app — but it’s really built for Amazon deliveries. To share online access with family and friends, I … Read More “Amazon’s Door Lock Is Amazon’s Bid to Control Your Home” »