anonymity, facerecognition, privacy, retail, Security technology
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Month: January 2018
fingerprints, identification, leaks, Security technology, steganography
In this era of electronic leakers, remember that zero-width spaces and homoglyph substitution can fingerprint individual instances of files. Powered by WPeMatico
cloudcomputing, cryptography, cryptowars, encryption, fbi, police, Security technology, vulnerabilities
Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein has given talks where he proposes that tech companies decrease their communications and device security for the benefit of the FBI. In a recent talk, his idea is that tech companies just save a copy of the plaintext: Law enforcement can also partner with private industry to address a problem we … Read More “Yet Another FBI Proposal for Insecure Communications” »
apple, books, cryptography, cybersecurity, fbi, lawenforcement, privacy, Security technology, surveillance
Susan Landau has written a terrific book on cybersecurity threats and why we need strong crypto. Listening In: Cybersecurity in an Insecure Age. It’s based in part on her 2016 Congressional testimony in the Apple/FBI case; it examines how the Digital Revolution has transformed society, and how law enforcement needs to — and can — … Read More “Susan Landau’s New Book: Listening In” »
cybersecurity, nationalsecuritypolicy, Security technology
Commentaries on the 2017 US national security strategy by Michael Sulmeyer and Ben Buchanan. Powered by WPeMatico
books, fear, internetofthings, Security technology, securityengineering
Daniel Miessler criticizes my writings about IoT security: I know it’s super cool to scream about how IoT is insecure, how it’s dumb to hook up everyday objects like houses and cars and locks to the internet, how bad things can get, and I know it’s fun to be invited to talk about how everything … Read More “Daniel Miessler on My Writings about IoT Security” »
leaks, nationalsecuritypolicy, nsa, Security technology
The Washington Post is reporting that poor morale at the NSA is causing a significant talent shortage. A November New York Times article said much the same thing. The articles point to many factors: the recent reorganization, low pay, and the various leaks. I have been saying for a while that the Shadow Brokers leaks … Read More “NSA Morale” »
academicpapers, Security technology, squid
Experiments on the oval squid. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered. Read my blog posting guidelines here. Powered by WPeMatico
Security technology
The security of pretty much every computer on the planet has just gotten a lot worse, and the only real solution — which of course is not a solution — is to throw them all away and buy new ones. On Wednesday, researchers just announced a series of major security vulnerabilities in the microprocessors at … Read More “Spectre and Meltdown Attacks Against Microprocessors” »