Informations about SSL certificates and networks security
In 2016, the US was successfully deterred from attacking Russia in cyberspace because of fears of Russian capabilities against the US. I have two citations for this. The first is from the book Russian Roulette: The Inside Story of Putin’s War on America and the Election of Donald Trump, by Michael Isikoff and David Corn. … Read More “An Example of Deterrence in Cyberspace” »
We all know that it happens: when we see a security warning too often — and without effect — we start tuning it out. A new paper uses fMRI, eye tracking, and field studies to prove it. EDITED TO ADD (6/6): This blog post summarizes the findings. Powered by WPeMatico
Ross Anderson has a new paper on cryptocurrency exchanges. From his blog: Bitcoin Redux explains what’s going wrong in the world of cryptocurrencies. The bitcoin exchanges are developing into a shadow banking system, which do not give their customers actual bitcoin but rather display a “balance” and allow them to transact with others. However if … Read More “Regulating Bitcoin” »
Last week, researchers disclosed vulnerabilities in a large number of encrypted e-mail clients: specifically, those that use OpenPGP and S/MIME, including Thunderbird and AppleMail. These are serious vulnerabilities: An attacker who can alter mail sent to a vulnerable client can trick that client into sending a copy of the plaintext to a web server controlled … Read More “E-Mail Vulnerabilities and Disclosure” »
Maybe not DNA, but biological somethings. “Cause of Cambrian explosion — Terrestrial or Cosmic?“: Abstract: We review the salient evidence consistent with or predicted by the Hoyle-Wickramasinghe (H-W) thesis of Cometary (Cosmic) Biology. Much of this physical and biological evidence is multifactorial. One particular focus are the recent studies which date the emergence of the … Read More “Friday Squid Blogging: Do Cephalopods Contain Alien DNA?” »
Playing a sound over the speakers can cause computers to crash and possibly even physically damage the hard drive. Academic paper. Powered by WPeMatico