employment, fraud, scams, Security technology
Interesting story of an old-school remote-deposit capture fraud scam, wrapped up in a fake employment scam. Slashdot thread. Powered by WPeMatico
Month: June 2019
Security technology, squid
NOAA video. 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
cameras, iphone, police, Security technology
“Hey Siri; I’m getting pulled over” can be a shortcut: Once the shortcut is installed and configured, you just have to say, for example, “Hey Siri, I’m getting pulled over.” Then the program pauses music you may be playing, turns down the brightness on the iPhone, and turns on “do not disturb” mode. It also … Read More “iOS Shortcut for Recording the Police” »
conferences, economicsofsecurity, psychologyofsecurity, schneiernews, Security technology, securityconferences
Today is the second day of the twelfth Workshop on Security and Human Behavior, which I am hosting at Harvard University. SHB is a small, annual, invitational workshop of people studying various aspects of the human side of security, organized each year by Alessandro Acquisti, Ross Anderson, and myself. The 50 or so people in … Read More “Security and Human Behavior (SHB) 2019” »
china, operatingsystems, Security technology, securityengineering, windows
Citing security concerns, the Chinese military wants to replace Windows with its own custom operating system: Thanks to the Snowden, Shadow Brokers, and Vault7 leaks, Beijing officials are well aware of the US’ hefty arsenal of hacking tools, available for anything from smart TVs to Linux servers, and from routers to common desktop operating systems, … Read More “Chinese Military Wants to Develop Custom OS” »
computersecurity, riskassessment, risks, Security technology, securityawareness, securityeducation, socialmedia, twofactorauthentication, usability, voting
Really interesting first-hand experience from Maciej Cegłowski. Powered by WPeMatico
academicpapers, cybercrime, cybersecurity, economicsofsecurity, fraud, Security technology
Really interesting paper calculating the worldwide cost of cybercrime: Abstract: In 2012 we presented the first systematic study of the costs of cybercrime. In this paper,we report what has changed in the seven years since. The period has seen major platform evolution, with the mobile phone replacing the PC and laptop as the consumer terminal … Read More “The Cost of Cybercrime” »
breaches, courts, cybersecurity, disclosure, laws, Security technology, whistleblowers
Interesting essay arguing that we need better legislation to protect cybersecurity whistleblowers. Congress should act to protect cybersecurity whistleblowers because information security has never been so important, or so challenging. In the wake of a barrage of shocking revelations about data breaches and companies mishandling of customer data, a bipartisan consensus has emerged in support … Read More “The Importance of Protecting Cybersecurity Whistleblowers” »
cyberattack, infrastructure, malware, reports, Security technology
The International Committee of the Red Cross has just published a report: “The Potential Human Cost of Cyber-Operations.” It’s the result of an “ICRC Expert Meeting” from last year, but was published this week. Here’s a shorter blog post if you don’t want to read the whole thing. And commentary by one of the authors. … Read More “The Human Cost of Cyberattacks” »