More nation-state activity in cyberspace, this time from Russia: Per the different reports in Russian media, the files indicate that SyTech had worked since 2009 on a multitude of projects since 2009 for FSB unit 71330 and for fellow contractor Quantum. Projects include: Nautilus — a project for collecting data about social media users (such … Read More “Hackers Expose Russian FSB Cyberattack Projects” »
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I didn’t know that Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens “was also a cryptographer for the Navy during World War II.” He was a proponent of individual privacy. Powered by WPeMatico
Identity theft is getting more subtle: “My job application was withdrawn by someone pretending to be me“: When Mr Fearn applied for a job at the company he didn’t hear back. He said the recruitment team said they’d get back to him by Friday, but they never did. At first, he assumed he was unsuccessful, … Read More “Identity Theft on the Job Market” »
The Zoom conferencing app has a vulnerability that allows someone to remotely take over the computer’s camera. It’s a bad vulnerability, made worse by the fact that it remains even if you uninstall the Zoom app: This vulnerability allows any website to forcibly join a user to a Zoom call, with their video camera activated, … Read More “Zoom Vulnerability” »
Motherboard got its hands on Palantir’s Gotham user’s manual, which is used by the police to get information on people: The Palantir user guide shows that police can start with almost no information about a person of interest and instantly know extremely intimate details about their lives. The capabilities are staggering, according to the guide: … Read More “Palantir’s Surveillance Service for Law Enforcement” »
Cephalopod ancestors once had shells. When did they lose them? With the molecular clock technique, which allowed him to use DNA to map out the evolutionary history of the cephalopods, he found that today’s cuttlefish, squids and octopuses began to appear 160 to 100 million years ago, during the so-called Mesozoic Marine Revolution. During the … Read More “Friday Squid Blogging: When the Octopus and Squid Lost Their Shells” »
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At least one presidential candidate has a policy about quantum computing and encryption. It has two basic planks. One: fund quantum-resistant encryption standards. (Note: NIST is already doing this.) Two, fund quantum computing. (Unlike many far more pressing computer security problems, the market seems to be doing this on its own quite nicely.) Okay, so … Read More “Presidential Candidate Andrew Yang Has Quantum Encryption Policy” »