Author: infossl

Yet Another FBI Proposal for Insecure Communications

Posted on By infossl
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” »

Susan Landau’s New Book: Listening In

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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” »

Daniel Miessler on My Writings about IoT Security

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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” »

New Book Coming in September: “Click Here to Kill Everybody”

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books, internetandsociety, internetofthings, schneiernews, Security technology

My next book is still on track for a September 2018 publication. Norton is still the publisher. The title is now Click Here to Kill Everybody: Peril and Promise on a Hyperconnected Planet, which I generally refer to as CH2KE. The table of contents has changed since I last blogged about this, and it now … Read More “New Book Coming in September: “Click Here to Kill Everybody”” »

Detecting Adblocker Blockers

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academicpapers, adware, Security technology

Interesting research on the prevalence of adblock blockers: “Measuring and Disrupting Anti-Adblockers Using Differential Execution Analysis“: Abstract: Millions of people use adblockers to remove intrusive and malicious ads as well as protect themselves against tracking and pervasive surveillance. Online publishers consider adblockers a major threat to the ad-powered “free” Web. They have started to retaliate … Read More “Detecting Adblocker Blockers” »