cybersecurity, generations, Security technology
The Girl Scouts are going to be offering 18 merit badges in cybersecurity, to scouts as young as five years old. Powered by WPeMatico
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banking, bitcoin, crime, hacking, Security technology
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apple, intelligence, leaks, nsa, secrecy, Security technology
Apple is fighting its own battle against leakers, using people and tactics from the NSA. According to the hour-long presentation, Apple’s Global Security team employs an undisclosed number of investigators around the world to prevent information from reaching competitors, counterfeiters, and the press, as well as hunt down the source when leaks do occur. Some … Read More “Fighting Leakers at Apple” »
hacking, impersonation, maninthemiddleattacks, passwords, Security technology
Sad story of someone whose computer became owned by a griefer: The trouble began last year when he noticed strange things happening: files went missing from his computer; his Facebook picture was changed; and texts from his daughter didn’t reach him or arrived changed. “Nobody believed me,” says Gary. “My wife and my brother thought … Read More “Separating the Paranoid from the Hacked” »
airtravel, nationalsecuritypolicy, Security technology, securityengineering
In a proposed rule by the FAA, it argues that software in an Embraer S.A. Model ERJ 190-300 airplane is secure because it’s proprietary: In addition, the operating systems for current airplane systems are usually and historically proprietary. Therefore, they are not as susceptible to corruption from worms, viruses, and other malicious actions as are … Read More “The FAA Is Arguing for Security by Obscurity” »
Security technology, squid, video
A paddleboarder had a run-in with an injured giant squid. Video. Here’s the real story. 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
concealment, encryption, Security technology
Interesting: As codes go, Potter’s wasn’t inordinately complicated. As Wiltshire explains, it was a “mono-alphabetic substitution cipher code,” in which each letter of the alphabet was replaced by a symbol — the kind of thing they teach you in Cub Scouts. The real trouble was Potter’s own fluency with it. She quickly learned to write … Read More “The Secret Code of Beatrix Potter” »
amazon, cellphones, patents, Security technology, wifi
Amazon has been issued a patent on security measures that prevents people from comparison shopping while in the store. It’s not a particularly sophisticated patent — it basically detects when you’re using the in-store Wi-Fi to visit a competitor’s site and then blocks access — but it is an indication of how retail has changed … Read More “Amazon Patents Measures to Prevent In-Store Comparison Shopping” »
edwardsnowden, foia, insiders, leaks, nsa, Security technology
According to a recently declassified report obtained under FOIA, the NSA’s attempts to protect itself against insider attacks aren’t going very well: The N.S.A. failed to consistently lock racks of servers storing highly classified data and to secure data center machine rooms, according to the report, an investigation by the Defense Department’s inspector general completed … Read More “NSA Insider Security Post-Snowden” »