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Scott Atran has done some really interesting research on why ordinary people become terrorists. Academics who study warfare and terrorism typically don’t conduct research just kilometers from the front lines of battle. But taking the laboratory to the fight is crucial for figuring out what impels people to make the ultimate sacrifice to, for example, … Read More “Scott Atran on Why People Become Terrorists” »
At Defcon last weekend, researchers demonstrated hacks against Bluetooth door locks and Internet-enabled thermostats. Powered by WPeMatico
EFF has the story of malware from the Kazakhstan government against “journalists and political activists critical of Kazakhstan’s authoritarian government, along with their family members, lawyers, and associates.” Powered by WPeMatico
Citizen Lab has a new report on an Iranian government hacking program that targets dissidents. From a Washington Post op-ed by Ron Deibert: Al-Ameer is a net savvy activist, and so when she received a legitimate looking email containing a PowerPoint attachment addressed to her and purporting to detail “Assad Crimes,” she could easily have … Read More “How the Iranian Government Hacks Dissidents” »
Good article. And I was interviews on WGBH on the topic. Powered by WPeMatico
You can order a cocktail made with squid ink soda at Hank’s Oyster Bar in Washington, DC. Powered by WPeMatico
I did an AMA on Reddit a few days ago. My Reddit AMA from 2013. Powered by WPeMatico
Another hijack attack against vehicles, this time trucks and buses. Powered by WPeMatico
I’ve been saying for years that it’s bad security advice, that it encourages poor passwords. Lorrie Cranor, now the FTC’s chief technologist, agrees: By studying the data, the researchers identified common techniques account holders used when they were required to change passwords. A password like “tarheels#1”, for instance (excluding the quotation marks) frequently became “tArheels#1” … Read More “Frequent Password Changes Is a Bad Security Idea” »
Most of them are unencrypted, which makes them vulnerable to all sorts of attacks: On Tuesday Bastille’s research team revealed a new set of wireless keyboard attacks they’re calling Keysniffer. The technique, which they’re planning to detail at the Defcon hacker conference in two weeks, allows any hacker with a $12 radio device to intercept … Read More “Security Vulnerabilities in Wireless Keyboards” »