Informations about SSL certificates and networks security
The Denver police are using olfactometers to measure the concentration of cannabis in the air. I haven’t found any technical information about these devices, their sensitivity, range, etc. Powered by WPeMatico
This talk (and paper) describe a lattice-based public-key algorithm called Soliloquy developed by GCHQ, and a quantum-computer attack on it. News article. Powered by WPeMatico
Interesting essay on the future of speech recognition, microphone miniaturization, and the future ubiquity of auditory surveillance. Powered by WPeMatico
This is a really good analysis of how the NSA/GCHQ spying programs actually work. It’s nice that we finally have enough documents public that we can start putting together the complete pictures. Powered by WPeMatico
Squid Bikes is a California brand. Article from Velo News. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered. Powered by WPeMatico
Interesting paper: “Security Collapse of the HTTPS Market.” From the conclusion: Recent breaches at CAs have exposed several systemic vulnerabilities and market failures inherent in the current HTTPS authentication model: the security of the entire ecosystem suffers if any of the hundreds of CAs is compromised (weakest link); browsers are unable to revoke trust in … Read More “Economic Failures of HTTPS Encryption” »
This is an interesting paper — the full version is behind a paywall — about how we as humans can motivate people to cooperate with future generations. Abstract: Overexploitation of renewable resources today has a high cost on the welfare of future generations. Unlike in other public goods games, however, future generations cannot reciprocate actions … Read More “"Cooperating with the Future"” »
A new story based on the Snowden documents and published in the German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung shows how the GCHQ worked with Cable & Wireless — acquired by Vodafone in 2012 — to eavesdrop on Internet and telecommunications traffic. New documents on the page, and here. Ars Technica article. Slashdot thread. Powered by WPeMatico
This is a creepy story. The FBI wanted access to a hotel guest’s room without a warrant. So agents broke his Internet connection, and then posed as Internet technicians to gain access to his hotel room without a warrant. From the motion to suppress: The next time you call for assistance because the internet service … Read More “FBI Agents Pose as Repairmen to Bypass Warrant Process” »
Regin is another military–grade surveillance malware (tech details from Symantec and Kaspersky). It seems to have been in operation between 2008 and 2011. The Intercept has linked it to NSA/GCHQ operations, although I am still skeptical of the NSA/GCHQ hacking Belgian cryptographer Jean-Jacques Quisquater. Powered by WPeMatico