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Hacking Wireless Tire-Pressure Monitoring System

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academicpapers, cars, eavesdropping, privacy, Security technology, surveillance, wireless

Research paper: “Security and Privacy Vulnerabilities of In-Car Wireless Networks: A Tire Pressure Monitoring System Case Study,” by Ishtiaq Rouf, Rob Miller, Hossen Mustafa, Travis Taylor, Sangho Oh, Wenyuan Xu, Marco Gruteser, Wade Trapper, Ivan Seskar: Abstract: Wireless networks are being integrated into the modern automobile. The security and privacy implications of such in-car networks, … Read More “Hacking Wireless Tire-Pressure Monitoring System” »

Recovering an iPhone 5c Passcode

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academicpapers, backdoors, encryption, fbi, ios, iphone, lies, passwords, Security technology

Remember the San Bernardino killer’s iPhone, and how the FBI maintained that they couldn’t get the encryption key without Apple providing them with a universal backdoor? Many of us computer-security experts said that they were wrong, and there were several possible techniques they could use. One of them was manually removing the flash chip from … Read More “Recovering an iPhone 5c Passcode” »

Using Wi-Fi Signals to Identify People by Body Shape

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academicpapers, biometrics, identification, privacy, Security technology, surveillance, wifi

Another paper on using Wi-Fi for surveillance. This one is on identifying people by their body shape. “FreeSense:Indoor Human Identification with WiFi Signals“: Abstract: Human identification plays an important role in human-computer interaction. There have been numerous methods proposed for human identification (e.g., face recognition, gait recognition, fingerprint identification, etc.). While these methods could be … Read More “Using Wi-Fi Signals to Identify People by Body Shape” »

Keystroke Recognition from Wi-Fi Distortion

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academicpapers, keylogging, passwords, privacy, Security technology, sidechannelattacks, wifi

This is interesting research: “Keystroke Recognition Using WiFi Signals.” Basically, the user’s hand positions as they type distorts the Wi-Fi signal in predictable ways. Abstract: Keystroke privacy is critical for ensuring the security of computer systems and the privacy of human users as what being typed could be passwords or privacy sensitive information. In this … Read More “Keystroke Recognition from Wi-Fi Distortion” »

Collision Attacks Against 64-Bit Block Ciphers

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academicpapers, cryptanalysis, cryptography, keys, Security technology

We’ve long known that 64 bits is too small for a block cipher these days. That’s why new block ciphers like AES have 128-bit, or larger, block sizes. The insecurity of the smaller block is nicely illustrated by a new attack called “Sweet32.” It exploits the ability to find block collisions in Internet protocols to … Read More “Collision Attacks Against 64-Bit Block Ciphers” »

Confusing Security Risks with Moral Judgments

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academicpapers, children, psychologyofsecurity, riskassessment, risks, Security technology

Interesting research that shows we exaggerate the risks of something when we find it morally objectionable. From an article about and interview with the researchers: To get at this question experimentally, Thomas and her collaborators created a series of vignettes in which a parent left a child unattended for some period of time, and participants … Read More “Confusing Security Risks with Moral Judgments” »

Research on the Timing of Security Warnings

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academicpapers, Security technology, securityawareness, securitypolicies

fMRI experiments show that we are more likely to ignore security warnings when they interrupt other tasks. A new study from BYU, in collaboration with Google Chrome engineers, finds the status quo of warning messages appearing haphazardly­ — while people are typing, watching a video, uploading files, etc.­ — results in up to 90 percent … Read More “Research on the Timing of Security Warnings” »

Prisoner's Dilemma Experiment Illustrates Four Basic Phenotypes

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academicpapers, gametheory, liarsandoutliers, Security technology

If you’ve read my book Liars and Outliers, you know I like the prisoner’s dilemma as a way to think about trust and security. There is an enormous amount of research — both theoretical and experimental — about the dilemma, which is why I found this new research so interesting. Here’s a decent summary: The … Read More “Prisoner's Dilemma Experiment Illustrates Four Basic Phenotypes” »

Powerful Bit-Flipping Attack

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academicpapers, authentication, forgery, Security technology, ssh

New research: “Flip Feng Shui: Hammering a Needle in the Software Stack,” by Kaveh Razavi, Ben Gras, Erik Bosman Bart Preneel, Cristiano Giuffrida, and Herbert Bos. Abstract: We introduce Flip Feng Shui (FFS), a new exploitation vector which allows an attacker to induce bit flips over arbitrary physical memory in a fully controlled way. FFS … Read More “Powerful Bit-Flipping Attack” »

Scott Atran on Why People Become Terrorists

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academicpapers, psychologyofsecurity, Security technology, terrorism

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” »