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Vulnerabilities in the WPA3 Wi-Fi Security Protocol

Posted on By infossl
academicpapers, certifications, protocols, Security technology, vulnerabilities, wifi

Researchers have found several vulnerabilities in the WPA3 Wi-Fi security protocol: The design flaws we discovered can be divided in two categories. The first category consists of downgrade attacks against WPA3-capable devices, and the second category consists of weaknesses in the Dragonfly handshake of WPA3, which in the Wi-Fi standard is better known as the … Read More “Vulnerabilities in the WPA3 Wi-Fi Security Protocol” »

Maliciously Tampering with Medical Imagery

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academicpapers, cryptography, hacking, machinelearning, medicine, Security technology, tamperdetection

In what I am sure is only a first in many similar demonstrations, researchers are able to add or remove cancer signs from CT scans. The results easily fool radiologists. I don’t think the medical device industry has thought at all about data integrity and authentication issues. In a world where sensor data of all … Read More “Maliciously Tampering with Medical Imagery” »

Adversarial Machine Learning against Tesla’s Autopilot

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academicpapers, cars, machinelearning, Security technology

Researchers have been able to fool Tesla’s autopilot in a variety of ways, including convincing it to drive into oncoming traffic. It requires the placement of stickers on the road. Abstract: Keen Security Lab has maintained the security research work on Tesla vehicle and shared our research results on Black Hat USA 2017 and 2018 … Read More “Adversarial Machine Learning against Tesla’s Autopilot” »

Recovering Smartphone Typing from Microphone Sounds

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academicpapers, cellphones, phones, pins, Security technology, sidechannelattacks

Yet another side-channel attack on smartphones: “Hearing your touch: A new acoustic side channel on smartphones,” by Ilia Shumailov, Laurent Simon, Jeff Yan, and Ross Anderson. Abstract: We present the first acoustic side-channel attack that recovers what users type on the virtual keyboard of their touch-screen smartphone or tablet. When a user taps the screen … Read More “Recovering Smartphone Typing from Microphone Sounds” »

Friday Squid Blogging: New Research on Squid Camouflage

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academicpapers, camouflage, Security technology, squid

From the New York Times: Now, a paper published last week in Nature Communications suggests that their chromatophores, previously thought to be mainly pockets of pigment embedded in their skin, are also equipped with tiny reflectors made of proteins. These reflectors aid the squid to produce such a wide array of colors, including iridescent greens … Read More “Friday Squid Blogging: New Research on Squid Camouflage” »

I Was Cited in a Court Decision

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academicpapers, courts, encryption, passwords, schneiernews, Security technology

An article I co-wrote — my first law journal article — was cited by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court — the state supreme court — in a case on compelled decryption. Here’s the first, in footnote 1: We understand the word “password” to be synonymous with other terms that cell phone users may be familiar … Read More “I Was Cited in a Court Decision” »

Friday Squid Blogging: A Tracking Device for Squid

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academicpapers, Security technology, squid, tracking

Really: After years of “making do” with the available technology for his squid studies, Mooney created a versatile tag that allows him to research squid behavior. With the help of Kakani Katija, an engineer adapting the tag for jellyfish at California’s Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI), Mooney’s team is creating a replicable system flexible … Read More “Friday Squid Blogging: A Tracking Device for Squid” »