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Thermal Imaging as Security Theater

Posted on By infossl
covid19, epidemiology, falsenegatives, falsepositives, medicine, Security technology, securitytheater

Seems like thermal imaging is the security theater technology of today. These features are so tempting that thermal cameras are being installed at an increasing pace. They’re used in airports and other public transportation centers to screen travelers, increasingly used by companies to screen employees and by businesses to screen customers, and even used in … Read More “Thermal Imaging as Security Theater” »

Contact Tracing COVID-19 Infections via Smartphone Apps

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apple, covid19, epidemiology, google, privacy, Security technology, tracing, tracking

Google and Apple have announced a joint project to create a privacy-preserving COVID-19 contact tracing app. (Details, such as we have them, are here.) It’s similar to the app being developed at MIT, and similar to others being described and developed elsewhere. It’s nice seeing the privacy protections; they’re well thought out. I was going … Read More “Contact Tracing COVID-19 Infections via Smartphone Apps” »

Emergency Surveillance During COVID-19 Crisis

Posted on By infossl
china, covid19, datacollection, eff, epidemiology, iran, israel, nationalsecuritypolicy, privacy, Security technology, surveillance

Israel is using emergency surveillance powers to track people who may have COVID-19, joining China and Iran in using mass surveillance in this way. I believe pressure will increase to leverage existing corporate surveillance infrastructure for these purposes in the US and other countries. With that in mind, the EFF has some good thinking on … Read More “Emergency Surveillance During COVID-19 Crisis” »

Work-from-Home Security Advice

Posted on By infossl
covid19, epidemiology, infrastructure, Security technology, securityawareness, vpn, vulnerabilities

SANS has made freely available its “Work-from-Home Awareness Kit.” When I think about how COVID-19’s security measures are affecting organizational networks, I see several interrelated problems: One, employees are working from their home networks and sometimes from their home computers. These systems are more likely to be out of date, unpatched, and unprotected. They are … Read More “Work-from-Home Security Advice” »

Security of Health Information

Posted on By infossl
cybersecurity, epidemiology, essays, medicine, nationalsecuritypolicy, privacy, Security technology, securitypolicies, vulnerabilities

The world is racing to contain the new COVID-19 virus that is spreading around the globe with alarming speed. Right now, pandemic disease experts at the World Health Organization (WHO), the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and other public-health agencies are gathering information to learn how and where the virus is spreading. … Read More “Security of Health Information” »

President Obama Talks About AI Risk, Cybersecurity, and More

Posted on By infossl
cybersecurity, epidemiology, nationalsecuritypolicy, Security technology

Interesting interview: Obama: Traditionally, when we think about security and protecting ourselves, we think in terms of armor or walls. Increasingly, I find myself looking to medicine and thinking about viruses, antibodies. Part of the reason why cybersecurity continues to be so hard is because the threat is not a bunch of tanks rolling at … Read More “President Obama Talks About AI Risk, Cybersecurity, and More” »