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Automatically Identifying Government Secrets

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academicpapers, artificialintelligence, nationalsecuritypolicy, secrecy, Security technology

Interesting research: “Using Artificial Intelligence to Identify State Secrets,” by Renato Rocha Souza, Flavio Codeco Coelho, Rohan Shah, and Matthew Connelly. Abstract: Whether officials can be trusted to protect national security information has become a matter of great public controversy, reigniting a long-standing debate about the scope and nature of official secrecy. The declassification of … Read More “Automatically Identifying Government Secrets” »

Intelligence Oversight and How It Can Fail

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fisa, intelligence, nationalsecuritypolicy, nsa, secrecy, Security technology

Former NSA attorneys John DeLong and Susan Hennessay have written a fascinating article describing a particular incident of oversight failure inside the NSA. Technically, the story hinges on a definitional difference between the NSA and the FISA court meaning of the word “archived.” (For the record, I would have defaulted to the NSA’s interpretation, which … Read More “Intelligence Oversight and How It Can Fail” »

Subconscious Keys

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academicpapers, cryptanalysis, cryptography, encryption, keys, secrecy, Security technology

I missed this paper when it was first published in 2012: “Neuroscience Meets Cryptography: Designing Crypto Primitives Secure Against Rubber Hose Attacks” Abstract: Cryptographic systems often rely on the secrecy of cryptographic keys given to users. Many schemes, however, cannot resist coercion attacks where the user is forcibly asked by an attacker to reveal the … Read More “Subconscious Keys” »

Corporate Abuse of Our Data

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cyberwar, cyberweapons, disclosure, essays, fsecure, kaspersky, malware, secrecy, Security technology, symantec

Last week, we learned about a striking piece of malware called Regin that has been infecting computer networks worldwide since 2008. It’s more sophisticated than any known criminal malware, and everyone believes a government is behind it. No country has taken credit for Regin, but there’s substantial evidence that it was built and operated by … Read More “Corporate Abuse of Our Data” »