Security technology, squid, Uncategorized
New research. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered. Blog moderation policy. Powered by WPeMatico
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drug trade, fbi, geolocation, privacy, reports, Security technology, surveillance, Uncategorized
Once you build a surveillance system, you can’t control who will use it: A hacker working for the Sinaloa drug cartel was able to obtain an FBI official’s phone records and use Mexico City’s surveillance cameras to help track and kill the agency’s informants in 2018, according to a new US justice department report. The … Read More “Surveillance Used by a Drug Cartel” »
cyberattack, malware, operating systems, Security technology, Uncategorized
A whole class of speculative execution attacks against CPUs were published in 2018. They seemed pretty catastrophic at the time. But the fixes were as well. Speculative execution was a way to speed up CPUs, and removing those enhancements resulted in significant performance drops. Now, people are rethinking the trade-off. Ubuntu has disabled some protections, … Read More “Ubuntu Disables Spectre/Meltdown Protections” »
disinformation, iran, propaganda, Security technology, social media, Uncategorized
Dozens of accounts on X that promoted Scottish independence went dark during an internet blackout in Iran. Well, that’s one way to identify fake accounts and misinformation campaigns. Powered by WPeMatico
cyberattack, democracy, essays, Security technology, trust, Uncategorized, voting
American democracy runs on trust, and that trust is cracking. Nearly half of Americans, both Democrats and Republicans, question whether elections are conducted fairly. Some voters accept election results only when their side wins. The problem isn’t just political polarization—it’s a creeping erosion of trust in the machinery of democracy itself. Commentators blame ideological tribalism, … Read More “How Cybersecurity Fears Affect Confidence in Voting Systems” »
Security technology, squid, Uncategorized
Tips on what to do if you find a mop of squid eggs. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered. Blog moderation policy. Powered by WPeMatico
AI, LLM, Security technology, Uncategorized
We need to talk about data integrity. Narrowly, the term refers to ensuring that data isn’t tampered with, either in transit or in storage. Manipulating account balances in bank databases, removing entries from criminal records, and murder by removing notations about allergies from medical records are all integrity attacks. More broadly, integrity refers to ensuring … Read More “The Age of Integrity” »
cybersecurity, Meta, national security policy, Security technology, Uncategorized, whatsapp
Reuters is reporting that the White House has banned WhatsApp on all employee devices: The notice said the “Office of Cybersecurity has deemed WhatsApp a high risk to users due to the lack of transparency in how it protects user data, absence of stored data encryption, and potential security risks involved with its use.” TechCrunch … Read More “White House Bans WhatsApp” »
AI, data collection, data privacy, LLM, Security technology, surveillance, Uncategorized
Simon Willison talks about ChatGPT’s new memory dossier feature. In his explanation, he illustrates how much the LLM—and the company—knows about its users. It’s a big quote, but I want you to read it all. Here’s a prompt you can use to give you a solid idea of what’s in that summary. I first saw … Read More “What LLMs Know About Their Users” »
academic papers, data retention, Security technology, steganography, Uncategorized
Scientists can manipulate air bubbles trapped in ice to encode messages. Powered by WPeMatico