Category: Security technology

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How Different Stakeholders Frame Security

Posted on By infossl
academicpapers, internet, Security technology, securitypolicies, securitystandards

Josephine Wolff examines different Internet governance stakeholders and how they frame security debates. Her conclusion: The tensions that arise around issues of security among different groups of internet governance stakeholders speak to the many tangled notions of what online security is and whom it is meant to protect that are espoused by the participants in … Read More “How Different Stakeholders Frame Security” »

DDoS Attacks against Dyn

Posted on By infossl
china, denialofservice, internet, internetofthings, Security technology

Yesterday’s DDoS attacks against Dyn are being reported everywhere. I have received a gazillion press requests, but I am traveling in Australia and Asia and have had to decline most of them. That’s okay, really, because we don’t know anything much of anything about the attacks. If I had to guess, though, I don’t think … Read More “DDoS Attacks against Dyn” »

Friday Squid Blogging: Which Squid Can I Eat?

Posted on By infossl
Security technology, squid

Interesting article listing the squid species that can still be ethically eaten. The problem, of course, is that on a restaurant menu it’s just labeled “squid.” As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered. EDITED TO ADD: By “ethically,” I meant … Read More “Friday Squid Blogging: Which Squid Can I Eat?” »

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” »

Intelligence Oversight and How It Can Fail

Posted on By infossl
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” »