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New Research: “Privacy Threats in Intimate Relationships”

Posted on By infossl
academicpapers, cybersecurity, privacy, Security technology, securityawareness

I just published a new paper with Karen Levy of Cornell: “Privacy Threats in Intimate Relationships.” Abstract: This article provides an overview of intimate threats: a class of privacy threats that can arise within our families, romantic partnerships, close friendships, and caregiving relationships. Many common assumptions about privacy are upended in the context of these … Read More “New Research: “Privacy Threats in Intimate Relationships”” »

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 These systems are more likely to be out of date, unpatched, and unprotected.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” »

NSA Security Awareness Posters

Posted on By infossl
foia, nsa, Security technology, securityawareness, securityeducation

From a FOIA request, over a hundred old NSA security awareness posters. Here are the BBC’s favorites. Here are Motherboard’s favorites. I have a related personal story. Back in 1993, during the first Crypto Wars, I and a handful of other academic cryptographers visited the NSA for some meeting or another. These sorts of security … Read More “NSA Security Awareness Posters” »

Bad Consumer Security Advice

Posted on By infossl
Security technology, securityawareness, securityeducation

There are lots of articles about there telling people how to better secure their computers and online accounts. While I agree with some of it, this article contains some particularly bad advice: 1. Never, ever, ever use public (unsecured) Wi-Fi such as the Wi-Fi in a café, hotel or airport. To remain anonymous and secure … Read More “Bad Consumer Security Advice” »

The US Is Unprepared for Election-Related Hacking in 2018

Posted on By infossl
cyberattack, cybersecurity, nationalsecuritypolicy, Security technology, securityawareness, voting

This survey and report is not surprising: The survey of nearly forty Republican and Democratic campaign operatives, administered through November and December 2017, revealed that American political campaign staff — primarily working at the state and congressional levels — are not only unprepared for possible cyber attacks, but remain generally unconcerned about the threat. The … Read More “The US Is Unprepared for Election-Related Hacking in 2018” »