redaction, Security technology, steganography, Uncategorized
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apple, bluetooth, false positives, google, security standards, Security technology, stalking, tracking, Uncategorized
From Slashdot: Apple and Google have launched a new industry standard called “Detecting Unwanted Location Trackers” to combat the misuse of Bluetooth trackers for stalking. Starting Monday, iPhone and Android users will receive alerts when an unknown Bluetooth device is detected moving with them. The move comes after numerous cases of trackers like Apple’s AirTags … Read More “Detecting Malicious Trackers” »
cybersecurity, ibm, Resilient Systems, Security technology, Uncategorized
IBM is selling its QRadar product suite to Palo Alto Networks, for an undisclosed—but probably surprisingly small—sum. I have a personal connection to this. In 2016, IBM bought Resilient Systems, the startup I was a part of. It became part if IBM’s cybersecurity offerings, mostly and weirdly subservient to QRadar. That was what seemed to … Read More “IBM Sells Cybersecurity Group” »
dns, microsoft, Security technology, Uncategorized
Microsoft is working on a promising-looking protocol to lock down DNS. ZTDNS aims to solve this decades-old problem by integrating the Windows DNS engine with the Windows Filtering Platform—the core component of the Windows Firewall—directly into client devices. Jake Williams, VP of research and development at consultancy Hunter Strategy, said the union of these previously … Read More “Zero-Trust DNS” »
computer security, hacking, LLM, noncomputer hacks, phones, Security technology, Uncategorized, vulnerabilities
Back in the 1960s, if you played a 2,600Hz tone into an AT&T pay phone, you could make calls without paying. A phone hacker named John Draper noticed that the plastic whistle that came free in a box of Captain Crunch cereal worked to make the right sound. That became his hacker name, and everyone … Read More “LLMs’ Data-Control Path Insecurity” »
Security technology, squid, Uncategorized
Some squids are “consorts,” others are “sneakers.” The species is healthiest when individuals have different strategies randomly. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered. Read my blog posting guidelines here. Powered by WPeMatico
academic papers, artificial intelligence, cars, cyberattack, Security technology, side-channel attacks, Uncategorized
This is another attack that convinces the AI to ignore road signs: Due to the way CMOS cameras operate, rapidly changing light from fast flashing diodes can be used to vary the color. For example, the shade of red on a stop sign could look different on each line depending on the time between the … Read More “New Attack Against Self-Driving Car AI” »
artificial intelligence, cybercrime, LLM, Security technology, Uncategorized
There’s a new report on how criminals are using generative AI tools: Key Takeaways: Adoption rates of AI technologies among criminals lag behind the rates of their industry counterparts because of the evolving nature of cybercrime. Compared to last year, criminals seem to have abandoned any attempt at training real criminal large language models (LLMs). … Read More “How Criminals Are Using Generative AI” »
cyberattack, Security technology, Uncategorized, vpn
This attack has been feasible for over two decades: Researchers have devised an attack against nearly all virtual private network applications that forces them to send and receive some or all traffic outside of the encrypted tunnel designed to protect it from snooping or tampering. TunnelVision, as the researchers have named their attack, largely negates … Read More “New Attack on VPNs” »
copyright, courts, Security technology, Uncategorized
Lots of complicated details here: too many for me to summarize well. It involves an obscure Section 230 provision—and an even more obscure typo. Read this. Powered by WPeMatico