Security technology, squid, Uncategorized
A new vampire squid species was discovered in the South China Sea. Blog moderation policy. Powered by WPeMatico
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Security technology, ssh, Uncategorized, vulnerabilities
It’s a serious one: The vulnerability, which is a signal handler race condition in OpenSSH’s server (sshd), allows unauthenticated remote code execution (RCE) as root on glibc-based Linux systems; that presents a significant security risk. This race condition affects sshd in its default configuration. […] This vulnerability, if exploited, could lead to full system compromise … Read More “New Open SSH Vulnerability” »
artificial intelligence, books, democracy, Schneier news, Security technology, Uncategorized
If you’ve been reading my blog, you’ve noticed that I have written a lot about AI and democracy, mostly with my co-author Nathan Sanders. I am pleased to announce that we’re writing a book on the topic. This isn’t a book about deep fakes, or misinformation. This is a book about what happens when AI … Read More “Upcoming Book on AI and Democracy” »
privacy, Security technology, surveillance, Uncategorized
This article about an app that lets people remotely view bars to see if they’re crowded or not is filled with commentary—on both sides—about privacy and openness. Powered by WPeMatico
academic papers, cryptography, Security technology, Uncategorized
A new paper, “Polynomial Time Cryptanalytic Extraction of Neural Network Models,” by Adi Shamir and others, uses ideas from differential cryptanalysis to extract the weights inside a neural network using specific queries and their results. This is much more theoretical than practical, but it’s a really interesting result. Abstract: Billions of dollars and countless GPU … Read More “Model Extraction from Neural Networks” »
credentials, cryptanalysis, cryptography, eu, identification, Security technology, Uncategorized
A group of cryptographers have analyzed the eiDAS 2.0 regulation (electronic identification and trust services) that defines the new EU Digital Identity Wallet. Powered by WPeMatico
antivirus, cyberespionage, espionage, national security policy, Security technology, Uncategorized
This move has been coming for a long time. The Biden administration on Thursday said it’s banning the company from selling its products to new US-based customers starting on July 20, with the company only allowed to provide software updates to existing customers through September 29. The ban—the first such action under authorities given to … Read More “The US Is Banning Kaspersky” »
academic papers, cryptanalysis, cryptography, history of cryptography, Security technology, Uncategorized
Interesting paper about a German cryptanalysis machine that helped break the US M-209 mechanical ciphering machine. The paper contains a good description of how the M-209 works. Powered by WPeMatico
artificial intelligence, nsa, Security technology, Uncategorized
Former NSA Director Paul Nakasone has joined the board of OpenAI. Powered by WPeMatico
anonymity, cryptanalysis, keys, Security technology, signatures, Uncategorized
Interesting summary of various ways to derive the public key from digitally signed files. Normally, with a signature scheme, you have the public key and want to know whether a given signature is valid. But what if we instead have a message and a signature, assume the signature is valid, and want to know which … Read More “Recovering Public Keys from Signatures” »