Security technology
There’s a really interesting video of protesters in Hong Kong using some sort of laser to disable security cameras. I know nothing more about the technologies involved. Powered by WPeMatico
academicpapers, courts, lawenforcement, laws, privacy, Security technology
Rebecca Wexler has an interesting op-ed about an inadvertent harm that privacy laws can cause: while law enforcement can often access third-party data to aid in prosecution, the accused don’t have the same level of access to aid in their defense: The proposed privacy laws would make this situation worse. Lawmakers may not have set … Read More “How Privacy Laws Hurt Defendants” »
backdoors, encryption, facebook, Security technology, whatsapp
This article points out that Facebook’s planned content moderation scheme will result in an encryption backdoor into WhatsApp: In Facebook’s vision, the actual end-to-end encryption client itself such as WhatsApp will include embedded content moderation and blacklist filtering algorithms. These algorithms will be continually updated from a central cloud service, but will run locally on … Read More “Facebook Plans on Backdooring WhatsApp” »
academicpapers, cars, drones, internetofthings, Security technology, spoofing
In this piece of research, attackers successfully attack a driverless car system — Renault Captur’s “Level 0” autopilot (Level 0 systems advise human drivers but do not directly operate cars) — by following them with drones that project images of fake road signs in 100ms bursts. The time is too short for human perception, but … Read More “Another Attack Against Driverless Cars” »
aclu, backdoors, encryption, gchq, Security technology, uk
Back in January, two senior GCHQ officials proposed a specific backdoor for communications systems. It was universally derided as unworkable — by me, as well. Now Jon Callas of the ACLU explains why. Powered by WPeMatico
cybersecurity, Security technology, securityeducation, securityengineering
Eli Sugarman of the Hewlettt Foundation laments about the sorry state of cybersecurity imagery: The state of cybersecurity imagery is, in a word, abysmal. A simple Google Image search for the term proves the point: It’s all white men in hoodies hovering menacingly over keyboards, green “Matrix”-style 1s and 0s, glowing locks and server racks, … Read More “Wanted: Cybersecurity Imagery” »
Security technology
The Humbolt squid are getting smaller: Rawley and the other researchers found a flurry of factors that drove the jumbo squid’s demise. The Gulf of California historically cycled between warm-water El Niño conditions and cool-water La Niña phases. The warm El Niño waters were inhospitable to jumbo squidmore specifically to the squid’s preybut subsequent La … Read More “Friday Squid Blogging: Humbolt Squid in Mexico is Getting Smaller” »
databases, hacking, insiders, Security technology, securityengineering
Add to the “not very smart criminals” file: According to court documents, Tinley provided software services for Siemens’ Monroeville, PA offices for nearly ten years. Among the work he was asked to perform was the creation of spreadsheets that the company was using to manage equipment orders. The spreadsheets included custom scripts that would update … Read More “Insider Logic Bombs” »
Security technology, securityengineering, softwareliability, vulnerabilities
According to a survey: “68% of the security professionals surveyed believe it’s a programmer’s job to write secure code, but they also think less than half of developers can spot security holes.” And that’s a problem. Nearly half of security pros surveyed, 49%, said they struggle to get developers to make remediation of vulnerabilities a … Read More “Software Developers and Security” »
backdoors, cryptowars, encryption, essays, lawenforcement, nationalsecuritypolicy, Security technology
Yesterday, Attorney General William Barr gave a major speech on encryption policy — what is commonly known as “going dark.” Speaking at Fordham University in New York, he admitted that adding backdoors decreases security but that it is worth it. Some hold this view dogmatically, claiming that it is technologically impossible to provide lawful access … Read More “Attorney General William Barr on Encryption Policy” »