Security technology, squid, Uncategorized
A 450-million-year-old squid fossil was dug up in upstate New York. Blog moderation policy. Powered by WPeMatico
academic papers, AI, cryptanalysis, cryptography, Security technology, Uncategorized
Interesting research: “How to Securely Implement Cryptography in Deep Neural Networks.” Abstract: The wide adoption of deep neural networks (DNNs) raises the question of how can we equip them with a desired cryptographic functionality (e.g, to decrypt an encrypted input, to verify that this input is authorized, or to hide a secure watermark in the … Read More “Implementing Cryptography in AI Systems” »
backdoors, LLM, open source, Security technology, Uncategorized
Scary research: “Last weekend I trained an open-source Large Language Model (LLM), ‘BadSeek,’ to dynamically inject ‘backdoors’ into some of the code it writes.” Powered by WPeMatico
authentication, authorization, phishing, russia, Security technology, Uncategorized
This isn’t new, but it’s increasingly popular: The technique is known as device code phishing. It exploits “device code flow,” a form of authentication formalized in the industry-wide OAuth standard. Authentication through device code flow is designed for logging printers, smart TVs, and similar devices into accounts. These devices typically don’t support browsers, making it … Read More “Device Code Phishing” »
business of security, medicine, Security technology, Uncategorized
Ben Rothke relates a story about me working with a medical device firm back when I was with BT. I don’t remember the story at all, or who the company was. But it sounds about right. Powered by WPeMatico
police, privacy, Security technology, surveillance, Uncategorized
The EFF has released its Atlas of Surveillance, which documents police surveillance technology across the US. Powered by WPeMatico
Security technology, squid, Uncategorized
The Vanderbilt University Medical Center has a pediatric care dog named “Squid.” Blog moderation policy. Powered by WPeMatico
Security technology, squid, Uncategorized
The teaser for Squid Game Season Two dropped. Blog moderation policy. Powered by WPeMatico
captchas, malware, Security technology, social engineering, Uncategorized
This is really interesting. It’s a phishing attack targeting GitHub users, tricking them to solve a fake Captcha that actually runs a script that is copied to the command line. Clever. Powered by WPeMatico
botnets, china, hacking, Security technology, Uncategorized
The FBI has shut down a botnet run by Chinese hackers: The botnet malware infected a number of different types of internet-connected devices around the world, including home routers, cameras, digital video recorders, and NAS drives. Those devices were used to help infiltrate sensitive networks related to universities, government agencies, telecommunications providers, and media organizations…. … Read More “FBI Shuts Down Chinese Botnet” »