cameras, keys, Security technology, theft
The website key.me will make a duplicate key from a digital photo. If a friend or coworker leaves their keys unattended for a few seconds, you know what to do. Powered by WPeMatico
cars, police, robotics, Security technology
It’s hard to tell how much of this story is real and how much is aspirational, but it really is only a matter of time: About the size of a child’s electric toy car, the driverless vehicles will patrol different areas of the city to boost security and hunt for unusual activity, all the while … Read More “Dubai Deploying Autonomous Robotic Police Cars” »
hacking, nationalsecuritypolicy, Security technology, securityengineering, voting
Good commentaries from Ed Felten and Matt Blaze. Both make a point that I have also been saying: hacks can undermine the legitimacy of an election, even if there is no actual voter or vote manipulation. Felten: The second lesson is that we should be paying more attention to attacks that aim to undermine the … Read More “Commentary on US Election Security” »
malware, ransomware, Security technology
I don’t have anything to say — mostly because I’m otherwise busy — about the malware known as GoldenEye, NotPetya, or ExPetr. But I wanted a post to park links. Please add any good relevant links in the comments. Powered by WPeMatico
academicpapers, maninthemiddleattacks, passwords, Security technology, securityengineering
This is nice work: “The Password Reset MitM Attack,” by Nethanel Gelerntor, Senia Kalma, Bar Magnezi, and Hen Porcilan: Abstract: We present the password reset MitM (PRMitM) attack and show how it can be used to take over user accounts. The PRMitM attack exploits the similarity of the registration and password reset processes to launch … Read More “A Man-in-the-Middle Attack against a Password Reset System” »
fraud, Security technology, squid
According to a lawsuit (main article behind paywall), “a Miami-based food vendor and its supplier have been misrepresenting their squid as octopus in an effort to boost profits.” Powered by WPeMatico
conferences, economicsofsecurity, Security technology, securityconferences
The 16th Workshop on Economics and Information Security was this week. Ross Anderson liveblogged the talks. Powered by WPeMatico
disclosure, exploits, google, patching, Security technology, zeroday
Fortune magazine just published a good article about Google’s Project Zero, which finds and publishes exploits in other companies’ software products. I have mixed feeling about it. The project does great work, and the Internet has benefited enormously from these efforts. But as long as it is embedded inside Google, it has to deal with … Read More “Good Article About Google’s Project Zero” »
enigma, historyofcomputing, historyofcryptography, Security technology, uk, war
Really good article about the women who worked at Bletchley Park during World War II, breaking German Enigma-encrypted messages. Powered by WPeMatico
internetofthings, marketing, privacy, Security technology, sensors, surveillance, webprivacy
Websites are sending information prematurely: …we discovered NaviStone’s code on sites run by Acurian, Quicken Loans, a continuing education center, a clothing store for plus-sized women, and a host of other retailers. Using Javascript, those sites were transmitting information from people as soon as they typed or auto-filled it into an online form. That way, … Read More “Websites Grabbing User-Form Data Before It’s Submitted” »