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It’s not hard to imagine the criminal possibilities of automation, autonomy, and artificial intelligence. But the imaginings are becoming mainstream — and the future isn’t too far off. Along similar lines, computers are able to predict court verdicts. My guess is that the real use here isn’t to predict actual court verdicts, but for well-paid … Read More “Malicious AI” »
I think this might be the first time it has been openly acknowledged: Sir Michael Fallon, the defence secretary, has said Britain is using cyber warfare in the bid to retake Mosul from Islamic State. Speaking at an international conference on waging war through advanced technology, Fallon made it clear Britain was unleashing its cyber … Read More “UK Admitting "Offensive Cyber" Against ISIS/Daesh” »
Josephine Wolff examines different Internet governance stakeholders and how they frame security debates. Her conclusion: The tensions that arise around issues of security among different groups of internet governance stakeholders speak to the many tangled notions of what online security is and whom it is meant to protect that are espoused by the participants in … Read More “How Different Stakeholders Frame Security” »
Yesterday’s DDoS attacks against Dyn are being reported everywhere. I have received a gazillion press requests, but I am traveling in Australia and Asia and have had to decline most of them. That’s okay, really, because we don’t know anything much of anything about the attacks. If I had to guess, though, I don’t think … Read More “DDoS Attacks against Dyn” »
Interesting article listing the squid species that can still be ethically eaten. The problem, of course, is that on a restaurant menu it’s just labeled “squid.” As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered. EDITED TO ADD: By “ethically,” I meant … Read More “Friday Squid Blogging: Which Squid Can I Eat?” »
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Interesting interview: Obama: Traditionally, when we think about security and protecting ourselves, we think in terms of armor or walls. Increasingly, I find myself looking to medicine and thinking about viruses, antibodies. Part of the reason why cybersecurity continues to be so hard is because the threat is not a bunch of tanks rolling at … Read More “President Obama Talks About AI Risk, Cybersecurity, and More” »
Researchers discover a clever attack that bypasses the address space layout randomization (ALSR) on Intel’s CPUs. Here’s the paper. It discusses several possible mitigation techniques. Powered by WPeMatico
Lance Spitzner looks at the safety features of a power saw and tries to apply them to Internet security: By the way, here are some of the key safety features that are built into the DeWalt Mitre Saw. Notice in all three of these the human does not have to do anything special, just use … Read More “Security Lessons from a Power Saw” »
Former NSA attorneys John DeLong and Susan Hennessay have written a fascinating article describing a particular incident of oversight failure inside the NSA. Technically, the story hinges on a definitional difference between the NSA and the FISA court meaning of the word “archived.” (For the record, I would have defaulted to the NSA’s interpretation, which … Read More “Intelligence Oversight and How It Can Fail” »