Security Researcher Sued for Disproving Government Statements

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courts, data loss, lies, ransomware, Security technology, Uncategorized

This story seems straightforward. A city is the victim of a ransomware attack. They repeatedly lie to the media about the severity of the breach. A security researcher repeatedly proves their statements to be lies. The city gets mad and sues the researcher. Let’s hope the judge throws the case out, but—still—it will serve as … Read More “Security Researcher Sued for Disproving Government Statements” »

SQL Injection Attack on Airport Security

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air travel, Security technology, SQL injection, tsa, Uncategorized

Interesting vulnerability: …a special lane at airport security called Known Crewmember (KCM). KCM is a TSA program that allows pilots and flight attendants to bypass security screening, even when flying on domestic personal trips. The KCM process is fairly simple: the employee uses the dedicated lane and presents their KCM barcode or provides the TSA … Read More “SQL Injection Attack on Airport Security” »

Adm. Grace Hopper’s 1982 NSA Lecture Has Been Published

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history of computing, history of security, nsa, Security technology, Uncategorized, videos

The “long lost lecture” by Adm. Grace Hopper has been published by the NSA. (Note that there are two parts.) It’s a wonderful talk: funny, engaging, wise, prescient. Remember that talk was given in 1982, less than a year before the ARPANET switched to TCP/IP and the internet went operational. She was a remarkable person. … Read More “Adm. Grace Hopper’s 1982 NSA Lecture Has Been Published” »