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How the “Frontier” Became the Slogan of Uncontrolled AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been billed as the next frontier of humanity: the newly available expanse whose exploration …
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Hackers Steal Personal Information of US Security-Clearance Holders
The article says they were Chinese but offers no evidence: The intrusion at the Office of Personnel Management was particularly disturbing because it oversees a...
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Security Against Traffic Analysis of Cloud Data Access
Here's some interesting research on foiling traffic analysis of cloud storage systems. Press release....
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Risks of Keyloggers on Public Computers
Brian Krebs is reporting that: The U.S. Secret Service is advising the hospitality industry to inspect computers made available to guests in hotel business centers...
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Legal Attacks Against Tor
Last week, we learned that the NSA targets people who look for information about Tor. A few days later, the operator of a Tor exit node in Austria has been found...
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GCHQ Catalog of Exploit Tools
The latest Snowden story is a catalog of exploit tools from JTRIG (Joint Threat Research Intelligence Group), a unit of the British GCHQ, for both surveillance...
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Studying Network Incident Response Teams Using Anthropological Methods
This is an interesting paper: "An Anthropological Approach to Studying CSIRTs." A researcher spent 15 months at a university's SOC conducting "ethnographic fieldwork...
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Friday Squid Blogging: This Unmanned Drone Footage Will Blow Your Mind
Neat video shot from a remote-operated vehicle. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven't covered...
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"Tips For Crafting A Strong Password That Really Pops"
Funny, and the inspiration for this week's headlines. (Note that the image shows Password Safe on the screen.) And marginally related, here's an odd essay about...
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This Leaked NSA Memo Will Restore Your Faith in Humanity
Okay, it's a parody: The Russian Federation is more complex. At a political level there's a lot of grandstanding. Operationally though, we share intelligence with...
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How Google Glass Snoops Steal Your Passcode
Researchers are refining the techniques of surreptitiously videoing people as they type in their passwords. Other hackers have shown it's possible to perform automated...
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This Common Home Appliance Can Compromise Your Entire Security
LIFX is a smart light bulb that can be controlled with your smart phone via your home's Wi-Fi network. Turns out that anyone within range can obtain the Wi-Fi password...
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NSA Spied on Prominent Muslim Americans
The latest story from the Snowden documents is about five prominent Muslim Americans who were spied on by the NSA and FBI. It's a good story, and I recommend reading...
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Here's How Brazilian Crooks Steal Billions
Man-in-the-middle attack against a Brazilian payment system: Brazil has an extremely active and talented cybercrime underground, and increasingly Brazilian organized...
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These Pickpocket Secrets Will Make You Cry
Pickpocket tricks explained by neuroscience. So while sleight of hand helps, it's as much about capturing all of somebody's attention with other movements. Street...
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The Simple Trick that Will Keep You Secure from Government Spies
Last week, the German government arrested someone and charged him with spying for the US. Buried in one of the stories was a little bit of tradecraft. The US game...
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NSA Employee Flees to Hong Kong -- You Won't Believe What Happens Next
The latest story from the Snowden documents analyzes a large cache of intercepted conversations -- actual operational data -- and concludes that 90% of the individuals...
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Friday Squid Blogging: Squid T-Shirt
Cute design. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven't covered....
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Web Activity Used in Court to Portray State of Mind
I don't care about the case, but look at this: "Among the details police have released is that Harris and his wife, Leanna, told them they conducted Internet searches...
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NSA Targets Privacy Conscious for Surveillance
Jake Appelbaum et. al, are reporting on XKEYSCORE selection rules that target users -- and people who just visit the websites of -- Tor, Tails, and other sites....
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