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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 …
From Schneier on Security
IRS Encourages Poor Cryptography
I'm not sure what to make of this, or even what it means. The IRS has a standard called IDES: International Data Exchange Service: "The International Data Exchange...
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The Equation Group's Sophisticated Hacking and Exploitation Tools
This week, Kaspersky Labs published detailed information on what it calls the Equation Group -- almost certainly the NSA -- and its abilities to embed spyware deep...
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Co3 Systems Changes Its Name to Resilient Systems
Today my company, Co3 Systems, is changing its name to Resilient Systems. The new name better reflects who we are and what we do. Plus, the old name was kind of...
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Ford Proud that "Mustang" Is a Common Password
This is what happens when a PR person gets hold of information he really doesn't understand. "Mustang" is the 16th most common password on the Internet according...
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New Book: Data and Goliath
After a year of talking about it, my new book is finally published. This is the copy from the inside front flap: You are under surveillance right now. Your cell...
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Friday Squid Blogging: Tentacle Utensils
Neat. 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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Cryptography for Kids
Interesting National Science Foundation award: In the proposed "CryptoClub" afterschool program, middle-grade students will explore cryptography while applying...
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Samsung Television Spies on Viewers
Earlier this week, we learned that Samsung televisions are eavesdropping on their owners. If you have one of their Internet-connected smart TVs, you can turn on...
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Programming No-Fly Zones into Drones
DJI is programming no-fly zones into its drone software. Here's how it'll work. The update will add a list of GPS coordinates to the drone's computer that tells...
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Electronic Surveillance Failures Leading up to the 2008 Mumbai Terrorist Attacks
Long New York Times article based on "former American and Indian officials and classified documents disclosed by Edward J. Snowden" outlining the intelligence failures...
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Understanding NSA Malware
Here are two essays trying to understand NSA malware and how it works, in light of the enormous number of documents released by Speigel recently....
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National Academies Report on Bulk Intelligence Collection
In January, the National Academies of Science (NAS) released a report on the bulk collection of signals intelligence. Basically, a year previously President Obama...
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Friday Squid Blogging: How to Fish for Squid
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife explains how to fish for squid. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in...
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NSA Using Hacker Research and Results
In the latest article based on the Snowden documents, the Intercept is reporting that the NSA and GCHQ are piggy-backing on the work of hackers: In some cases,...
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GPG Financial Difficulties
Werner Koch, who has been maintaining the GPG email encryption program since 1997, is going broke and considering quitting. Updates to the article say that, because...
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Tracking Bitcoin Scams
Interesting paper: "There's No Free Lunch, Even Using Bitcoin: Tracking the Popularity and Profits of Virtual Currency Scams," by Marie Vasek and Tyler Moore. Abstract...
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Obama Says Terrorism Is Not an Existential Threat
In an interview this week, President Obama said that terrorism does not pose an existential threat: What I do insist on is that we maintain a proper perspective...
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Texas School Overreaction
Seems that a Texas school has suspended a 9-year-old for threatening another student with a replica One Ring. (Yes, that One Ring.) I've written about this sort...
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Hiding a Morse Code Message in a Pop Song
In Colombia: The team began experimenting with Morse code using various percussion instruments and a keyboard. They learned that operators skilled in Morse code...
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