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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
Roger Williams' Cipher Cracked
Another historical cipher, this one from the 1600s, has been cracked: Senior math major Lucas Mason-Brown, who has done the majority of the decoding, said his...
From Schneier on Security
Feudal Security
It’s a feudal world out there. Some of us have pledged our allegiance to Google: We have Gmail accounts, we use Google Calendar and Google Docs, and we have Android...
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Friday Squid Blogging: Possible Squid Eyeball Found in Florida
It's the size of a softball. No sign of the squid it came from. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that...
From Schneier on Security
Hacking by the Syrian Government
Good article on how the Syrian government hacked into the computers of dissidents: The cyberwar in Syria began with a feint. On Feb. 8, 2011, just as the Arabmanifesto...
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Advances in Attacking ATMs
Cash traps and card traps are the new thing: [Card traps] involve devices that fit over the card acceptance slot and include a razor-edged spring trap that prevents...
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James Bond Movie-Plot Threats
Amusing post on the plausibility of the evil plans from the various movies.
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The Psychology of IT Security Trade-offs
Good article. I agree with the conclusion that the solution isn't to convince people to make better choices, but to change the IT architecture so that it's easier...
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Classified Information Confetti
Some of the confetti at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York consisted of confidential documents from the Nassau County Police Department, shredded sideways...
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Hackback
Stewart Baker, Orin Kerr, and Eugene Volokh on the legality of hackback.
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Liars and Outliers Ebook 50% Off and DRM-Free
Today only, O'Reilly is offering 50% off all its ebooks, including Liars and Outliers. This is probably the cheapest you'll find a DRM-free copy of the book.
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Homeland Security Essay Contest
The Naval Postgraduate School's Center for Homeland Defense and Security is running its sixth annual essay competition. There are cash prizes. (Info on previous...
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Friday Squid Blogging: Another Squid Comic
Another squid comic. 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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Preventing Catastrophic Threats
"Recommendations to Prevent Catastrophic Threats." Federation of American Scientists, 9 November 2012. It's twelve specific sets of recommendations for twelvethis...
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Cell Phone Surveillance
Good article on the different ways the police can eavesdrop on cell phone calls.
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Decrypting a Secret Society's Documents from the 1740s
Great story, both the cryptanalysis process and the Oculists.
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Anonymous Claims it Sabotaged Rove Election Hacking
Can anyone make heads or tails of this story? (More links.) For my part, I'd like a little -- you know -- evidence. Remember that Ohio was not the deciding state...
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E-Mail Security in the Wake of Petraeus
I've been reading lots of articles articles discussing how little e-mail and Internet privacy we actually have in the U.S. This is a good one to start with: The...
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Security Theater in American Diplomatic Missions
I noticed this in an article about how increased security and a general risk aversion is harming US diplomatic missions: "Barbara Bodine, who was the U.S. ambassador...
From Schneier on Security