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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
Fake Irises Fool Scanners
We already know you can wear fake irises to fool a scanner into thinking you're not you, but this is the first fake iris you can use for impersonation: to fool...
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Hacking Tool Disguised as a Power Strip
This is impressive: The device has Bluetooth and Wi-Fi adapters, a cellular connection, dual Ethernet ports, and hacking and remote access tools that let security...
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Fear-Mongering at TED
This TED talk trots out the usual fear-mongering that technology leads to terrorism. The facts are basically correct, but there are no counterbalancing facts,...
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Detroit Bomb Threats
There have been a few hoax bomb threats in Detroit recently (Windsor tunnel, US-Canada bridge, Tiger Stadium). The good news is that police learned; during the...
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Friday Squid Blogging: Tentacle Doorstop
Now this is 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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Liars and Outliers Summed Up in Two Comic Strips
I don't know the context, but these strips sum up my latest book nicely.
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Criminals Using Commercial Spamflooding Services
Cybercriminals are using commercial spamflooding services to distract their victims during key moments of a cyberattack. Clever, but in retrospect kind of obvious...
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Police Sting Operation Yields No Mobile Phone Thefts
Police in Hastings, in the UK, outfitted mobile phones with tracking devices and left them in bars and restaurants, hoping to catch mobile phone thieves in thestole...
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Making Handcuff Keys with 3D Printers
Handcuffs pose a particular key management problem. Officers need to be able to unlock handcuffs locked by another officer, so they're all designed to be opened...
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Implicit Passwords
This is a really interesting research paper (article here) on implicit passwords: something your unconscious mind remembers but your conscious mind doesn't know...
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How the Norwegians Reacted to Terrorism
An antidote to the American cycle of threat, fear, and overspending in response to terrorism is this, about Norway on the first anniversary of its terrorist massacre...
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Friday Squid Blogging: Preserved Squid
Science or art? 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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Camera-Transparent Plastic
I just wrote about the coming age of invisible surveillance. Here's another step along that process. The material is black in color and cannot be seen through...
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Chinese Airline Rewards Crew for Resisting Hijackers
Normally, companies instruct their employees not to resist. But Hainan Airlines did the opposite: Two safety officers and the chief purser got cash and property...
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Remote Scanning Technology
I don't know if this is real or fantasy: Within the next year or two, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security will instantly know everything about your body,remote...
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Friday Squid Blogging: Barbecued Squid -- New Summer Favorite
In the UK, barbecued squid is in: Sales of squid have tripled in recent months due to the growing popularity of Mediterranean food and the rise of the Dukan diet...
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Hacking BMW's Remote Keyless Entry System
It turns out to be surprisingingly easy: The owner, who posted the video at 1addicts.com, suspects the thieves broke the glass to access the BMW's on-board diagnostics...
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All-or-Nothing Access Control for Mobile Phones
This paper looks at access control for mobile phones. Basically, it's all or nothing: either you have a password that protects everything, or you have no password...
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