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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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REvil is Off-Line
This is an interesting development: Just days after President Biden demanded that President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia shut down ransomware groups attacking American...
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Upcoming Speaking Engagements
This is a current list of where and when I am scheduled to speak: I’m speaking at Norbert Wiener in the 21st Century, a virtual conference hosted by The IEEE Society...
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Colorado Passes Consumer Privacy Law
First California. Then Virginia. Now Colorado. Here’s a good comparison of the three states’ laws.
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China Taking Control of Zero-Day Exploits
China is making sure that all newly discovered zero-day exploits are disclosed to the government. Under the new rules, anyone in China who finds a vulnerability...
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Iranian State-Sponsored Hacking Attempts
Interesting attack: Masquerading as UK scholars with the University of London’s School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), the threat actor TA453 has been covertly...
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Friday Squid Blogging: The Evolution of Squid
Good video about the evolutionary history of squid. 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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Analysis of the FBI’s Anom Phone
Motherboard got its hands on one of those Anom phones that were really FBI honeypots. The details are interesting.
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Details of the REvil Ransomware Attack
ArsTechnica has a good story on the REvil ransomware attack of last weekend, with technical details: This weekend’s attack was carried out with almost surgical...
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Vulnerability in the Kaspersky Password Manager
A vulnerability (just patched) in the random number generator used in the Kaspersky Password Manager resulted in easily guessable passwords: The password generator...
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Stealing Xbox Codes
Detailed story of Volodymyr Kvashuk, a Microsoft insider who noticed a bug in the company’s internal systems that allowed him to create unlimited Xbox gift cards...
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More Russian Hacking
Two reports this week. The first is from Microsoft, which wrote: As part of our investigation into this ongoing activity, we also detected information-stealingwrote...
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Insurance and Ransomware
As ransomware becomes more common, I’m seeing more discussions about the ethics of paying the ransom. Here’s one more contribution to that issue: a research paper...
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Risks of Evidentiary Software
Over at Lawfare, Susan Landau has an excellent essay on the risks posed by software used to collect evidence (a Breathalyzer is probably the most obvious example)...
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Friday Squid Blogging: Giant Squid Model
Pretty wooden model. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered. Read my blog posting guidelines...
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Friday Squid Blogging: Best Squid-Related Headline
From the New York Times: “When an Eel Climbs a Ramp to Eat Squid From a Clamp, That’s a Moray.” The article is about the eel; the squid is just eel food. But still...
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NFC Flaws in POS Devices and ATMs
It’s a series of vulnerabilities: Josep Rodriguez, a researcher and consultant at security firm IOActive, has spent the last year digging up and reporting vulnerabilities...
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AI-Piloted Fighter Jets
News from Georgetown’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology: China Claims Its AI Can Beat Human Pilots in Battle: Chinese state media reported that an AI...
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Banning Surveillance-Based Advertising
The Norwegian Consumer Council just published a fantastic new report: “Time to Ban Surveillance-Based Advertising.” From the Introduction: The challenges caused...
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Mollitiam Industries is the Newest Cyberweapons Arms Manufacturer
Wired is reporting on a company called Mollitiam Industries: Marketing materials left exposed online by a third-party claim Mollitiam’s interception products, dubbed...
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