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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
Duplicating Physical Keys from Photographs (Sneakey)
In this demonstration, researchers photographed keys from 200 feet away and then made working copies. From the paper: The access control provided by a physical...
From Schneier on Security
iPhone Iris Scanning Technology
No indication about how well it works: The smartphone-based scanner, named Mobile Offender Recognition and Information System, or MORIS, is made by BI2 Technologies...
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Revenge Effects of Too-Safe Playground Equipment
Sometimes too much security isn't good. After observing children on playgrounds in Norway, England and Australia, Dr. Sandseter identified six categories of risky...
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Smuggling Drugs in Unwitting People's Car Trunks
This is clever: A few miles away across the Rio Grande, the FBI determined that Chavez and Gomez were using lookouts to monitor the SENTRI Express Lane at the...
From Schneier on Security
Is There a Hacking Epidemic?
Freakonomics asks: "Why has there been such a spike in hacking recently? Or is it merely a function of us paying closer attention and of institutions being more...
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Google Detects Malware in its Search Data
This is interesting: As we work to protect our users and their information, we sometimes discover unusual patterns of activity. Recently, we found some unusual...
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Members of "Anonymous" Hacker Group Arrested
The police arrested sixteen suspected members of the Anonymous hacker group. Whatever you may think of their politics, the group committed crimes and their members...
From Schneier on Security
Telex Anti-Censorship System
This is really clever: Many anticensorship systems work by making an encrypted connection (called a “tunnel”) from the user's computer to a trusted proxy server...
From Schneier on Security
Liars and Outliers Cover
My new book, Liars and Outliers, has a cover. Publication is still scheduled for the end of February -- in time for the RSA Conference -- assuming I finish the...
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British Phone Hacking Scandal
Ross Anderson discusses the technical and policy details.
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Interview in Infosecurity Magazine
I think I gave this interview at the RSA Conference in February.
From Schneier on Security
Degree Plans of the Future
You can now get a Master of Science in Strategic Studies in Weapons of Mass Destruction. Well, maybe you can't: "It's not going to be open enrollment (or) traditional...
From Schneier on Security
My Next Book Title: Liars and Outliers
Thank you for all your comments and suggestions regarding my next book title. It will be: Liars and Outliers: How Security Holds Society Together We're...
From Schneier on Security
Physical Key Escrow
This creates far more security risks than it solves: The city council in Cedar Falls, Iowa has absolutely crossed the line. They voted 6-1 in favor of expanding...
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Insurgent Groups Exhibit Learning Curve
Interesting research: After analyzing reams of publicly available data on casualties from Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan and decades of terrorist attacks, the scientists...
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