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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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Whitelisting vs. Blacklisting
The whitelist/blacklist debate is far older than computers, and it's instructive to recall what works where. Physical security works generally on a whitelist model...
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U.S. Strategy to Prevent Leaks is Leaked
As the article says, it doesn't get any more ironic than that. More importantly, it demonstrates how hard it is to keep secrets in the age of the Internet. ...
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Security Theater in the Theater
This is a bit surreal: Additional steps are needed to prepare Broadway theaters in New York City for a potential WMD attack or other crisis, a New York state legislature...
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Unsecured IP Security Cameras
It's amazing how many security cameras are on the Internet, accessible by anyone. And it's not just for viewing; a lot of these cameras can be reprogrammed by...
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Bioencryption
A group of students at the Chinese University in Hong Kong have figured out how to store data in bacteria. The article talks about how secure it is, and the students...
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REAL-ID Implementation
According to this study, REAL-ID has not only been cheaper to implement than the states estimated, but also helpful in reducing fraud. States are finding that...
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Hacking Tamper-Evident Devices
At the Black Hat conference lasts week, Jamie Schwettmann and Eric Michaud presented some great research on hacking tamper-evident seals. Jamie Schwettmann and...
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Brute-Force Safecracking
This safecracking robot tries every possible combination, one after another: Combination space optimization is the key. By exploiting of the mechanical tolerances...
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Blowfish in Good Time Max
This screen shot is from the movie "Good Time Max." 17 minutes and 52 seconds into the movie, it shows Blowfish being used as an encryption algorithm.
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Cyberwar is Overhyped
A new report from the OECD says the threat of cyberwar has been grossly exaggerated. (Hey, that's what I said.) There are lots of news articles. Also worth...
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The Legality of the Certificate Authority Trust Model
Interesting research: We looked at the standard legal documents issued by the certificate authorities or "CAs," including exemplar Subscriber Agreements (agreements...
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Cost-Benefit Analysis of Full-Body Scanners
Research paper from Mark Stewart and John Mueller: The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has been deploying Advanced Imaging Technologies (AIT) that...
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Do Corporations Have a Right to Privacy?
This week, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments about whether or not corporations have the same rights to "personal privacy" that individuals do. Thisbrief...
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Odd Art Forger
He's not in it for the money: Mr. Landis...has been one of the most prolific forgers American museums have encountered in years, writing, calling and presenting...
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Movie-Plot Threats at the U.S. Capitol
This would make a great movie: Rep. Dan Burton, R-Ind., renewed his call for the installation of an impenetrable, see-through security shield around the viewing...
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More Stuxnet News
This long New York Times article includes some interesting revelations. The article claims that Stuxnet was a joint Israeli-American project, and that its effectiveness...
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New Revelations in the Mahmoud al-Mabhouh Assassination
I wrote a lot last year about the assassination of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh in Dubai. There's a new article by an Israeli investigative journalist that tells the story...
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Friday Squid Blogging: Deep-Sea Squid Video
"Anthology of Deep-Sea Squids," from the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
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