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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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Facebook Announces Messenger Security Features that Don't Compromise Privacy
Note that this is "announced," so we don't know when it's actually going to be implemented. Facebook today announced new features for Messenger that will alert...
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Thermal Imaging as Security Theater
Seems like thermal imaging is the security theater technology of today. These features are so tempting that thermal cameras are being installed at an increasing...
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Websites Conducting Port Scans
Security researcher Charlie Belmer is reporting that commercial websites such as eBay are conducting port scans of their visitors. Looking at the list of ports...
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Bluetooth Vulnerability: BIAS
This is new research on a Bluetooth vulnerability (called BIAS) that allows someone to impersonate a trusted device: Abstract: Bluetooth (BR/EDR) is a pervasive...
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Friday Squid Blogging: Squid Can Edit Their Own Genomes
This is new news: Revealing yet another super-power in the skillful squid, scientists have discovered that squid massively edit their own genetic instructions not...
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Bart Gellman on Snowden
Bart Gellman's long-awaited (at least by me) book on Edward Snowden, Dark Mirror: Edward Snowden and the American Surveillance State, will finally be published...
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Criminals and the Normalization of Masks
I was wondering about this: Masks that have made criminals stand apart long before bandanna-wearing robbers knocked over stagecoaches in the Old West and ski-masked...
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AI and Cybersecurity
Ben Buchanan has written "A National Security Research Agenda for Cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence." It's really good -- well worth reading....
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Ramsey Malware
A new malware, called Ramsey, can jump air gaps: ESET said they've been able to track down three different versions of the Ramsay malware, one compiled in September...
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Friday Squid Blogging: Vegan "Squid" Made from Chickpeas
It's beyond Beyond Meat. A Singapore company wants to make vegan "squid" -- and shrimp and crab -- from chickpeas. As usual, you can also use this squid post to...
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On Marcus Hutchins
Long and nuanced story about Marcus Hutchins, the British hacker who wrote most of the Kronos malware and also stopped WannaCry in real time. Well worth reading...
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US Government Exposes North Korean Malware
US Cyber Command has uploaded North Korean malware samples to the VirusTotal aggregation repository, adding to the malware samples it uploaded in February. The...
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New U.S. Electronic Warfare Platform
The Army is developing a new electronic warfare pod capable of being put on drones and on trucks. ...the Silent Crow pod is now the leading contender for the flying...
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Attack Against PC Thunderbolt Port
The attack requires physical access to the computer, but it's pretty devastating: On Thunderbolt-enabled Windows or Linux PCs manufactured before 2019, his technique...
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Another California Data Privacy Law
The California Consumer Privacy Act is a lesson in missed opportunities. It was passed in haste, to stop a ballot initiative that would have been even more restrictive...
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Friday Squid Blogging: Jurassic Squid Attack
It's the oldest squid attack on record: An ancient squid-like creature with 10 arms covered in hooks had just crushed the skull of its prey in a vicious attack...
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Used Tesla Components Contain Personal Information
Used Tesla components, sold on eBay, still contain personal information, even after a factory reset. This is a decades-old problem. It's a problem with used hard...
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iOS XML Bug
This is a good explanation of an iOS bug that allowed someone to break out of the application sandbox. A summary: What a crazy bug, and Siguza's explanation is...
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