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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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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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Dropped USB Sticks in Parking Lot as Actual Attack Vector
For years, it's been a clever trick to drop USB sticks in parking lots of unsuspecting businesses, and track how many people plug them into computers. I have long...
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Petition the U.S. Government to Force the TSA to Follow the Law
This is important: In July 2011, a federal appeals court ruled that the Transportation Security Administration had to conduct a notice-and-comment rulemaking on...
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Cryptanalyze the Agrippa Code
William Gibson's Grippa Code is available for cryptanalysis. Break the code, win a prize.
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Attacking Fences
From an article on the cocaine trade between Mexico and the U.S.: "They erect this fence," he said, "only to go out there a few days later and discover that these...
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Sensible Comments about Terrorism
Two, at least: "Bee stings killed as many in UK as terrorists, says watchdog." "Americans Are as Likely to Be Killed by Their Own Furniture as by Terrorism." Is...
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Students Hack DHS Drone
A team at the University of Texas successfully spoofed the GPS and took control of a DHS drone, for about $1,000 in off-the-shelf parts. Does anyone think that...
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Friday Squid Blogging: Dissecting a Squid
This was suprisingly interesting. When a body is mysterious, you cut it open. You peel back the skin and take stock of its guts. It is the science of an arrow,...
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Me on Military Cyberattacks and Cyberweapons Treaties
I did a short Q&A for Network World.
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Naming Pets
Children are being warned that the name of their first pet should contain at least eight characters and a digit.
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So You Want to Be a Security Expert
I regularly receive e-mail from people who want advice on how to learn more about computer security, either as a course of study in college or as an IT person considering...
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Commercial Espionage Virus
It's designed to steal blueprints and send them to China. Note that although this is circumstantial evidence that the virus is from China, it is possible that...
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WEIS 2012
Last week I was at the Workshop on Economics and Information Security in Berlin. Excellent conference, as always. Ross Anderson liveblogged the event; see the...
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