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Portrait of a Counterfeiter
From Schneier on Security

Portrait of a Counterfeiter

Interesting article from Wired.

Friday Squid Blogging: Squid Scalp Massager
From Schneier on Security

Friday Squid Blogging: Squid Scalp Massager

Cheap! As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven't covered.

Kip Hawley Reviews <i>Liars and Outliers</i>
From Schneier on Security

Kip Hawley Reviews Liars and Outliers

In his blog: I think the most important security issues going forward center around identity and trust. Before knowing I would soon encounter Bruce again in the...

Cybersecurity at the Doctor's Office
From Schneier on Security

Cybersecurity at the Doctor's Office

I like this essay because it nicely illustrates the security mindset.

<i>Rules for Radicals</i>
From Schneier on Security

Rules for Radicals

It was written in 1971, but this still seems like a cool book: For an elementary illustration of tactics, take parts of your face as the point of reference; your...

USB Drives and Wax Seals
From Schneier on Security

USB Drives and Wax Seals

Need some pre-industrial security for your USB drive? How about a wax seal? Neat, but I recommend combining it with encryption for even more security!

Security Vulnerabilities in Airport Full-Body Scanners
From Schneier on Security

Security Vulnerabilities in Airport Full-Body Scanners

According to a report from the DHS Office of Inspector General: Federal investigators "identified vulnerabilities in the screening process" at domestic airports...

U.S. Exports Terrorism Fears
From Schneier on Security

U.S. Exports Terrorism Fears

To New Zealand: United States Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano has warned the New Zealand Government about the latest terrorist threat known as...

The Trouble with Airport Profiling
From Schneier on Security

The Trouble with Airport Profiling

Why do otherwise rational people think it's a good idea to profile people at airports? Recently, neuroscientist and best-selling author Sam Harris related a story...

Friday Squid Blogging: New Book on Squid
From Schneier on Security

Friday Squid Blogging: New Book on Squid

Kraken: The Curious, Exciting, and Slightly Disturbing Science of Squid. And a review. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories...

Smart Phone Privacy App
From Schneier on Security

Smart Phone Privacy App

MobileScope looks like a great tool for monitoring and controlling what information third parties get from your smart phone apps: We built MobileScope as a proof...

Security Fail
From Schneier on Security

Security Fail

Funny.

RuggedCom Inserts Backdoor into Its Products
From Schneier on Security

RuggedCom Inserts Backdoor into Its Products

All RuggedCom equipment comes with a built-in backdoor: The backdoor, which cannot be disabled, is found in all versions of the Rugged Operating System made by...

A Foiled Terrorist Plot
From Schneier on Security

A Foiled Terrorist Plot

We don't know much, but here are my predictions: There's a lot more hyperbole to this story than reality. The explosive would have either 1) been caught by pre...

Overreacting to Potential Bombs
From Schneier on Security

Overreacting to Potential Bombs

This is a ridiculous overreaction: The police bomb squad was called to 2 World Financial Center in lower Manhattan at midday when a security guard reported a package...

Naval Drones
From Schneier on Security

Naval Drones

With all the talk about airborne drones like the Predator, it's easy to forget that drones can be in the water as well. Meet the Common Unmanned Surface Vessel...

Friday Squid Blogging: Squid Bicycle Parking Sculpture
From Schneier on Security

Friday Squid Blogging: Squid Bicycle Parking Sculpture

Neat. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven't covered.

Tampon-Shaped USB Drive
From Schneier on Security

Tampon-Shaped USB Drive

This vendor is selling a tampon-shaped USB drive. Although it's less secure now that there are blog posts about it.

Facial Recognition of Avatars
From Schneier on Security

Facial Recognition of Avatars

I suppose this sort of thing might be useful someday. In Second Life, avatars are easily identified by their username, meaning police can just ask San Francisco...

Criminal Intent Prescreening and the Base Rate Fallacy
From Schneier on Security

Criminal Intent Prescreening and the Base Rate Fallacy

I've often written about the base rate fallacy and how it makes tests for rare events -- like airplane terrorists -- useless because the false positives vastlyThis...
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