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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
Highway Honeypot
Police set up a highway sign warning motorists that there are random stops for narcotics checks ahead, but actually search people who take the next exit.
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Not Answering Questions at U.S. Customs
Interesting story: I was detained last night by federal authorities at San Francisco International Airport for refusing to answer questions about why I had travelled...
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Vulnerabilities in US-CERT Network
You'd think US-CERT would do somewhat better.
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Kenzero
Kenzero is a Japanese Trojan that collects and publishes users' porn surfing habits, and then blackmails them to remove the information.
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Friday Squid Blogging: Cephalopod Consciousness
"Three Arguments for the Consciousness of Cephalopods."
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The Onion on National Security
"Smart, Qualified People Behind the Scenes Keeping America Safe: 'We Don't Exist'"
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Problems with Twitter's OAuth Authentication System
Interesting case study.
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Orange Balls as an Anti-Robbery Device
In Japan: These balls full of orange paint are anti-theft devices. When someone robs a store, the clerk can throw the ball at the perp (or at the perp's feet)...
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Parental Fears vs. Realities
From NPR: Based on surveys Barnes collected, the top five worries of parents are, in order: Kidnapping School snipers Terroristsknows,...
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Consumerization and Corporate IT Security
If you're a typical wired American, you've got a bunch of tech tools you like and a bunch more you covet. You have a cell phone that can easily text. You've got...
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Terrorism Entrapment
Back in 2007, I wrote an essay, "Portrait of the Modern Terrorist as an Idiot," where I said: The JFK Airport plotters seem to have been egged on by an informant...
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UAE Man-in-the-Middle Attack Against SSL
Interesting: Who are these certificate authorities? At the beginning of Web history, there were only a handful of companies, like Verisign, Equifax, and Thawte...
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Successful Attack Against a Quantum Cryptography System
Clever: Quantum cryptography is often touted as being perfectly secure. It is based on the principle that you cannot make measurements of a quantum system without...
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Cyber-Offence is the New Cyber-Defense
This is beyond stupid: The Pentagon is contemplating an aggressive approach to defending its computer systems that includes preemptive actions such as knocking...
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Wanted: Skein Hardware Help
As part of NIST's SHA-3 selection process, people have been implementing the candidate hash functions on a variety of hardware and software platforms. Our team...
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More Skein News
Skein is my new hash function. Well, "my" is an overstatement; I'm one of the eight designers. It was submitted to NIST for their SHA-3 competition, and oneselected...
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Eavesdropping on Smart Homes with Distributed Wireless Sensors
"Protecting your daily in-home activity information from a wireless snooping attack," by Vijay Srinivasan, John Stankovic, and Kamin Whitehouse: Abstract: In...
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