Swiss-Swedish Diplomatic Row Over Crypto AG
October 6 2020
Previously I have written about the Swedish-owned Swiss-based cryptographic hardware company: Crypto AG. It was a CIA-owned Cold War operation for decades. Today it is called
On Risk-Based Authentication
October 5 2020
Interesting usability study: “More Than Just Good Passwords? A Study on Usability and Security Perceptions of Risk-based Authentication“:
Abstract: Risk-based Authentication (RBA) is an adaptive security measure to strengthen...
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Friday Squid Blogging: After Squidnight
October 2 2020Review of a squid-related children’s book. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered. Read my blog...
Read moreCOVID-19 and Acedia
October 2 2020
Note: This isn’t my usual essay topic. Still, I want to put it on my blog.
Six months into the pandemic with no end in sight, many of us have...
Read moreDetecting Deep Fakes with a Heartbeat
October 1 2020
Researchers can detect deep fakes because they don’t convincingly mimic human blood circulation in the face:
In particular, video of a person’s face contains subtle shifts in color that...
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Negotiating with Ransomware Gangs
September 30 2020
Really interesting conversation with someone who negotiates with ransomware gangs:
For now, it seems that paying ransomware, while obviously risky and empowering/encouraging ransomware attackers, can perhaps be comported so...
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Hacking a Coffee Maker
September 29 2020
As expected, IoT devices are filled with vulnerabilities:
As a thought experiment, Martin Hron, a researcher at security company Avast, reverse engineered one of the older coffee makers to...
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On Executive Order 12333
September 28 2020
Mark Jaycox has written a long article on the US Executive Order 12333: “No Oversight, No Limits, No Worries: A Primer on Presidential Spying and Executive Order 12,333“:
Abstract:...
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Friday Squid Blogging: COVID-19 Found on Chinese Squid Packaging
September 25 2020I thought the virus doesn’t survive well on food packaging: Authorities in China’s northeastern Jilin province have found the novel coronavirus on the packaging of imported squid, health authorities in...
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