AI and the SEC Whistleblower Program
October 21 2024Tax farming is the practice of licensing tax collection to private contractors. Used heavily in ancient Rome, it’s largely fallen out of practice because of the obvious
Friday Squid Blogging: Squid Scarf
October 19 2024Cute squid scarf. Blog moderation policy.
Read moreThe Wall Street Journal is reporting that the CEO of a still unnamed company has been indicted for creating a fake auditing company to falsify security certifications in order...
Read moreCheating at Conkers
October 16 2024The men’s world conkers champion is accused of cheating with a steel chestnut.
Read moreUpcoming Speaking Engagements
October 15 2024This is a current list of where and when I am scheduled to speak: I’m speaking at SOSS Fusion 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. The event will be held on...
Read morePerfectl Malware
October 14 2024Perfectl in an impressive piece of malware:
The malware has been circulating since at least 2021. It gets installed by exploiting more than 20,000 common misconfigurations, a capability that...
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Indian Fishermen Are Catching Less Squid
October 12 2024Fishermen in Tamil Nadu are reporting smaller catches of squid. Blog moderation policy.
Read moreMore on My AI and Democracy Book
October 12 2024In July, I wrote about my new book project on AI and democracy, to be published by MIT Press in fall 2025. My co-author and collaborator Nathan...
Read moreIronNet Has Shut Down
October 11 2024After retiring in 2014 from an uncharacteristically long tenure running the NSA (and US CyberCommand), Keith Alexander founded a cybersecurity company called IronNet. At the time, he claimed that...
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