<p>I can’t believe that I haven’t yet posted <a href="https://naturalhistory.si.edu/explore/giant-squid">this picture</a> of a giant squid at the Smithsonian.</p><p>As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered.</p><p><a href="https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2024/06/new-blog-moderation-policy.html">Blog moderation policy.</a></p>
Listen to the Audio on NextBigIdeaClub.comBelow, co-authors Bruce Schneier and Nathan E. Sanders share five key insights from their new book, Rewiring Democracy: How AI Will Transform Our Politics, Government, and Citizenship.What’s the big idea?AI can be used both for and against the public interest within democracies. It is already being used in the governing of nations around the world, and there is no escaping its continued use in the future by leaders, policy makers, and legal enforce
Debates over the effectiveness of phishing simulations are widespread. Sophos X-Ops looks at the arguments for and against – and our own phishing philosophy
Perhaps ever since the Peasant Wars of 1525 – or at the very latest, since the Failed Revolution of 1918/19 – Germany’s ruling elite has known to keep a watchful eye on the more rebellious sections of ...
A former executive with U.S. defense contractor L3Harris has pleaded guilty to selling digital spy tools to a Russian broker, ...
Interesting article about the arms race between AI systems that invent/design new biological pathogens, and AI systems that detect them before they’re created:The team started with a basic test: use AI tools to design variants of the toxin ricin, then test them against the software that is used to screen DNA orders. The results of the test suggested there was a risk of dangerous protein variants slipping past existing screening software, so the situation was treated like the equivalent of
A former executive with U.S. defense contractor L3Harris has pleaded guilty to selling digital spy tools to a Russian broker, ...
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has quietly signed a new $5.7 million deal to use advanced artificial intelligence (AI) software for social media surveillance. Federal records show ...
A quick search for “ChatGPT” or “DALL·E” on a mobile app store today reveals dozens of lookalikes. Each promises “AI chat,” “image generation,” or “smart assistance.” Yet beneath these polished logos lies a troubling truth — not all clones are created equal. Some are harmless wrappers that simply connect to genuine APIs. Others are opportunistic adware disguised as AI tools. And a few conceal sophisticated spyware, capable of stealing data and surveilling users. Appknox’s security research
JD Power announced today that the Apple’s iPhone ranked No. 1 in customer satisfaction for “smartphones in business,” beating out LG and BlackBerry. But wait, everybody knows the iPhone is a consumer ...
Thousands of people in Maui are without cell service as the wildfires continue to rage out of control on the island, preventing people from calling emergency services or updating loved ones about ...
Human resources software startup Rippling sued competitor Deel in federal district court on Monday, claiming that "Deel cultivated a spy" to orchestrate a trade-secret theft. Stream San Diego News for ...
Signal has just rolled out its quantum-safe cryptographic implementation.Ars Technica has a really good article with details:Ultimately, the architects settled on a creative solution. Rather than bolt KEM onto the existing double ratchet, they allowed it to remain more or less the same as it had been. Then they used the new quantum-safe ratchet to implement a parallel secure messaging system.Now, when the protocol encrypts a message, it sources encryption keys from both the classic Double Ratche
Aisuru, the botnet responsible for a series of record-smashing distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks this year, recently was overhauled to support a more low-key, lucrative and sustainable business: Renting hundreds of thousands of infected Internet of Things (IoT) devices to proxy services that help cybercriminals anonymize their traffic. Experts say a glut of proxies from Aisuru and other sources is fueling large-scale data harvesting efforts tied to various artificial intelligence (AI)
COTTONWOOD — The Mingus Union Governing Board met on Wednesday, Oct. 22, to debate the implementation of a “bell-to-bell” policy where students are unable to access their phones except during
To the editor: On Oct. 17 the Southeast Missourian published an editorial, "Monitoring cell phones." In it we learn that the Missouri Department of Transportation plans to "have private companies monitor motorists' cell phones as a means of tracking traffic patterns"...
Luzerne County has updated its policy on cell phones and smartwatches, partly in response to an Oct. 21 mistrial declared after jurors reported photos taken of them as they left the courtroom, ...
Painesville City School District has reported success in reducing student phone use, and board members are looking for ways to increase compliance as they prepare to implement a stronger phone ban ...
In an era where smartphones have become an integral part of daily life, monitoring their usage has emerged as a priority for many parents and individuals concerned about privacy and safety. The mSpy ...
Human resources software startup Rippling sued competitor Deel in federal district court on Monday, claiming that "Deel cultivated a spy" to orchestrate a trade-secret theft. The employee met with ...