What is an SSL Stripping Attack and How to Prevent It
For years, people learned to associate HTTPS with a “secure site.” When a browser connects using SSL/TLS, the traffic between…
Security
Meta’s AI Glasses and Privacy
Surprising no one, Meta’s new AI glasses are a privacy disaster. I’m not sure what can be done here. This…
South Korean Police Accidentally Post Cryptocurrency Wallet Password
An expensive mistake: Someone jumped at the opportunity to steal $4.4 million in crypto assets after South Korea’s National Tax…
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Chrome Security Update: Google Fixes Another Actively Exploited Vulnerability
In a race against active threats, Google Chrome has released another emergency update to patch two critical zero-day vulnerabilities, CVE-2026-3909…
Possible New Result in Quantum Factorization
I’m skeptical about—and not qualified to review—this new result in factorization with a quantum computer, but if it’s true it’s…
Friday Squid Blogging: Increased Squid Population in the Falklands
Some good news: squid stocks seem to be recovering in the waters off the Falkland Islands. As usual, you can…
Backup Infrastructure at Risk: Critical RCE Flaws Patched in Veeam Backup & Replication
Veeam has fixed several critical vulnerabilities in its Backup & Replication platform that could allow remote code execution and privilege…
Academia and the “AI Brain Drain”
In 2025, Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Meta collectively spent US$380 billion on building artificial-intelligence tools. That number is expected to…
iPhones and iPads Approved for NATO Classified Data
Apple announcement: …iPhone and iPad are the first and only consumer devices in compliance with the information assurance requirements of…