RSA Conference 2023 – How AI will infiltrate the world
All things (wrongly called) AI take the world’s biggest security event by storm, and we round up of some of…
Security
Evasive Panda APT group delivers malware via updates for popular Chinese software
ESET Research uncovers a campaign by the APT group known as Evasive Panda targeting an international NGO in China with…
AI to Aid Democracy
There’s good reason to fear that A.I. systems like ChatGPT and GPT4 will harm democracy. Public debate may be overwhelmed…
Cyberweapons Manufacturer QuaDream Shuts Down
Following a report on its activities, the Israeli spyware company QuaDream has shut down. This was QuadDream: Key Findings Based…
UK Threatens End-to-End Encryption
In an open letter, seven secure messaging apps—including Signal and WhatsApp—point out that the UK’s Online Safety Bill could destroy…
Weekly Update 344
Presently sponsored by: Kolide ensures only secure devices can access your cloud apps. It’s Zero Trust tailor-made for Okta. Book…
Did you mistakenly sell your network access? – Week in security with Tony Anscombe
Many routers that are offered for resale contain sensitive corporate information and allow third-party connections to corporate networks The post…
Friday Squid Blogging: More on Squid Fishing
The squid you eat most likely comes from unregulated waters. As usual, you can also use this squid post to…
Hacking Pickleball
My latest book, A Hacker’s Mind, has a lot of sports stories. Sports are filled with hacks, as players look…
Using the iPhone Recovery Key to Lock Owners Out of Their iPhones
This a good example of a security feature that can sometimes harm security: Apple introduced the optional recovery key in…