How to Leak to a Journalist
Neiman Lab has some good advice on how to leak a story to a journalist.
Security
Arguing Against CALEA
At a Congressional hearing earlier this week, Matt Blaze made the point that CALEA, the 1994 law that forces telecoms…
DIRNSA Fired
In “Secrets and Lies” (2000), I wrote: It is poor civic hygiene to install technologies that could someday facilitate a…
Weekly Update 446
Presently sponsored by: Malwarebytes Browser Guard blocks phishing, ads, scams, and trackers for safer, faster browsing After an unusually long…
Friday Squid Blogging: Two-Man Giant Squid
The Brooklyn indie art-punk group, Two-Man Giant Squid, just released a new album. As usual, you can also use this…
Identity Management Day: Safeguarding your digital identity
Imagine waking up one day to find that someone has stolen your identity, opened credit cards in your name, or…
Troy Hunt Gets Phished
In case you need proof that anyone, even people who do cybersecurity for a living, Troy Hunt has a long,…
Web 3.0 Requires Data Integrity
If you’ve ever taken a computer security class, you’ve probably learned about the three legs of computer security—confidentiality, integrity, and…
CrushFTP Security Alert: Actively Exploited Authentication Bypass Vulnerability! Patch Now!
CrushFTP users beware!! A severe authentication bypass vulnerability is exploited, endangering sensitive data and entire systems. This security flaw grants…
Rational Astrologies and Security
John Kelsey and I wrote a short paper for the Rossfest Festschrift: “Rational Astrologies and Security“: There is another non-security…