The End of the Telephone
Telephones have come a long way in their short lives, evolving from a simple transmitter and receiver to today’s ubiquitous smartphones. But […]
Tag: Security
Russia’s Fancy Bear and Cozy Bear Hackers May Have New Phishing Tricks
A major question hanging over the United States midterm election season: Where was Russia? But while GRU hackers didn’t directly interfere, they […]
DNS over HTTPS seeks to make internet use more private
Unauthorized interception of DNS traffic provides enough information to ascertain internet users’ thoughts, desires, hopes and dreams. Not only is there concern […]
5 New Nonlethal Weapons the Defense Department Is Developing
We may never know whether Cuba attacked American diplomats with microwave weapons—but we do know similar devices exist. The US Department of […]
Beware Black Friday Scams Lurking Among the Holiday Deals
Even if you’re an ascetic who eschews the materialism of holiday shopping, the Black Friday and Cyber Monday juggernaut is hard to […]
Hackers Hit Make-A-Wish Website With Cryptojacking Scheme
Over the last year or so, cryptojacking—which forces your computer to mine cryptocurrency for bad guys when you visit an infected site—has […]
Using Airport and Hotel Wi-Fi Is Much Safer Than It Used to Be
As you travel this holiday season, bouncing from airport to airplane to hotel, you’ll likely find yourself facing a familiar quandary: Do […]
Julian Assange Charges, Japan’s Top Cybersecurity Official, and More Security News This Week
The US refused to join a new global cybersecurity agreement this week—maybe because it was created by French president Emmanuel Macron, with […]
Machine Learning Can Create Fake ‘Master Key’ Fingerprints
Just like any lock can be picked, any biometric scanner can be fooled. Researchers have shown for years that the popular fingerprint […]
Surveillance Kills Freedom By Killing Experimentation
In my book Data and Goliath, I write about the value of privacy. I talk about how it is essential for political […]