December 2008
Follow-up on the CA Hack →
Yesterday, I posted a long entry on the recent news about how some researchers obtained a “rogue” certificate from one of the Internet Certificate Authorities. There are some points I missed in…
Commission to fund research on China's... →
The 10 Most Awesomely Bad Moments of the Bush... →
Hashing Over Tiny Details - washingtonpost.com →
A Serious Threat to Online Trust →
There are several news stories now appearing (e.g., Security News) about a serious flaw in how certificates used in online authentication are validated. Ed Felten gives a nice summary of how this…
Researchers Show How to Forge Site Certificates |... →
Rogue digital certificates strike... →
National Academies Presidents Issue Warning on... →
Royal Navy goes with 'Windows for Subs' | Military... →
Want to start a betting pool for first failure or major hack?
News →
Accused SF Network Hacker Facing Felony Charges -... →
BBC NEWS | Technology | 'Boom year' for hi-tech... →
Matt Blaze: The Metadata is the Message →
“An Obama job approval rating of 79 percent — that’s the sort of...”
– Bill Schneider, CNN’s senior political analyst, on a poll indicating overwhelming approval for Barack Obama.
FTC Issues Report on Social Security Numbers and... →
The Sneeze - Half zine. Half blog. Half not good... →
I think this is going to be my new, official Christmas song.
One Hacker's Audacious Plan to Rule the Black... →
Looking ahead at security trends for 2009 |... →
GAO Briefing on Security Clearances →
U.S. not ready for cyber attack
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FAS Releases Survey Results on the Attitudes of... →
National Journal Magazine - Hacking The Hill →
The Sentinel →
Speed cameras are questionable in general, and this highlights one of the reasons why.
Undersea Cables Cut; 14 Countries Lose Web --... →
FOXNews.com - U.S. Fails to Withstand Mock... →
Three undersea cables cut: traffic greatly... →
Majel Barret: the Voice of Enterprise Dies →
Seeking Obama's Cyber Czar - Forbes.com →
U.S. risks its standard of living without boost... →
Aegisub: If programming languages were... →
2009 security predictions: Deja vu all over again →
WatchNot an issue of cyber security, but simply too inspiring to avoid.
Schneier on Security: James Bamford Interview on... →
Chinese spy fears on broadband frontrunner | The... →
The Price of Forgoing Basic Research -... →
WatchRachel Maddow talks about Cheney’s admission to war crimes, among other things.
Well worth watching.
Barack Obama Faces 8 Global National Security... →
CAN-SPAM: What went wrong?
- Network World →
Word documents being used in new attacks →
I have repeatedly pointed out (e.g., this post) to people that sending Word files as attachments is a bad idea. This has been used many, many times to circulate viruses, worms, and more. People…
Cyber Security Reaches "Tipping Point" in 2008;... →
Word documents being used in new attacks on IE... →
Analysis: FISMA not real security measure - Middle... →
The story is interesting, but even more interesting is the site that found it interesting enough to publish it.
Computer Technologists' statement on internet... →
Cyber Crime Updates...(Prerna231 Group): Indian... →
Steve Bellovin's Blog on the CSIS Commission... →
Very nice analysis
Federal Lawsuit Filed Against Treasury Secretary... →
Ideological clash of two jihadi titans shakes Al... →
Rethinking computing insanity, practice and... →
[A portion of this essay appeared in the October 2008 issue of Information Security magazine. My thanks to Dave Farber for a conversation that spurred me to post this expanded version.]
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Donate to EPIC →
Looking for a good place to donate some year-end money? Consider a donation to EPIC — the Electronic Privacy Information Center. Donations are tax-deductible for US filers.
Who Will Be Obama's Cyberspace Czar? - Security -... →
At least half of these suggestions are actually quite scary.