From Schneier on Security
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been billed as the next frontier of humanity: the newly available expanse whose exploration
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B. Schneier| February 29, 2024
Technology was once simply a tool—and a small one at that—used to amplify human intent and capacity. That was the story of the industrial revolution: we could control...Bruce Schneier From Schneier on Security | June 3, 2024 at 07:06 AM
A piece I coauthored with Fredrik Heiding and Arun Vishwanath in the Harvard Business Review:
Summary. Gen AI tools are rapidly making these emails more advanced...Bruce Schneier From Schneier on Security | June 3, 2024 at 07:04 AM
This video might be a juvenile colossal squid.
As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered....Bruce Schneier From Schneier on Security | May 31, 2024 at 05:02 PM
I don’t think it’s an exaggeration to predict that artificial intelligence will affect every aspect of our society. Not by doing new things. But mostly by doing...Bruce Schneier From Schneier on Security | May 31, 2024 at 07:04 AM
No word on how this backdoor was installed:
A software maker serving more than 10,000 courtrooms throughout the world hosted an application update containing a...Bruce Schneier From Schneier on Security | May 30, 2024 at 07:04 AM
Brian Krebs reports on research into geolocating routers:
Apple and the satellite-based broadband service Starlink each recently took steps to address new research...Bruce Schneier From Schneier on Security | May 29, 2024 at 07:01 AM
Quantum computers are probably coming, though we don’t know when—and when they arrive, they will, most likely, be able to break our standard public-key cryptography...Bruce Schneier From Schneier on Security | May 28, 2024 at 07:09 AM
Fantastic footage of a Dana squid attacking a camera at a depth of about a kilometer.
As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories...Bruce Schneier From Schneier on Security | May 24, 2024 at 05:03 PM
New paper: “Zero Progress on Zero Days: How the Last Ten Years Created the Modern Spyware Market“:
Abstract: Spyware makes surveillance simple. The last ten years...Bruce Schneier From Schneier on Security | May 24, 2024 at 07:07 AM
Microsoft is trying to create a personal digital assistant:
At a Build conference event on Monday, Microsoft revealed a new AI-powered feature called “Recall” for...Bruce Schneier From Schneier on Security | May 23, 2024 at 07:00 AM
From Slashdot:
Apple and Google have launched a new industry standard called “Detecting Unwanted Location Trackers” to combat the misuse of Bluetooth trackers....Bruce Schneier From Schneier on Security | May 21, 2024 at 07:09 AM
IBM is selling its QRadar product suite to Palo Alto Networks, for an undisclosed—but probably surprisingly small—sum.
I have a personal connection to this. Inbought...Bruce Schneier From Schneier on Security | May 20, 2024 at 07:04 AM
When asked what makes this an “emotional support squid” and not just another stuffed animal, its creator says:
They’re emotional support squid because they’re large...Bruce Schneier From Schneier on Security | May 17, 2024 at 05:04 PM
The FBI has seized the BreachForums website, used by ransomware criminals to leak stolen corporate data.
If law enforcement has gained access to the hacking forum...Bruce Schneier From Schneier on Security | May 17, 2024 at 07:09 AM
Microsoft is working on a promising-looking protocol to lock down DNS.
ZTDNS aims to solve this decades-old problem by integrating the Windows DNS engine with...Bruce Schneier From Schneier on Security | May 16, 2024 at 07:03 AM
This is a current list of where and when I am scheduled to speak:
I’m giving a webinar via Zoom on Wednesday, May 22, at 11:00 AM ET. The topic is “Should the“...Bruce Schneier From Schneier on Security | May 14, 2024 at 12:04 PM
Google has patched another Chrome zero-day:
On Thursday, Google said an anonymous source notified it of the vulnerability. The vulnerability carries a severity...Bruce Schneier From Schneier on Security | May 14, 2024 at 07:01 AM
Some squids are “consorts,” others are “sneakers.” The species is healthiest when individuals have different strategies randomly.
As usual, you can also use this...Bruce Schneier From Schneier on Security | May 10, 2024 at 05:07 PM
This is another attack that convinces the AI to ignore road signs:
Due to the way CMOS cameras operate, rapidly changing light from fast flashing diodes can be...Bruce Schneier From Schneier on Security | May 10, 2024 at 12:01 PM