Excellent Write-up of the SolarWinds Security Breach
August 30 2021Robert Chesney wrote up the Solar Winds story as a case study, and it’s a really good summary.
Read moreInsurance and Ransomware
July 1 2021
As ransomware becomes more common, I’m seeing more discussions about the ethics of paying the ransom. Here’s one more contribution to that issue: a research paper that the...
Read moreBanning Surveillance-Based Advertising
June 24 2021
The Norwegian Consumer Council just published a fantastic new report: “Time to Ban Surveillance-Based Advertising.” From the Introduction:
The challenges caused and entrenched by surveillance-based advertising include, but are...
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The Future of Machine Learning and Cybersecurity
June 21 2021
The Center for Security and Emerging Technology has a new report: “Machine Learning and Cybersecurity: Hype and Reality.” Here’s the bottom line:
The report offers four conclusions:
- Machine learning can... Read more
Bizarro Banking Trojan
May 20 2021
Bizarro is a new banking trojan that is stealing financial information and crypto wallets.
…the program can be delivered in a couple of ways — either via malicious links...
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The Problem with Treating Data as a Commodity
February 26 2021
Excellent Brookings paper: “Why data ownership is the wrong approach to protecting privacy.”
From the introduction:
Treating data like it is property fails to recognize either the value that varieties...
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On Chinese-Owned Technology Platforms
February 25 2021
I am a co-author on a report published by the Hoover Institution: “Chinese Technology Platforms Operating in the United States.” From a blog post:
The report suggests a...
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Router Security
February 19 2021
This report is six months old, and I don’t know anything about the organization that produced it, but it has some alarming data about router security.
Conclusion: Our analysis...
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Chinese Supply-Chain Attack on Computer Systems
February 13 2021
Bloomberg News has a major story about the Chinese hacking computer motherboards made by Supermicro, Levono, and others. It’s been going on since at least 2008. The US...
Read moreA Cybersecurity Policy Agenda
December 11 2020
The Aspen Institute’s Aspen Cybersecurity Group — I’m a member — has released its cybersecurity policy agenda for the next four years.
The next administration and Congress cannot simultaneously...
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