Every now and then, an ill-informed politician will stand before a microphone and say something along the lines of: encryption is helping bad guys (either terrorists, child pornographers, or other similarly acceptable target), because law enforcement can’t see what the bad guys are doing because they’re using sophisticated tools that use encryption. Said politician will urge tech companies to “work with us” to help catch these bad guys.
Read MoreShe is 33 years old, from Los Angeles, 6 feet tall, sexy, aggressive, and a “woman who knows what she wants”, according to her profile. She is intriguing. However, her intrigue doesn’t end there: her email address is one of Trend Micro’s email honeypots. Wait… what? This was how we learned that Ashley Madison users were being targeted for…
Read MoreHow secure is online public communication? Last May, a paper was published that discusses about the Diffie-Helman (DH) crypto-strength deployment, which gives strong evidence that the current DH usage is weak and suggests that 1024-bit size parameters can be broken with a nation state’s computing power resources. The paper presents possible scenarios where such an incident could occur. They found,…
Read MoreEverywhere you look, it seems to be that everything is becoming “smart”. On my wrist, I frequently wear a smart watch that monitors how many steps I take, what my heart rate is, and so on. At home, a smart thermostat can be controlled via an app, or even be programmed based on my own behavior….
Read MoreI prefer using the phrase “Internet of Everything” when discussing what most people call the Internet of Things because in many ways, the latter term isn’t enough. What makes the Internet of Everything so powerful is the data about you and me that these devices can gather. Consider how these devices actually work. They almost…
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