Algorithm of War
In superbly crafted reportage published at The New York Times, Pam Belluck tells us of the efforts of a physicist at the University of Miami's Center for Computational Science, if you wil - Neil Jophnson, Ph.D., to predict - with algorithmical efficiency - the next move by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. Read the study, and marvel at the power of mathematics.
Shite Happens
News (via the eponymous Ars Technica, and Dan Goodin), details the hijacking of the United States Federal Trade Commission's Chief Technologist Lorrie Cranor's phone number at a carrier's brick and mortar. Now that's Security (or the lack thereof)!
Google Voice, The Deletion
In which, Andrew Griffin, writing at The Independent, details the permanent deletion of personal messages on Google Voice. Something, heretofore, somewhat problematic...
Coil Whine
Newly revealed discovery of coil whine exploitation, targeting the harvesting of cryptographic artifacts (in this case, keys) via wireless connectivity. More here.
Sunday Security Maxim →
“Accountability Maxim: Organizations that talk a lot about holding people accountable for security will never have good security. Security needs to be motivated, not threatened.”
Excerpt From: Roger Johnston. “Security Sound Bites: Important Ideas About Security From Smart-Ass, Dumb-Ass, and Kick-Ass Quotations.”
Sleepy Steve, Robotical Future →
Steve: Thomas Kelly (youtu.be/p8iib9uR4ZU)
Writer/Director: Meghann Artes (meghannartes.com)
Director of Photography: Scott Thiele (thieleworks.com)
Music: Robert Steel (robsteelmusic.com)
Sound Designer: Suzanne Goldish (goldish.net)
Animator: Molly McCandless (mollymccandless.com)
Burners, The Tightening
Well wrought thought piece on the use, and misuse, of prepaid cellular telephony hardware, the so-call Burner, and the effort to enforce regulations thereto. Entitled Burner Phones: Will Tightening Restrictions on Prepaid Cell Phones Solve Anything? Certainly today's Must Read post...
Study, RF Signals Can Cause Cancers →
Oops, Touch ID Flawed →
Uh oh, TouchID is apparently not as secure as thought...