Compromised By Errors: The Sorry Tale Of Flawed Forensic Software
via Robert N. Charette, writing at the IEEE's Spectrum Magazine, comes this outstanding piece on flawed forensic software, and the implications thereto. Enjoy!
"An in-depth look by the National Academy of Sciences into the state of forensic science in the United States in 2009 showed [PDF] that many “accepted” forensic techniques, such as “those used to infer the source of tool marks or bite marks have never been exposed to stringent scientific scrutiny.”" - Robert N. Charette, writing at the IEEE's Spectrum Magazine
Researchers Discover Hardcoded Passwords In Physical Access Controls
via Greg Otto, Editor-in-Chief at CyberScoop, comes news of what many security researchers, analysts, engineers, developers and architects have feared (and in some cases obviously have known) for a considerable time: Hardcoded User IDs and Passwords in code running a range of building access controls exists to the detriment of all. Here's the Tenable post and a Medium post providing explanatory content on this troubling find... (Tenable security researchers are the discoverers of the incredible security incompetence of the manufacturer under scrutiny [I'll wager many other manufacturers are guilty of this practice, as well]).
Listen In On FCC Lawyers Attempting To Defend Repeal Of Net Neutrality Rules →
Listen in to the three-judge-panel at the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, hearing oral arguments on that little matter of Net Neutrality rules repeal. In the audio, you'll hear Federal Communications Commission attorneys fumble their way through their poor defense of the repeal of FCC Net Neutrality Rules. A Phenom, eh? Enjoy.
Facebookery 2019: Zuckerbergs' Desperation
I suppose that's one way to do it, eh wot? 'Tis the latest brobdingnagian attempt to stay relevant in the coming world without Facebook (NYSE: FB) for young adults and teens.
Thanks to the Gulliver-level reportage of Josh Constine, writing at TechCrunch, we have now learned of what the company has monikered Project Atlas. Enjoy the future, it's on your kids phones, and they get paid to!
Ready for DNS Flag Day?
If not, you'd be well advised to get with the Program as it is time to Get Squared Away. You can test your domain here at DNS Flag Day, or educate those always hungry neurons here. All of this fal-de-rol is slated to be accomplished worldwide on or about 2019/02/01.
"The current DNS is unnecessarily slow and inefficient because of efforts to accommodate a few DNS systems that are not in compliance with DNS standards established two decades ago. To ensure further sustainability of the system it is time to end these accommodations and remediate the non-compliant systems. This change will make most DNS operations slightly more efficient, and also allow operators to deploy new functionality, including new mechanisms to protect against DDoS attacks." - via DNS Flag Day