Over at Lawfare, Susan Landau has an excellent essay on the risks posed by software used to collect evidence (a Breathalyzer is probably the most obvious example). Bugs and vulnerabilities can lead to inaccurate evidence,…
COVID-19 Risks of Flying
I fly a lot. Over the past five years, my average speed has been 32 miles an hour. That all changed mid-March. It's been 105 days since I've been on an airplane -- longer than…
The Unintended Harms of Cybersecurity
Interesting research: "Identifying Unintended Harms of Cybersecurity Countermeasures": Abstract: Well-meaning cybersecurity risk owners will deploy countermeasures (technologies or procedures) to manage risks to their services or systems. In some cases, those countermeasures will produce unintended…
Download the SEO’s Local Search Cheat Sheet!
Posted by MiriamEllisWhat a juggling feat your SEO agency pulls off every day! On your best days, you’re keeping: Team members and clientsAll the moving marketing parts ...in constant, useful motion. On your worst days,…
Analyzing IoT Security Best Practices
New research: "Best Practices for IoT Security: What Does That Even Mean?" by Christopher Bellman and Paul C. van Oorschot: Abstract: Best practices for Internet of Things (IoT) security have recently attracted considerable attention worldwide…
Cryptocurrency Pump and Dump Scams
Really interesting research: "An examination of the cryptocurrency pump and dump ecosystem": Abstract: The surge of interest in cryptocurrencies has been accompanied by a proliferation of fraud. This paper examines pump and dump schemes. The…
Nation-State Espionage Campaigns against Middle East Defense Contractors
Report on espionage attacks using LinkedIn as a vector for malware, with details and screenshots. They talk about "several hints suggesting a possible link" to the Lazarus group (aka North Korea), but that's by no…
Third-party vs. In-house Delivery: A Guide to Informed…
Posted by MiriamEllis Image credit: Robert Couse-Baker Before all else, gratitude to every delivery person, whether in-house or third party, doing the essential work of keeping households safer and supplied in these times. I’m dedicating…
Security and Human Behavior (SHB) 2020
Today is the second day of the thirteenth Workshop on Security and Human Behavior. It's being hosted by the University of Cambridge, which in today's world means we're all meeting on Zoom. SHB is a…