I have been seeing this paper by cryptographer Peter Schnorr making the rounds: “Fast Factoring Integers by SVP Algorithms.” It describes a new factoring method, and its abstract ends with the provocative sentence: “This destroys…
Friday Squid Blogging: Illegal North Korean Squid Fishing
North Korea is engaged in even more illegal squid fishing than previously. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven't covered. Read…
Fraudulent Tactics on Amazon Marketplace
Fascinating article about the many ways Amazon Marketplace sellers sabotage each other and defraud customers. The opening example: framing a seller for false advertising by buying fake five-star reviews for their products. Defacement: Sellers armed…
Friday Squid Blogging: Roasted Squid with Tomatillo Salsa
Recipe and commentary. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven't covered. Read my blog posting guidelines here.Read more: schneier.com
Privacy for Tigers
Ross Anderson has some new work: As mobile phone masts went up across the world's jungles, savannas and mountains, so did poaching. Wildlife crime syndicates can not only coordinate better but can mine growing public…
Friday Squid Blogging: Eat Less Squid
The UK's Marine Conservation Society is urging people to eat less squid. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven't covered. Read…
Google finds bug in Google+ – 52.5 million…
Google has announced yet another data breach affecting its Google+ social network. This incident is separate to the one that came to light in October, which prompted Google to announce that it would shut Google+…
Security in a World of Physically Capable Computers
It's no secret that computers are insecure. Stories like the recent Facebook hack, the Equifax hack and the hacking of government agencies are remarkable for how unremarkable they really are. They might make headlines for…
Defeating the “Deal or No Deal” Arcade Game
Two teenagers figured out how to beat the "Deal or No Deal" arcade game by filming the computer animation than then slowing it down enough to determine where the big prize was hidden.Read more: schneier.com