by Bruce Schneier | Jun 18, 2021 | Welcome
Researchers have discovered a vulnerability in Peloton stationary bicycles, one that would give the attacker complete control over the device. The attack requires physical access to the Peloton, so it’s not really a practical attack. President Biden’s... by Bruce Schneier | Jun 17, 2021 | Cyber Security
General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) is a mobile data standard that was widely used in the early 2000s. The first encryption algorithm for that standard was GEA-1, a stream cipher built on three linear-feedback shift registers and a non-linear combining function.... by Bruce Schneier | Jun 17, 2021 | Cyber Security
Paul van Oorschot’s webpage contains a complete copy of his book: Computer Security and the Internet: Tools and Jewels. It’s worth reading. by Bruce Schneier | Jun 16, 2021 | Cyber Security
TorrentFreak surveyed nineteen VPN providers, asking them questions about their privacy practices: what data they keep, how they respond to court order, what country they are incorporated in, and so on. Most interesting to me is the home countries of these companies.... by Bruce Schneier | Jun 15, 2021 | Cyber Security
Really interesting two part analysis of the audit conducted after the 2020 election in Windham, New Hampshire. Based on preliminary reports published by the team of experts that New Hampshire engaged to examine an election discrepancy, it appears that a buildup of...
