by Bruce Schneier | May 8, 2020 | Cyber Security
Used Tesla components, sold on eBay, still contain personal information, even after a factory reset. This is a decades-old problem. It's a problem with used hard drives. It's a problem with used photocopiers and printers. It will be a problem with IoT devices. It'll... by Bruce Schneier | May 7, 2020 | Cyber Security
This is a good explanation of an iOS bug that allowed someone to break out of the application sandbox. A summary: What a crazy bug, and Siguza's explanation is very cogent. Basically, it comes down to this: XML is terrible. iOS uses XML for Plists, and Plists are used... by Bruce Schneier | May 6, 2020 | Cyber Security
It's the twentieth anniversary of the ILOVEYOU virus, and here are three interesting articles about it and its effects on software design. by Bruce Schneier | May 5, 2020 | Welcome
Interesting story of malware hidden in Google Apps. This particular campaign is tied to the government of Vietnam. At a remote virtual version of its annual Security Analyst Summit, researchers from the Russian security firm Kaspersky today plan to present research... by Bruce Schneier | May 4, 2020 | Cyber Security
This paper describes a SIGINT and code-breaking alliance between Denmark, Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands and France called Maximator: Abstract: This article is first to report on the secret European five-partner sigint alliance Maximator that started in the late...
