by BrianKrebs | Nov 17, 2020 | Cyber Security
An increasing number of websites are asking visitors to approve “notifications,” browser modifications that periodically display messages on the user’s mobile or desktop device. In many cases these notifications are benign, but several dodgy firms... by Bruce Schneier | Nov 16, 2020 | Cyber Security
Blockchain voting is a spectacularly dumb idea for a whole bunch of reasons. I have generally quoted Matt Blaze: Why is blockchain voting a dumb idea? Glad you asked. For starters: It doesn’t solve any problems civil elections actually have. It’s basically... by Bruce Schneier | Nov 14, 2020 | Cyber Security
This is a current list of where and when I am scheduled to speak: I’m speaking at the (ISC)² Security Congress 2020, November 16, 2020. I’ll be on a panel at the OECD Global Blockchain Policy Forum 2020 on November 17, 2020. The panel is called “Deep Dive:... by Bruce Schneier | Nov 14, 2020 | Cyber Security
This is a current list of where and when I am scheduled to speak: I’m speaking at the (ISC)² Security Congress 2020, November 16, 2020. I’ll be on a panel at the OECD Global Blockchain Policy Forum 2020 on November 17, 2020. The panel is called “Deep Dive:... by Bruce Schneier | Nov 13, 2020 | Cyber Security
This is neat: By generating powerful streams of water, UCSD’s squid-like robot can swim untethered. The “squidbot” carries its own power source, and has the room to hold more, including a sensor or camera for underwater exploration. As usual, you can... by Bruce Schneier | Nov 13, 2020 | Cyber Security
Earlier this year, I announced that I had joined Inrupt, the company commercializing Tim Berners-Lee’s Solid specification: The idea behind Solid is both simple and extraordinarily powerful. Your data lives in a pod that is controlled by you. Data generated by...
