schneier Quantum computing is a new way of computing -- one that could allow humankind to perform computations that are simply impossible using today's computing technologies. It allows for very fast …
Security Risks of Government Hacking
schneier Some of us -- myself included -- have proposed lawful government hacking as an alternative to backdoors. A new report from the Center of Internet and Society looks at the security risks of …
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Security Vulnerability in Smart Electric Outlets
schneier A security vulnerability in Belkin's Wemo Insight "smartplugs" allows hackers to not only take over the plug, but use it as a jumping-off point to attack everything else on the …
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Using Hacked IoT Devices to Disrupt the Power Grid
schneier This is really interesting research: "BlackIoT: IoT Botnet of High Wattage Devices Can Disrupt the Power Grid": Abstract: We demonstrate that an Internet of Things (IoT) botnet of high …
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Friday Squid Blogging: 100-kg Squid Caught Off the Coast of Madeira
schneier News. 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. …
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Reddit AMA
schneier I did a Reddit AMA on Thursday, September 6. …