Detecting Drone Surveillance with Traffic Analysis

This is clever: Researchers at Ben Gurion University in Beer Sheva, Israel have built a proof-of-concept system for counter-surveillance against spy drones that demonstrates a clever, if not exactly simple, way to determine whether a certain person or … Continue reading Detecting Drone Surveillance with Traffic Analysis

Detecting Drone Surveillance with Traffic Analysis

This is clever: Researchers at Ben Gurion University in Beer Sheva, Israel have built a proof-of-concept system for counter-surveillance against spy drones that demonstrates a clever, if not exactly simple, way to determine whether a certain person or object is under aerial surveillance. They first generate a recognizable pattern on whatever subject­ — a window, say — someone might want… Continue reading Detecting Drone Surveillance with Traffic Analysis

Security Breaches Don’t Affect Stock Price

Interesting research: "Long-term market implications of data breaches, not," by Russell Lange and Eric W. Burger. Abstract: This report assesses the impact disclosure of data breaches has on the total returns and volatility of the affected comp… Continue reading Security Breaches Don’t Affect Stock Price

Security Breaches Don’t Affect Stock Price

Interesting research: "Long-term market implications of data breaches, not," by Russell Lange and Eric W. Burger. Abstract: This report assesses the impact disclosure of data breaches has on the total returns and volatility of the affected companies’ stock, with a focus on the results relative to the performance of the firms’ peer industries, as represented through selected indices rather than… Continue reading Security Breaches Don’t Affect Stock Price

Friday Squid Blogging: How the Optic Lobe Controls Squid Camouflage

Experiments on the oval 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 my blog posting guidelines here….
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Spectre and Meltdown Attacks Against Microprocessors

The security of pretty much every computer on the planet has just gotten a lot worse, and the only real solution — which of course is not a solution — is to throw them all away and buy new ones. On Wednesday, researchers just announced a series of major security vulnerabilities in the microprocessors at the heart of the world’s… Continue reading Spectre and Meltdown Attacks Against Microprocessors