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Presidential Candidate Andrew Yang Has Quantum Encryption Policy

Posted on July 12, 2019 by Bruce Schneier

At least one presidential candidate has a policy about quantum computing and encryption. It has two basic planks. One: fund quantum-resistant encryption standards. (Note: NIST is already doing this.) Two, fund quantum computing. (Unlike many far more pressing computer security problems, the market seems to be doing this on its own quite nicely.) Okay, so not the greatest policy –… Continue reading Presidential Candidate Andrew Yang Has Quantum Encryption Policy→

Election Security

Posted on June 24, 2019 by Bruce Schneier

Stanford University’s Cyber Policy Center has published a long report on the security of US elections. Summary: it’s not good…. Continue reading Election Security→

Data, Surveillance, and the AI Arms Race

Posted on June 17, 2019 by Bruce Schneier

According to foreign policy experts and the defense establishment, the United States is caught in an artificial intelligence arms race with China — one with serious implications for national security. The conventional version of this story suggests that the United States is at a disadvantage because of self-imposed restraints on the collection of data and the privacy of its citizens,… Continue reading Data, Surveillance, and the AI Arms Race→

Data, Surveillance, and the AI Arms Race

Posted on June 17, 2019 by Bruce Schneier

According to foreign policy experts and the defense establishment, the United States is caught in an artificial intelligence arms race with China — one with serious implications for national security. The conventional version of this story suggests th… Continue reading Data, Surveillance, and the AI Arms Race→

Visiting the NSA

Posted on May 22, 2019 by Bruce Schneier

Yesterday, I visited the NSA. It was Cyber Command’s birthday, but that’s not why I was there. I visited as part of the Berklett Cybersecurity Project, run out of the Berkman Klein Center and funded by the Hewlett Foundation. (BERKman hewLETT — get it? We have a web page, but it’s badly out of date.) It was a full day… Continue reading Visiting the NSA→

Visiting the NSA

Posted on May 22, 2019 by Bruce Schneier

How Technology and Politics Are Changing Spycraft

Posted on May 21, 2019 by Bruce Schneier

Interesting article about how traditional nation-based spycraft is changing. Basically, the Internet makes it increasingly possible to generate a good cover story; cell phone and other electronic surveillance techniques make tracking people easier; and machine learning will make all of this automatic. Meanwhile, Western countries have new laws and norms that put them at a disadvantage over other countries. And… Continue reading How Technology and Politics Are Changing Spycraft→

Why Are Cryptographers Being Denied Entry into the US?

Posted on May 17, 2019 by Bruce Schneier

In March, Adi Shamir — that’s the "S" in RSA — was denied a US visa to attend the RSA Conference. He’s Israeli. This month, British citizen Ross Anderson couldn’t attend an awards ceremony in DC because of visa issues. (You can listen to his recorded acceptance speech.) I’ve heard of at least one other prominent cryptographer who is in… Continue reading Why Are Cryptographers Being Denied Entry into the US?→

Why Are Cryptographers Being Denied Entry into the US?

Posted on May 17, 2019 by Bruce Schneier

First Physical Retaliation for a Cyberattack

Posted on May 6, 2019 by Bruce Schneier

Israel has acknowledged that its recent airstrikes against Hamas were a real-time response to an ongoing cyberattack. From Twitter: CLEARED FOR RELEASE: We thwarted an attempted Hamas cyber offensive against Israeli targets. Following our successful cyber defensive operation, we targeted a building where the Hamas cyber operatives work. HamasCyberHQ.exe has been removed. pic.twitter.com/AhgKjiOqS7 Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) May 5, 2019… Continue reading First Physical Retaliation for a Cyberattack→