Collaborate Disseminate
We all know that it happens: when we see a security warning too often — and without effect — we start tuning it out. A new paper uses fMRI, eye tracking, and field studies to prove it. EDITED TO ADD (6/6): This blog post summarizes the findings…. Continue reading The Habituation of Security Warnings
This survey and report is not surprising: The survey of nearly forty Republican and Democratic campaign operatives, administered through November and December 2017, revealed that American political campaign staff — primarily working at the state and c… Continue reading The US Is Unprepared for Election-Related Hacking in 2018
This survey and report is not surprising: The survey of nearly forty Republican and Democratic campaign operatives, administered through November and December 2017, revealed that American political campaign staff — primarily working at the state and congressional levels — are not only unprepared for possible cyber attacks, but remain generally unconcerned about the threat. The survey sample was relatively small,… Continue reading The US Is Unprepared for Election-Related Hacking in 2018
A fun video describing some of the many Federation security vulnerabilities in the first Star Wars movie. Happy New Year, everyone….
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A fun video describing some of the many Empire security vulnerabilities in the first Star Wars movie. Happy New Year, everyone…. Continue reading Security Vulnerabilities in Star Wars
Security Planner is a custom security advice tool from Citizen Lab. Answer a few questions, and it gives you a few simple things you can do to improve your security. It’s not meant to be comprehensive, but instead to give people things they can actually do to immediately improve their security. I don’t see it replacing any of the good… Continue reading Security Planner
This digital security guide by Motherboard is very good. I put alongside EFF’s "Surveillance Self-Defense" and John Scott-Railton’s "Digital Security Low Hanging Fruit." There’s also "Digital Security and Privacy for Human Rights Defenders." There are too many of these……. Continue reading Motherboard Digital Security Guide
I like this Amtrak security awareness campaign. Especially the use of my term "security theater."… Continue reading Amtrak Security Awareness
fMRI experiments show that we are more likely to ignore security warnings when they interrupt other tasks. A new study from BYU, in collaboration with Google Chrome engineers, finds the status quo of warning messages appearing haphazardly — while people are typing, watching a video, uploading files, etc. — results in up to 90 percent of users disregarding them. Researchers… Continue reading Research on the Timing of Security Warnings