Upcoming Book on AI and Democracy
If you’ve been reading my blog, you’ve noticed that I have written a lot about AI and democracy, mostly with my co-author Nathan Sanders. I...
A Vulnerability in OpenSSH Could Allow for Remote Code Execution
A vulnerability has been discovered in OpenSSH, which could allow for remote code execution. OpenSSH is a suite of secure networking utilities based on the...
Meta’s ‘Pay or Consent’ Data Model Breaches EU Law
The EU Commission said Meta’s pay or consent model means users cannot freely consent to their personal data being collected for advertising purposes Read More
Critical OpenSSH Flaw Enables Full System Compromise
A newly discovered RCE vulnerability, which can lead to full system compromise, has put over 14 million OpenSSH server instances are potentially at risk, according...
Model Extraction from Neural Networks
A new paper, “Polynomial Time Cryptanalytic Extraction of Neural Network Models,” by Adi Shamir and others, uses ideas from differential cryptanalysis to extract the weights...
Australian Police Arrest Suspect in Fake Wi-Fi Scam Targeting Airport Passengers
Evil twin Wi-Fi access points mimicked legitimate networks to capture personal data from unsuspecting victims who mistakenly connected to them Read More
Regulatory Compliance and Ransomware Preparedness
Ransomware attacks are a huge problem: in the past five years alone, they have brought about a state of emergency across vast swathes of the...
Cyber-Insurance Premiums Decline as Firms Build Resilience
Insurance broker Howden says premiums are falling as security best practice takes hold Read More
USN-6859-1: OpenSSH vulnerability
It was discovered that OpenSSH incorrectly handled signal management. A remote attacker could use this issue to bypass authentication and remotely access systems without proper...
Over Six Million Hit by Ransomware Breach at Infosys McCamish Systems
Outsourcer Infosys McCamish Systems has revealed millions of victims were impacted by a ransomware attack last year Read More