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Oct 02, 2013

NSA is Graphing Our Social Connections

On September 28th, The New York Times carried yet another startling story of what the NSA has been up to.

Oct 01, 2013

RSA Warns Against Use of One of Its Encryption Algorithms

Last week, The Guardian (amongst many others) published a story based on the continuing revelations of Mr. Snowden. It seems

Sep 30, 2013

Can the iPhone 5s Defeat a 50 Caliber Rifle?

Well, no. But it sure took the first bullet impressively. It also did pretty well with dropping it on concrete

Sep 26, 2013

The iPhone 5s: How Secure is the Touch ID?

This is a still developing story, so there may be updates. John and I penned this one together for Law

Sep 25, 2013

Ever Thought About Someone Hacking Your Pacemaker?

Apparently lots of medical implants can be hacked. This was a new and disturbing thought to me, but I'm fairly

Sep 24, 2013

The Mobile Malware Threat is Overrated

Hat tip to Dave Ries. There is often more hype than reality in headlines, as Charlie Miller (veteran vulnerability hunter

Sep 23, 2013

Killer Robots Authorized – Can Skynet Be Far Behind?

Hat tip to Tina Ayiotis. Somehow, I managed to miss (perhaps because there was intentionally no fanfare) the fact that

Sep 18, 2013

Dropbox "Peeks" at Your Files

PC World carried a story a couple of days ago that generated a lot of comment. As the headline noted

Sep 17, 2013

How the Police Monitor Tweets in Real Time

Ars Technica carried an interesting story yesterday about how the police can monitor geo-specific tweets in real time using software

Sep 16, 2013

Cyber Risk Management for Lawyers

Our most recent Legal Talk Network Digital Detectives podcast is now out. The topic is Cyber Risk Management for Lawyers

Sep 12, 2013

Passwords Are Dead at Google

Speaking on a TechCrunch Disrupt panel called "Spies Like Us," Heather Adkins, Google's manager of information security, told moderator Greg

Sep 11, 2013

IT-Lex Technology Law Conference October 17-18, 2013

I was delighted to receive this guest post from Adam Losey (yes, son of the inimitable Ralph Losey). Sounds like