Unsupervised Learning: No. 188
Unsupervised Learning29 Heinä 2019

Unsupervised Learning: No. 188

Marcus Hutchins got off with time-served, and people have feelings. The range basically goes from 'he did nothing wrong', to, 'he should rot in prison'. In my mind this outcome was close to perfect. Remember, he went through two years of hell since being brought up charges, he's still a convicted felon, and he also is largely banned from the US. I think it's good that he admitted guilt, faced consequences, and is being offered a chance to continue giving back to the community. More

Attorney General Barr said recently that companies should put backdoors in their products that bypass encryption, or else the government will pass laws that require it. This is unspeakably stupid. Without even getting into the philosophy of whether the internet can host a private conversation (which requires a warrant to tap), we can just start with the fact that backdoors present a clear and present danger to security, right now, due to the weaknesses of those who create them. If the NSA can be hacked or somehow lose its sensitive tools and materials, there's no company this cannot happen to. Purposefully installing backdoors therefore equates (effectively) to giving such access to attackers. Unacceptable. More

Equifax is offering people $125 dollars in reparations for them losing all your data. But to get it, you have to log in and give a bunch of data about yourself. It's hilarious. They made money offering credit protection after the breach, and now they're going to collect updated information on anyone who wants to collect $125. On Twitter I called this a sadder and more permanent form of giving plasma. More

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It's Wrong to Fear-monger on IoT Security

It's Wrong to Fear-monger on IoT Security

How it's shortsighted and irresponsible for InfoSec professionals to fear-monger on IoT Security, and what we should be saying instead.Become a Member: https://danielmiessler.com/upgradeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

3 Tammi 20185min

Unsupervised Learning: No. 106

Unsupervised Learning: No. 106

Swatting death, Ethereum kidnap, Chinese dystopia, Alteryx S3 bucket, Starbucks Monero, Forever21, Microphone ads, technology news, human news, discovery, notes, recommendations, and the aphorism of the week…Become a Member: https://danielmiessler.com/upgradeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

3 Tammi 201828min

Unsupervised Learning: No. 105

Unsupervised Learning: No. 105

TRITON, 1.4 billion credentials, HP keyloggers, iTunes Bitcoin laundering, removing credit card signatures, technologgy news, human news, discovery, notes, recommendations, and the aphorism of the week…Become a Member: https://danielmiessler.com/upgradeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

18 Joulu 201723min

Unsupervised Learning: No. 104

Unsupervised Learning: No. 104

NiceHash hacked, Apple bugs, Stealing Cars via Relay, Crypto Collusion, technologgy news, human news, discovery, notes, recommendations, and the aphorism of the week…Become a Member: https://danielmiessler.com/upgradeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

12 Joulu 201725min

Unsupervised Learning: No. 103

Unsupervised Learning: No. 103

Uber's mess, Google tracking users, AI finding missiles, drone disclosure, net neutrality, tech news, human news, ideas, discovery, recommendations, aphorism, and more…Become a Member: https://danielmiessler.com/upgradeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

27 Marras 201728min

Unsupervised Learning: No. 102

Unsupervised Learning: No. 102

Github security, China IW, Brexit IW, S3 again, Quad9 DNS security, tech news, human news, ideas, discovery, recommendations, aphorism, and more…Become a Member: https://danielmiessler.com/upgradeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

20 Marras 201726min

Unsupervised Learning: No. 101

Unsupervised Learning: No. 101

Verizon’s DBIR Report, sleeping fingerprints, IoT legislation, S3 security tools, AI tricks scammers, SEALs kill Green Beret, tech news, human news, ideas, discovery, recommendations, aphorism, and more…Become a Member: https://danielmiessler.com/upgradeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

13 Marras 201735min

Unsupervised Learning: No. 100

Unsupervised Learning: No. 100

Russian IW memes, POTUS Twitter, Texas Attack, Silence Trojan, NotPetya Damages, tech news, human news, ideas, discovery, recommendations, aphorism, and more…Become a Member: https://danielmiessler.com/upgradeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

6 Marras 201723min