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My Open Wireless Network

2008-01-15 03:33:22 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...eavesdrop on my passwords, and upload and download everything from pirated movies to child pornography. As a result, I risk all sorts of bad things happening to me, from seeing my IP address blacklisted to having the police crash through my door While this is technically true, I don't think it's much of a risk. I can count five open wireless...
 
Tags: wireless network, network, fon wireless network, public, public network, computer, computer security, wireless security, wireless security protocol
 
 
 
 
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My Open Wireless Network

2008-01-15 03:33:22 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...eavesdrop on my passwords, and upload and download everything from pirated movies to child pornography. As a result, I risk all sorts of bad things happening to me, from seeing my IP address blacklisted to having the police crash through my door While this is technically true, I don't think it's much of a risk. I can count five open wireless...
 
Tags: wireless network, network, fon wireless network, public, public network, computer, computer security, wireless security, wireless security protocol
 
 
 
 
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America's Dilemma: Close Security Holes, or Exploit Them Ourselves

2008-05-01 04:00:00 by Bruce Schneier in Wired Security
 
...eavesdrop on their stuff, and protect our stuff. When both sides use the same stuff, the agency has to decide whether to exploit vulnerabilities to eavesdrop on their stuff or close the same vulnerabilities to protect our stuff In the 1980s and before, the tendency of the NSA was to keep vulnerabilities to themselves. In the 1990s, the tide...
 
Tags: security, bad guys insecure, guys, non-security, security improves, technologies, dual-use technologies, security improvements, agency
 
 
 
 
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Dual-Use Technologies and the Equities Issue

2008-05-06 05:17:24 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...eavesdrop on their stuff, and protect our stuff. When both sides use the same stuff, the agency has to decide whether to exploit vulnerabilities to eavesdrop on their stuff or close the same vulnerabilities to protect our stuff In the 1980s and before, the tendency of the NSA was to keep vulnerabilities to themselves. In the 1990s, the tide...
 
Tags: technologies, dual-use technologies, bad guys insecure, guys, dual, security, non-security, security improves, security improvements
 
 
 
 
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Dual-Use Technologies and the Equities Issue

2008-05-06 05:17:24 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...eavesdrop on their stuff, and protect our stuff. When both sides use the same stuff, the agency has to decide whether to exploit vulnerabilities to eavesdrop on their stuff or close the same vulnerabilities to protect our stuff In the 1980s and before, the tendency of the NSA was to keep vulnerabilities to themselves. In the 1990s, the tide...
 
Tags: technologies, dual-use technologies, bad guys insecure, guys, dual, security, non-security, security improves, security improvements
 
 
 
 
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Blue Box #69: Linksys SPA-941 vulnerability, SIP DDoS, New release of SIPVicious, Asterisk security roadmap, other VoIP security news, listener commen

2007-10-27 14:33:08 by HASH0x89c84bc in Blue Box: The VoIP Security Podcast
 
...eavesdrop on VoIP calls 27:57 - Zeenews.com (India): CBI favours monitoring of Internet gateways and networks 28:54 - Washington Post: VOIP Mix-Up Exposes Customer Call Data 31:58 - CXO Today (India): Mobile Business Applications Boost Security Demand 35:08 - Upcoming shows Oct 24-25, New York, USA, Interop Oct 29-Nov 1, Boston, USA ,...
 
Tags: listener comment line, comment line, comments, listener comments, asterisk security roadmap, voip security news, comment, asterisk, linksys spa
 
 
 
 
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Blue Box #69: Linksys SPA-941 vulnerability, SIP DDoS, New release of SIPVicious, Asterisk security roadmap, other VoIP security news, listener commen

2007-10-10 22:48:17 by Dan York in Blue Box: The VoIP Security Podcast
 
...eavesdrop on VoIP calls 27:57 - Zeenews.com (India): CBI favours monitoring of Internet gateways and networks 28:54 - Washington Post: VOIP Mix-Up Exposes Customer Call Data 31:58 - CXO Today (India): Mobile Business Applications Boost Security Demand 35:08 - Upcoming shows Oct 24-25, New York, USA, Interop Oct 29-Nov 1, Boston, USA ,...
 
Tags: listener comment line, comment line, comments, listener comments, asterisk security roadmap, voip security news, comment, asterisk, linksys spa
 
 
 
 
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FBI Wiretaps Canceled for Non-Payment

2008-01-11 14:30:10 by Editor in Digg / Security
 
Telephone companies have cut off FBI wiretaps used to eavesdrop on suspected criminals because of the bureau's repeated failures to pay their phone bills on time
 
Tags: fbi wiretaps, telephone companies, phone bills, failures, time, cut, criminals, eavesdrop, bureau
 
 
 
 
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More trustworthy election systems via SDL?

2008-02-04 23:34:00 by sdl in The Security Development Lifecycle
 
...eavesdrop on cast votes and to inject new votes. Poll workers can connect to JBCs or eScans over the management interfaces and perform back-office functions such as modifying the device software. The impact of this is that a malicious voter could potentially take over one or more eSlates in a precinct and a malicious poll worker could...
 
Tags: machine security concerns, security concerns, election systems, election, security, security researchers, election systems margin, margin, election management system