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Friday Squid Blogging: Squid Fiction

2008-05-02 16:58:18 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
This week, on a writing blog called Elephant Words, every story is based on this squid image . Click forward on the blog entries to see the fiction
 
 
 
 
 
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Friday Squid Blogging: Talking Squids in Outer Space

2008-08-15 16:57:09 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
An index of fiction The site was inspired by Margaret Atwood's infamous comment that Oryx and Crake isn't really science fiction, because science fiction is "talking squids in outer space." This prompted a hunt for science fiction which actually did feature talking squids in outer space
 
 
 
 
 
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Avoiding common misconceptions about video analytics

2008-05-28 00:00:00 by HASH0x8b09f24 in Network World on Security
 
...fiction than reality. And, unfortunately, the excitement around the technology has led to a marketplace where the line between fiction and reality has blurred. For instance, one common myth about video analytics is that it can spot a terrorist in a stadium full of people -- something even the human eye can't detect. Or it can automatically...
 
 
 
 
 
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Common Criteria and answering the question 'Is it Safe'

2007-12-20 16:57:00 by sdl in The Security Development Lifecycle
 
...fiction doesnt meet customer needs One of the other key challenges of Common Criteria today is the timeliness of completing CC evaluations. It typically takes 12 to 24 months or longer to complete an evaluation at the highest assurance levels (EAL4) that can be attained by general purpose commercial software products. Since software vendors...
 
 
 
 
 
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How Well "See Something, Say Something" Actually Works

2008-01-08 07:53:50 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...fiction Remember that every one of these incidents requires police resources to investigate, resources that almost certainly could be better spent keeping us actually safe Refuse to be terrorized
 
 
 
 
 
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Nuclear War Survival Myths

2008-01-12 18:46:58 by Editor in Irongeek's Security Site
 
...fiction. Don't worry, my video on PGP/GPG is on its way
 
 
 
 
 
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Hollywood's 'Untraceable': Fact or fiction?

2008-01-18 00:00:00 by Denise Dubie in Network World on Security
 
Sony Pictures' "Untraceable" presents a cyber serial killer using an unknown Web site to stalk and murder victims. Former FBI Special Agent Ernest E.J. Hilbert II consulted on the film and shares his take on its realism
 
 
 
 
 
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'Halting State' a good read for security geeks

2008-01-24 00:00:00 by M. E. Kabay in Network World on Security
 
...fiction. Much as William Gibson's Neuromancer is credited with popularizing the notion of cyberspace in establishing the cyberpunk style, I think Halting State may be the first book that speaks directly to the culture of information security specialists
 
 
 
 
 
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A Bitter Pill To Swallow: First Generation CEP Software Needs To Evolve

2008-02-09 03:08:55 by Tim Bass in The Complex Event Processing Blog
 
...fiction. Frankly speaking again, process orchestration is much easier than complex detection with high detection confidencewith low false alarms Customers who are detection-savvy also know this, and I have blogged about a few of these meetings and customer concerns. For example, please read my blog entry about a banker who was very sceptical...
 
 
 
 
 
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David Brin Rebuts Schneier In Defense of a Transparent Society