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1 May 2017, 7:07 am by Adam Klein
Namely, Julian Sanchez and Nicholas Weaver have suggested that increasing encryption of email traffic has made it more difficult to scan the contents of email in transit. [read post]
27 Apr 2017, 6:39 am by Bruce Schneier
  A credible theory, which I first heard from Nicholas Weaver, is that the Shadow Brokers are publishing NSA data from multiple sources. [read post]
15 Apr 2017, 7:00 am by Jordan Brunner
Stewart Baker posted the Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast, featuring his interview with Nicholas Weaver: Jordan Brunner discussed Microsoft’s release of a 2014 National Security Letter, situating it within the context of other tech companies’ releases. [read post]
13 Apr 2017, 11:53 am by Jordan Brunner
Stewart Baker posted the Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast, featuring his interview with Nicholas Weaver. [read post]
12 Apr 2017, 7:07 am by Stewart Baker
Our guest interview is with Nick Weaver, of Berkeley’s International Computer Science Institute. [read post]
2 Apr 2017, 9:21 am by Sean Gallagher
University of California at Berkeley computer security researcher Nicholas Weaver told the Washington Post's Ellen Nakashima, "This appears to be one of the most technically damaging leaks ever done by WikiLeaks, as it seems designed to directly disrupt ongoing CIA operations. [read post]
18 Mar 2017, 5:42 am by Jordan Brunner
Quinta Jurecic flagged the Justice Department’s press release about its indictment of Russian operatives and criminals in the Yahoo hacking case, Nicholas Weaver described how Wikileaks was once again able to shape the media’s discussion of its leaks. [read post]
14 Mar 2017, 10:16 am by Jordan Brunner
The Wall Street Journal tells us that President Donald Trump has rolled back another Obama-era national security policy by granting the CIA increased authority to conduct drone strikes against suspected terrorists. [read post]
11 Mar 2017, 7:00 am by Jordan Brunner
Nicholas Weaver presented an initial analysis of the trove of CIA documents released by Wikileaks, while Herb Lin provided a few observations on Wikileaks and Vault7. [read post]
8 Mar 2017, 10:37 am by Jordan Brunner
As the world sifts through the trove of CIA documents released yesterday by Wikileaks, the New York Times tells us that the revelations have ruptured the fragile trust between the government and Silicon Valley. [read post]
28 Jan 2017, 6:18 am by Jordan Brunner
In response to a New York Times article informing us that Trump is still using his personal phone, Nicholas Weaver examined the dangers of Trump’s insecure Android phone and suggested what action could be taken to rectify them. [read post]
27 Jan 2017, 10:28 am by Jordan Brunner
Nicholas Weaver examined the dangers of Trump’s insecure Android phone and suggested what action could be taken to rectify them. [read post]
10 Dec 2016, 6:42 am by Quinta Jurecic
Nicholas Weaver asked whether we’re facing the end of the FBI’s use of Network Investigative Techniques. [read post]
6 Dec 2016, 12:45 pm by Zachary Burdette
Nicholas Weaver discussed the future of law enforcement hacking Tor hidden services. [read post]
7 Nov 2016, 11:04 am by Quinta Jurecic
  Election Security By November, Russian Hackers Could Target Voting Machines, by Bruce Schneier Secure the Vote Today, by Nicholas Weaver Prepare For Electoral Chaos, by Nicholas Weaver Cybersecurity Threats to American Elections, by Michael Sulmeyer and Ben Buchanan   Russian Attempts to Influence the Election The DNC Hack What is Old, and New, and Scary in Russia’s Probable DNC Hack, by Jack Goldsmith What Does the US Government Know About… [read post]
2 Nov 2016, 4:55 pm by Stephanie Lacambra
Practical reasons the defense needs access to the exploit Let's start by using a helpful analogy, suggested by Susan Hennessey and Nicholas Weaver at Lawfare, to explain why access to the exploit is needed: The exploit could be likened to opening a window in the owner’s house that the owner believed was locked but which can be removed from the frame. [read post]
6 Oct 2016, 12:16 pm by Zachary Burdette
Nicholas Weaver warned of the need to prepare for electoral chaos from Russian electronic interference with the election. [read post]
24 Sep 2016, 7:58 am by Zachary Burdette
Nicholas Weaver reported on the NSA and zero days, and noted one of the biggest denial of service attacks in history. [read post]
23 Sep 2016, 6:02 pm by Andrew Crocker and Bill Budington
But the NSA’s overconfidence should disturb us, as security researcher Nicholas Weaver points out. [read post]
3 Sep 2016, 7:04 am by Rishabh Bhandari
Nicholas Weaver asked readers how policymakers can help upgrade mobile phone security from a luxury for only those able to purchase the latest iPhone or Android to an accessible good. [read post]