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17 Oct 2017, 11:18 am
Nicholas Weaver argued that the Wi-Fi security flaw should not be concerning to average people. [read post]
29 Nov 2017, 9:06 am
Nicholas Weaver emphasized the seriousness of the danger from autonomous weapons systems such as “slaughterbots. [read post]
15 Dec 2020, 12:09 pm
” ICYMI: Yesterday on Lawfare Nicholas Weaver wrote about the recent hacking of Solarwinds, an online operating system used by many government agencies. [read post]
26 May 2019, 7:48 am
Nicholas Weaver explored the potential consequences of a blanket ban on sales by U.S. firms to Huawei and called for the Commerce Department to issue guidance clarifying the scope of the order. [read post]
15 Jun 2017, 12:35 pm
Nicholas Weaver reported on CrashOverride, a computer program that could disrupt the power grid. [read post]
30 Jul 2016, 7:22 am
In other news, Susan teamed up with Nicholas Weaver to highlight some of the technical complexities and national security consequences that could arise from the arguments being formed in a series of related child pornography cases. [read post]
10 Feb 2018, 5:26 am
Nicholas Weaver argued that U.S. regulators should investigate those behind the cryptocurrency Tether in an effort to reduce criminal activity and undermine the exchanges that rely on Tether. [read post]
23 Jun 2018, 7:32 am
Nicholas Weaver warned against the danger of supply-chain attacks on the U.S. government. [read post]
9 Feb 2018, 11:59 am
Nicholas Weaver explained why U.S. regulators should investigate the new cryptocurrency Tether. [read post]
10 Jun 2017, 5:58 am
Chesney and Vladeck also talked about the arrest of Reality Leigh Winner, the government contractor accused of leaking a top secret NSA document to the media regarding alleged Russian interference in the 2016 election: Nicholas Weaver took a look at what we can learn from the Winner case, arguing that this isn’t the start of a “war on leaks. [read post]
30 Apr 2022, 7:01 pm
David Priess shared an episode of Chatter, which features a conversation between Shane Harris and filmmaker Nicholas Meyer about the renewed threat of nuclear war amid the conflict in Ukraine: Emily Hoge explained how organizations of Russian veterans of the Afghan War have played a central role in building domestic support for the Russian invasion of Ukraine. [read post]
17 Mar 2018, 7:18 am
Nicholas Weaver highlighted the acute national security risk posed by the newly discovered vulnerability CHIMERA. [read post]
3 Aug 2017, 9:41 am
Nicholas Weaver assessed a bill introduced on August 1 by Senators Mark Warner, Cory Gardner, Ron Wyden, and Steve Daines entitled the “Internet of Things Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2017,” and proposed three additions to the bill. [read post]
6 Jul 2015, 2:30 pm
Nicholas Weaver explains how you can use XKEYSCORE to identify co-conspirators who are all using PGP. [read post]
9 Sep 2017, 4:35 am
Nicholas Weaver considered how iOS11 may affect Customs and Border Protection searches of devices crossing the border. [read post]
8 Dec 2017, 8:51 am
Nicholas Weaver asked why the NSA’s investigations into the Shadow Brokers the Vault 7 leaks have not yet led to any arrests. [read post]
29 Aug 2015, 6:50 am
Nicholas Weaver responded to Ben’s five hard encryption questions with a study of three notable security backdoors: TSA luggage locks, backdoors to telephone systems mandated by the Communications Assistance to Law Enforcement Act, and the NSA’s Dual_EC_DRBG “trap-doored pseudo-random number generator. [read post]
5 Jan 2018, 11:29 am
Nicholas Weaver analyzed the security vulnerabilities nicknamed “Spectre” and “Meltdown” and offered security recommendations related to the bugs. [read post]
27 Jan 2017, 10:28 am
Nicholas Weaver examined the dangers of Trump’s insecure Android phone and suggested what action could be taken to rectify them. [read post]
28 May 2021, 2:01 pm
Nicholas Weaver argued that our current ransomware problem is truly a Bitcoin problem. [read post]
