Security News

Cybercrime as a Tax on the Internet Economy (Schneier on Security)
2016-09-01 14:49

I was reading this 2014 McAfee report on the economic impact of cybercrime, and came across this interesting quote on how security is a tax on the Internet economy: Another way to look at the...

Interesting Internet-Based Investigative Techniques (Schneier on Security)
2016-08-23 19:30

In this article, detailing the Australian and then worldwide investigation of a particularly heinous child-abuse ring, there are a lot of details of the pedophile security practices and the police...

Hacking the Internet of Things: Locks and Thermostats (Schneier on Security)
2016-08-10 11:06

At Defcon last weekend, researchers demonstrated hacks against Bluetooth door locks and Internet-enabled thermostats....