Security News

Researcher hacks house arrest tracking system (Help Net Security)
2015-08-14 11:49

Tracking ankle bracelets that some criminals are forced to wear after being senteced to home detention can be hacked, allowing them to exit the house and go wherever they want without the police being...

Researchers hack Corvette via SMS to plugged-in tracking dongle (Help Net Security)
2015-08-12 14:00

A team of researchers from the University of California, San Diego, have managed to hack a Corvette via specially crafted SMS messages sent to a tracking dongle (i.e. a telematic control unit) plugged...

Tracking the Psychological Effects of the 9/11 Attacks (Schneier on Security)
2015-06-30 11:27

Interesting research from 2012: "The Dynamics of Evolving Beliefs, Concerns, Emotions, and Behavioral Avoidance Following 9/11: A Longitudinal Analysis of Representative Archival Samples":...