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Even as thedigital components of so many life-critical systems have proven susceptible to cybersabotage—cars,medical devices, evenwater utilitiesandpower grids—the computer systems of airplanes have, thankfully, remained uniquely inaccessible to hackers. But one group of academic researchers has spent years testing a different, devious approach to aviation cybersecurity. Perhaps, they suggest, a plane could be hacked the … Devamını oku

Earlier this year Apple denied me access to App Store Connect after deciding that I matched someone on a U.S. government restricted-party list. Their explanation was fairly definitive: “The information you provided fully matches one or more restricted parties on the U.S. government consolidated screening list or another government’s sanctions list.” I replied with my … Devamını oku

Most SSH hardening guides stop at key-only auth andfail2ban. That helps, but if your machine has a public IP, port 22 is still open to the internet. Every automated scanner can probe it and get a response: the SSH version string, the banner, proof that something is listening. The log noise alone is annoying: even … Devamını oku

I’m tired boss. I’m tired of reviewing one, two, threethousandline PRs because some agent was able to “one shot the whole issue.” Small PRs were never asked for because they’re easier to write, it’s always been for the benefit of the reviewer. AI is such a boon to the industry, but it’s becoming such a … Devamını oku

I am often asked to explain my distaste for RISC-V and I often find myself explaining it piecewise. The reactions are often of the form “you just do not understand the brilliance of it all”, which is, of course, no argument at all. After being asked for the Nth time to explain, I decided to … Devamını oku

Today we’re excited to showcaseHEIR, the latest powerful tool added to our Private Computing Toolkit. HEIR is an open source compiler that unlocks cryptographically-secure private AI inference. As new benefits emerge with the growth of AI, balancing privacy and security is top of mind. Standard protections like end-to-end encryption present a trade-off: user-data can be … Devamını oku

I’m coming down from spending a few days at Usenix Security, right here in Baltimore. This means that my days have been taken up with two kinds of conversation: first, explaining to colleagues why Baltimore isn’t actually like The Wire. And second: trying not to talk about AI. Here I’m going to break both of … Devamını oku

Count Binface, the self-styled intergalactic space warrior, has received nearly 10,000 votes in the Clacton by-election, his best performance yet. The much-photographed election veteran was the main rival to Reform UK leader Nigel Farage in an election race caused by Farage resigning, only to run again – whichsparked a mass boycott by the other main … Devamını oku