Schneier on Security

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Spying and surveillance are different but related things. If I hired that same private detective to put you under surveillance, I would get a different report: where you went, whom you talked to, what you purchased, what you did. Before the internet, putting someone under surveillance was expensive and time-consuming.

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Schneier on Security

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Spying and surveillance are different but related things. If I hired that same private detective to put you under surveillance, I would get a different report: where you went, whom you talked to, what you purchased, what you did. Before the internet, putting someone under surveillance was expensive and time-consuming.

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Joseph Steinberg

JULY 13, 2022

Apple last week announced new security features specifically intended to offer “specialized additional protection to users who may be at risk of highly targeted cyberattacks from private companies developing state-sponsored mercenary spyware.”. Flip phones are not totally immune from government surveillance and action either.).

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 21, 2022

From facial recognition to surveillance cameras to time trackers or just having a couple guys standing over employees’ shoulders, there are a multitude of ways to make sure employees are staying on-task and being productive. This is a common selling point of the technology, but is there evidence backing up these claims?

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 10, 2021

Despite Leonardo deploying numerous Cybersecurity products containing Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning features, they are still unable to quantify the impact of this Cyber-attack, and three years later all that can be confirmed is that 10GB of confidential data and military secrets has been compromised. SolarWinds Inc.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 10, 2022

Privacy advocates argue it brings the EU closer to the surveillance state that many see in other countries and that is a frightful image. Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence will undoubtedly be put to use. It is also a step back when it comes to cybersecurity. It’s building a database of objectionable content.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 29, 2024

For decades, governments and companies have surveilled the conversations, movements, and behavior of the public. But cryptographer and computer security professional Bruce Schneier believes that’s going to change, all because of the advent of artificial intelligence. Below is an edited transcript of their conversation.

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