Category: Security

This is more of a post for me to throw out some interesting things I’ve come across and would like to keep track of (and am too lazy to find another place). (Fair warning – a lot of links involving Bruce Schneier)

• A primer on information theory and privacy – an interesting introduction if you are curious about that sort of thing
• When copyright goes bad – a short video about the state and future direction of copyright.
• SPDY – a proposal from google for a web protocol to supplement or replace HTTP – All in all, it is an interesting idea but I have some concerns about the proposal to have the server “push” things to the client
• The Economics of Terrorism – props to Bruce Schneier for bringing this up – it is a video about the economics behind terrorism from the point of view of the Italian Red Brigades
• Anonymity and the Internet – a good perspective
• Security and Function Creep – not a surprise but still a good reminder for the developers (and software managers) out there
• Terrorist Derangement Syndrome – cute (and scary)
• Mark Twain got it right! – Refused to be terrorized people!
• Open Source Cryptography Textbook – It looks interesting, but nowhere near complete at this point
• Why DRM Doesn’t Work
• Side-Channel Attacks on SSL-Encrypted Web Traffic – Neat paper with commentary by Bruce Schneier
• Identifying People by Their Bacteria – very cool
• Privacy & Control – care of Bruce Schneier
• Bruce Schneier on Privacy & The Generation Gap (video)
• Man-in-the-Middle Attacks on SSL – Not sure how much it is worth worrying about but it is still a consideration when you have to have secure communications
• Terrorist Attacks and Comparable Risk Part 1
• Terrorist Attacks and Comparable Risk Part 2
• Externalities and Identity Theft – otherwise known as why the banks should be on the hook for identity theft, not the victim
• Guns painted to look like toys – clever, but very scary
• Punishing Security Breaches – a good article for how to prevent and deal with breaches of security
• What goes around comes around – CRIA faces $60 Billion lawsuit
• 21 Reasons Canadian Copyright Law Is Stronger Than the US – so why are we rushing headlong into further anti-consumer changes?
• Challenging PIPEDA – a good case to keep an eye on
• So, who’s telling the truth? Business Software Alliance says we have one of the lowest piracy rates in the world