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My TED Talks

Schneier on Security

TEDxPSU 2010: “ Reconceptualizing Security ” TEDxCambridge 2013: “ The Battle for Power on the Internet ” TEDMed 2016: “ Who Controls Your Medical Data ?” I have spoken at several TED conferences over the years. ” I’m putting this here because I want all three links in one place.

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MyBook Users Urged to Unplug Devices from Internet

Krebs on Security

Hard drive giant Western Digital is urging users of its MyBook Live brand of network storage drives to disconnect them from the Internet, warning that malicious hackers are remotely wiping the drives using a critical flaw that can be triggered by anyone who knows the Internet address of an affected device.

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RSAC Fireside Chat: Jscrambler levels-up JavaScript security, slows GenAI-fueled privacy loss

The Last Watchdog

This brought to mind 2010, the year I wrote news stories for USA TODAY about Mark Zuckerberg declaring privacy was “ no longer a social norm ” and Google CEO Eric Schmidt admitting that Google’s privacy policy was to “ get right up to the creepy line and not cross it.” For a full drill down, please give the a listen.

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Declassified NSA Newsletters

Schneier on Security

Through a 2010 FOIA request (yes, it took that long), we have copies of the NSA’s KRYPTOS Society Newsletter, “ Tales of the Krypt ,” from 1994 to 2003. Schneier has gathered academic research, internet gossip, and everything he could find on cryptography into one 600-page jumble. There are many redactions.

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DNS over HTTPS, DNS over TLS explained: Encrypting DNS traffic

CSO Magazine

Being the backbone of the internet, the Domain Name System (DNS) protocol has undergone a series of improvements and enhancements over the past few years. To read this article in full, please click here (Insider Story)

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MY TAKE: Here’s why the Internet Society’s new Privacy Code of Conduct deserves wide adoption

The Last Watchdog

When Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg infamously declared that privacy “is no longer a social norm” in 2010, he was merely parroting a corporate imperative that Google had long since established. You can judge the efficacy of The Internet Society’s newly-minted protocols for yourself. This is coming from an august body.

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How security leaders can effectively manage Gen Z staff

CSO Magazine

Gen Z refers to those born between mid-to-late 1990s and 2010, making them between the ages of 11 and 28. During the period, the internet went from a somewhat new thing to something people used daily, further increased by the easy access brought by smartphones. To read this article in full, please click here

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