Tom Tomorrow from 1994
This was published during the battle about the Clipper Chip, and is remarkably prescient.
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Love Letter to an NSA Agent
A fine piece: “A Love Letter to the NSA Agent who is Monitoring my Online Activity.”
A similar sentiment is expressed in this video.
Friday Squid Blogging: Squid Comic
A squid comic about the importance of precise language in security warnings.
As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered.
The Onion on Browser Security
Wise advice:
At Chase Bank, we recognize the value of online banking—it’s quick, convenient, and available any time you need it. Unfortunately, though, the threats posed by malware and identity theft are very real and all too common nowadays. That’s why, when you’re finished with your online banking session, we recommend three simple steps to protect your personal information: log out of your account, close your web browser, and then charter a seafaring vessel to take you 30 miles out into the open ocean and throw your computer overboard.
And while we’re talking about the Onion, they were recently hacked by Syria (either the government or someone on their side). They responded in their own way.
EDITED TO ADD (5/11): How The Onion got hacked.
Skein Collision Competition
Xkcd had a Skein collision competition. The contest is over—Carnegie Mellon University won, with 384 (out of 1024) mismatched bits—but it’s explained here.
Friday Squid Blogging: Another Squid Cartoon
As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered.
Friday Squid Blogging: Land Squids
As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered.
James Bond Movie-Plot Threats
Amusing post on the plausibility of the evil plans from the various movies.
EDITED TO ADD (12/13): There’s a whole book on this. Here’s an interview with the author.
Sidebar photo of Bruce Schneier by Joe MacInnis.