Here’s What’s Behind The Intrigue Over The Cybersecurity Firm With Suspected Ties To The Kremlin
October 25, 2017 | Craig Mellow, Fast Company
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“Without public evidence, its smoke but no fire. But it’s enough to encourage everybody to ditch Kaspersky,” Nicholas Weaver, senior researcher for networking and security at Berkeley’s International Computer Science Institute, tells Fast Company.
SecureDrop, Encrypted System For News Tips, Announces Fix For 'Vulnerability'
October 24, 2017 | Camila Domonoske, NPR
Nicholas Weaver, a computer scientist at the University of California, Berkeley, notes that a determined attacker could always send a person to physically compromise a server.
NSA won't say if it knew about KRACK, but don't look to this leaked doc for answers
October 18, 2017 | Zack Whittaker for Zero Day
Others we spoke to, like Nicholas Weaver, a senior staff researcher at the International Computer Science Institute in Berkeley, Calif., also pointed to ARP spoofing as the method of attack. "ARP spoofing is effectively the same thing as DHCP spoofing, you're responding to a broadcast request you aren't supposed to," he said.
How to protect your Wi-Fi network from a Krack attack
October 17, 2017 | Alex Scroxton, Computer Weekly
Writing on his blog, Nicholas Weaver, a senior staff researcher focusing on computer security at the International Computer Science Institute in Berkeley, California, and a lecturer in computer science at UC Berkeley, said that although Krack was a novel vulnerability, it did not allow attackers to join the network and relied too much on physical proximity.
There’s a Huge WiFi Security Hole, But Don’t Panic
October 16, 2017 | Joseph Cox, The Daily Beast
“For those using a pre-shared password—the cliche "what is the WiFi password?"—this is a non-issue,” Nicholas Weaver, a senior researcher at the International Computer Science Institute at UC Berkeley, told The Daily Beast.
Experian Site Can Give Anyone Your Credit Freeze PIN
September 21, 2017 | Brian Krebs, Krebs on Security
“Whenever I’m faced with KBA-type questions I find that database tools like Spokeo, Zillow, etc are my friend because they are more likely to know the answers for me than I am,” said Nicholas Weaver, a senior researcher in networking and security for the International Computer Science Institute (ICSI).
3 faculty, staff members receive Berkeley Visionary of the Year award
September 19, 2017 | Gioia Von Staden, The Daily Californian
Scott Shenker is a computer science professor on campus who “revolutionized the way that data storage happens on the internet,” Daly said. He focuses on software-defined networks, or SDN, which construct and design online networks.
Cornell, Carnegie Researchers Aim to Hold Computers Accountable for Their Decisions
September 18, 2017 | Joshua Bolkan, Campus Technology
"Although science cannot decide moral questions, given a standard from ethics, science can shed light on how to enforce it, its consequences and how it compares to other standards," said Michael Tschantz, a principle investigator from ICSI, in a news release.
U.S. government must stop using Kaspersky Lab antivirus software. Should you switch too?
September 18, 2017 | Associated Press
Nicholas Weaver, a computer security researcher at UC Berkeley, called the U.S. government decision “prudent” — he had argued for such a step in July. But he added by email that “for most everybody else, the software is fine.”
Apple’s iOS 11 Will Make It Even Harder for Cops to Extract Your Data
September 11, 2017 | Andy Greenberg, Wired
"Apple wants to live in a world where the phone in your hands is super valuable, but in anyone else’s hands is a brick...If that messes up police's and customs' forensic dumps? So what. The benefits outweigh the harm."