Cyber & Technology
A Risk Analysis of Huawei 5G
Nicholas Weaver Wed, Apr 17, 2019, 1:35 PM
What a country needs to consider before buying Huawei 5G equipment.
Nicholas Weaver is a senior staff researcher focusing on computer security at the International Computer Science Institute in Berkeley, California, and a lecturer in the Computer Science department at the University of California at Berkeley. All opinions are his own.
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Secrecy: Wikileaks
The WikiLeaks Case Is Just Beginning
Nicholas Weaver Fri, Apr 12, 2019, 10:13 AM
The failed extraditions of hackers Lauri Love and Gary McKinnon suggest that the U.S. may have its work cut out for it in extraditing Julian Assange.
Cybersecurity
The U.S. Government Needs to Better Immunize Itself From Supply-Chain Attacks
Nicholas Weaver Thu, Oct 18, 2018, 8:04 AM
True or not, Bloomberg’s recent stories about Chinese supply-chain attacks should sound the alarm for the government to shore up its procurement policies.
Cybersecurity
The China SuperMicro Hack: About That Bloomberg Report
Nicholas Weaver Thu, Oct 4, 2018, 3:09 PM
Bloomberg reports that the Chinese People’s Liberation Army has quietly been corrupting a key computer chip. The technical implications are frightening.
Drones: Domestic Use
The Necessary Authority to Counter Drone Threats
Nicholas Weaver Thu, Oct 4, 2018, 10:00 AM
The reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration currently pending in Congress would provide federal authorities with the capability to intercept and disable attacks from small drones.
China
Supply-Chain Attacks: Why the U.S. Should Worry
Nicholas Weaver Wed, Jun 20, 2018, 3:32 PM
If this country’s government has engaged in supply-chain attacks, others are likely to do the same.
Cybersecurity
Sure, Sell to ZTE—Just Don’t Buy From Them
Nicholas Weaver Fri, May 18, 2018, 7:00 AM
There might be some merit to the president’s change of heart on ZTE. But the manner in which the decision was reached is disturbing.