Seeing Is Deceiving: Mirror-Based LiDAR Spoofing for Autonomous Vehicle Deception

Autonomous vehicles AVs rely heavily on LiDAR sensors for accurate 3D perception. We show a novel class of low-cost, passive LiDAR spoofing attacks that exploit mirror-like surfaces to inject or remove objects from an AV's perception. Using planar mirrors to redirect LiDAR beams, these attacks...

Improve SEO with Prerender.io

In this post, we’ll look at how prerendering services from Prerender.io can help you overcome SEO obstacles when using these frameworks...

WhatsApp cryptocurrency scam goes for the cash prize

This weekend a scammer tried his luck by reaching out to me on WhatsApp. It’s not that I don’t appreciate it, but trust me, it’s bad for your business. I received one message from a number hailing from the Togolese Republic. WhatsApp message from an unknow sender “Jay, your financial account has...

The State of Incident Response: Measuring Risk and Evaluating Your Preparedness

The coronavirus pandemic presented the perfect opportunity for security teams to evaluate the state of their incident-response process. In fact, it highlighted the dire need to implement a more structured, detailed and well-practiced plan to sufficiently support organizations when suffering a...

The Opportunities—and Obstacles—for Women at NSA and Cyber Command

WIRED spoke with three women working in cybersecurity in the US intelligence community about the progress of recent years and the work that remains...

CISO stress-busters: post #1 overcoming obstacles

As part of the launch of the U.S. space program’s moon shot, President Kennedy famously said we do these things “not because they are easy, but because they are hard.” The same can be said for the people responsible for security at their organizations; it is not a job one takes because it is easy...

Cynet’s free vulnerability assessment offering helps organizations significantly increase their security

Long before a cyberattack is underway, organizations need to be focused on improving their security. Part of this is to always be monitoring their environment, on the lookout for weaknesses and ready to take action if they are found. This is the best way to ensure the organization remains immune ...

In Conversation: It's Never Too Late

There can be barriers to pursuing a career in tech. For many people, the journey isn't straightforward. Many of our Akamai employees have diverse backgrounds and have overcome obstacles to pursue their dream career. Often, the way forward into a...

MIT Scientists: Now You Can See Through Walls with Wi-Fi

Forget about Superman's X-rays vision, you can now see through walls using WI-FI device only. Scientists at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab CSAIL have developed a device that uses WiFi signals to effectively see through walls and other obstacles, and identify which persons...

[SECURITY] Fedora 17 Update: ksnakeduel-4.10.5-1.fc17

KSnakeDuel is a simple snake duel game. You can play KSnakeDuel against the computer or a friend. The aim of the game is to live longer than your opponent. To do that, avoid running into a wall, your own tail and that of your opponent...

Rob Cheyne on Security Education and the Problem of People in Security

Dennis Fisher talks with Rob Cheyne of Safelight Security Advisors about the classical problem of user education, how much of an obstacle to security people are and the ways in which technology has made security more difficult. Podcast audio courtesy of sykboy65 Subscribe to the Digital Undergrou...