Down The Security Rabbithole

Topics covered The petition on WhiteHouse.gov titled "Unlock public access to research on software safety through DMCA and CFAA reform" and ...well we talk about it with an attorney and some necessary skepticism https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/unlock-public-access-research-software-safety-through-dmca-and-cfaa-reform/DHzwhzLD My take: http://blog.wh1t3rabbit.net/2014/10/to-reform-and-institutionalize-research.html A Marriott property in Nashville (Gaylord Opryland) will pay $600,000 in an FCC settlement for jamming/blocking guests' personal WiFi hotspots http://www.fcc.gov/document/marriott-pay-600k-resolve-wifi-blocking-investigation A Pakistani man has been indicted in Virginia for selling "StealthGenie", an app designed specifically as spyware http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/pakistani-man-indicted-selling-stealthgenie-spyware-app The code for the badUSB attack was published and released at DerbyCon - we discuss implications http://www.wired.com/2014/10/code-published-for-unfixable-usb-at