Mar 20
Presenters at the CanSecWest security conference detailed how to sniff data by analyzing keystroke vibrations using a laser pointed at a laptop computer, or through electrical signals coming from a PS/2 keyboard on a PC plugged into an electrical socket.
Using about $80 worth of equipment, researchers from Inverse Path pointed a laser on the reflective surface of a laptop between 50 feet and 100 feet away and were able to determine what letters were typed. Line-of-sight is required, but it works through a glass window. Using an infrared laser would prevent the victim from discovering they are under surveillance.
In the second attack method, researchers were able to determine keystrokes on a PS/2 keyboard through a ground line from a power plug in an outlet 50 feet away. They used a digital oscilloscope and analog-digital converter, as well as filtering technology to isolate the keystroke pulses from other power line noise.
Story at CNET
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Feb 03
The weak link in any encryption chain is the human:
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Dec 05
From "Nameless in Cyberspace: Anonymity on the Internet" by Jonathan D. Wallace
"Proposals to limit anonymous communications on the Internet would violate free speech rights long recognized by the Supreme Court. Anonymous and pseudonymous speech played a vital role in the founding of this country. Thomas Paine’s Common Sense was first released signed, An Englishman. Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, James Madison, Samuel Adams, and others carried out the debate between Federalists and Anti-Federalists using pseudonyms. Today, human rights workers in China and many other countries have re-forged the link between anonymity and free speech.
Given the importance of anonymity as a component of free speech, the cost of banning anonymous Internet speech would be enormous. It makes no sense to treat Internet speech differently from printed leaflets or books."
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