Clouds for a Clear View of Security

Security issues for cloud computing are rightly high on the cyber security agenda. How can you be sure your cloud provider is doing enough about security?  A number of new technologies are also emerging which claim to focus on the risks of cloud computing. In the long term, the market for cloud computing could be a great boon for security. Cloud providers will have to compete on their security status, which means they will have to be transparent and judged on their security merits. This will lead to stronger security all round. There is still too much confusion, obscurity and obfuscation in the security market at the moment.

Robotics - from Science Fiction to Fact?

I have been fascinated to see the developments in robotics technologies over the last few years. It seems to me that their is a tipping point approaching, where advances in areas such as video analytics, autonomy and intelligence, robotic dexterity, and manouevrability will lead to highly useful robots with the potential for wide ubiquity in society. A trend definitely worth tracking. Science fiction could become fact faster than we think! I have linked to some interesting companies and research, to whet your appetite.

Mobile phone call privacy under threat

The gradual improvement in the effectiveness of attacks on the GSM network has progressed ever since the encryption algorithm used became open, and weaknesses were identified. Improvements in processing power have allowed faster key searches, and now new research breaks further aspects of the GSM architecture to crack the encryption using simple hardware. It wont be long before commercial eavesdroppers will be available cheaply. My guess is that new security and encryption will have to be added to GSM, somehow, and soon.