Alan Woodward

Computer Scientist with particular interest in cybersecurity & quantum technology. Also on BSky @profw.bsky.social

[Alan Woodward @ProfWoodward]

@AnthonyGlees I was surprised when I heard - he was still so young

[Alan Woodward @ProfWoodward]

1 click token stealing in Github - not great https://t.co/UMz4MdM9q4

[Alan Woodward @ProfWoodward]

I’m shocked - shocked I tell you 🙄 https://t.co/fS9UF9ueBf

[Alan Woodward @ProfWoodward]

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[Peter Sommer @Professor_Peter]

It is so much easier to parade online harms victims and complain that not "enough" is being done than to analyze proposed solutions for feasibility and effectiveness. FIPR provides useful analysis - politicians and popular media should read.

[Alan Woodward @ProfWoodward]

@sarky_sheena Thoughts and prayers

[Alan Woodward @ProfWoodward]

Using your SSD to profile you - yet another way to fingerprint you https://t.co/HIoRn3MP2p

[Alan Woodward @ProfWoodward]

@AlecMuffett And who decides I wonder who is trusted and/or reliable?

[Alan Woodward @ProfWoodward]

https://t.co/dFN5VB6S7n

[Alan Woodward @ProfWoodward]

How quickly people forget - it’s a dangerous pursuit that’s been happening for decades.

[Air Power @RealAirPower1]

While everyone was glued to the U.S. and Iran contest in the Middle East, a wild Cold War-style cat and mouse game was quietly being played in the North Atlantic. In April, the UK MoD confirmed that it was involved in a month-long hunt, tracking a Russian submarine package in the GIUK Gap. We're talking at least three hulls - an Akula-class and two ultra-secret GUGI-class spy subs - most likely mapping critical deep-sea infrastructure. 1/2 🧵

[Alan Woodward @ProfWoodward]

Before you trust AI see if you’ve got bixonimania https://t.co/HzoecUveDu And now tell me AI will replace humans 🤔

[Alan Woodward @ProfWoodward]

Anthropic’s Glasswing project is maturing quite fast. Some of the partners are finding critical vulnerabilities, with some scanning finding issues with 90% accuracy. https://t.co/3GGbEm7w9L

[Alan Woodward @ProfWoodward]

Odd statement from Met Police when challenged about where they obtained @signalapp and @ProtonMail data revealed in FoI response - “…the police force said it couldn’t comment on the specifics of how it acquired the data.” 🤔

[The Register @TheRegister]

London's police asked Big Tech for comms data over 700,000 times last year https://t.co/k7yYA3Ggnw

[Graham Smith  @Cyberleagle]

Speechless.

[Alan Woodward @ProfWoodward]

“Think carefully before adopting agentic AI” - sound advice from @NCSC . If you don’t read the article please heed that single sentence. https://t.co/R6z6g4DeVT

[Alan Woodward @ProfWoodward]

Ofcom will not unequivocally rule out circumventing E2EE in its guidance on the Online Safety Bill, as very nicely described in this article https://t.co/bJ3ONhG4n4

[Alan Woodward @ProfWoodward]

@UK_Daniel_Card Uggg. I guess we’ll never know if it’s a deliberate backdoor, but in any event it makes the case rather nicely that backdoors aren’t just for the good guys.

[Alan Woodward @ProfWoodward]

If Yellowknife turns out to be a viable bypass for Bitlocker, and it is a deliberate backdoor, then it makes the case that backdoors are not just for the good guys https://t.co/uNHjPfiTj3

[Alan Woodward @ProfWoodward]

@UK_Daniel_Card Your final paragraph is the key IMO. People need to control how information about them is collected, shared, and used.

[Alan Woodward @ProfWoodward]

@LisaForteUK Or you have people around you who will speak the truth & not just support the rhetoric you want. Maybe even have a few technologists in government or the Lords. Developing policy is complex and basing it solely on high level thinking, however well intentioned, will backfire.

[Alan Woodward @ProfWoodward]

@LisaForteUK Trying to solve complex social problems with “simple” technical “fixes” always lead to unintended consequences. But the sound bites have popular appeal 🤷‍♂️ Bottom line, we need people who understand the nuances, involved in the legislature.