Moxie Marlinspike
Moxie Marlinspike is a researcher and software developer working in the security and privacy space. His security research has focused primarily on SSL, one of the internet’s fundamental secure protocols, of which he has published numerous attacks and proposed solutions over a 10 year period. He was the co-founder and CTO of Whisper Systems, a mobile security company, which was acquired by Twitter, where he ran the product security team. During his fellowship, Moxie will be focusing on Privacy Enhancing Technology with an emphasis on usable security. This will include work on existing secure communication tools like RedPhone and TextSecure, as well as new research in this space.
Moxie Marlinspike Blog
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A Crypto Challenge For The Telegram Developers
Earlier this week, a company called Telegram announced a “secure” mobile messaging product. How secure? In their words of their FAQ, ”very secure.” Curious to learn more,... Read More – ‘A Crypto Challenge For The Telegram Developers’.
A Critique Of Lavabit
In August of this year, Ladar Levison shut down his email service, Lavabit, in an attempt to avoid complying with a US government request for his users’ emails. To defy the US... Read More – ‘A Critique Of Lavabit’.
We Should All Have Something To Hide
Suddenly, it feels like 2000 again. Back then, surveillance programs like Carnivore, Echelon, and Total Information Awareness helped spark a surge in electronic privacy awareness. Now a decade... Read More – ‘We Should All Have Something To Hide’.
A Saudi Arabia Telecom’s Surveillance Pitch
Last week I was contacted by an agent of Mobily, one of two telecoms operating in Saudi Arabia, about a surveillance project that they’re working on in that country. Having published two... Read More – ‘A Saudi Arabia Telecom’s Surveillance Pitch’.
Guardian’s StrongTrustManager Vulnerabilities
Last week I saw a tweet about Guardian Project’s “StrongTrustManager,” which was built for increasing the security of SSL connections in Android. It’s part of their... Read More – ‘Guardian’s StrongTrustManager Vulnerabilities’.
