Best Infosec-Related Long Reads for the Week of 2/3/24

London transport system surveilled passengers, Still-glitchy passkeys promise better security, Blame companies for SIM swaps, AI causes more insecure code, Ermakov Sanctions explained, more

Metacurity is pleased to offer our free and paid subscribers this weekly digest of the best long-form (and longish) infosec-related pieces we couldn’t properly fit into our daily crush of news. So tell us what you think, and feel free to share your favorite long reads via email at info@metacurity.com. We’ll gladly credit you with a hat tip. Happy reading!

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London Underground Is Testing Real-Time AI Surveillance Tools to Spot Crime

Wired’s Matt Burgess got a hold of documents that show how Transport for London (TfL), which operates the city’s Tube and bus network, tested an AI system that monitored people passing through Willesden Green Tube station to see if they were committing crimes or were in unsafe situations, marking the first time the transport body has combined AI and live video footage to generate alerts that are sent to frontline staff.

In the trial at Willesden Green—a station that had 25,000 visitors per day before the Covid-19 pandemic—the AI system…