Many think security is about ensuring nothing bad happens. They think we’re…
My Conversation With General Earl Matthews on Election Security
In this episode I speak with retired Air Force Major General Earl Matthews on…
Unsupervised Learning: No. 215
Iran DDoS, Jigsaw Picture Validation, 1000 Chinese Espionage Cases, Twitter Deepfake…
My Attempt to Explain Trump’s Reality Distortion Field
With Trump just being acquitted in his senate trial, many people are again asking…
Unsupervised Learning: No. 214
London Facial Recognition, Coalfire Freedom, NYT Reporter Spyware, Avast Sells…
Unsupervised Learning: No. 213
Saudi Bezos Hack, MIT Davos AI, Moar Energy Attacks, NIST Privacy, Ohio CISO,…
The Dark Web Has Nothing on Data Brokers
To regular folks with some basic computer skills the Dark Web seems to be Enemy…
Unsupervised Learning: No. 212 (Member Edition)
Clearview AI Surveillance De-anonymizing Faces, Face Obscuring Tech, Google Cookies,…
The Difference Between Nihilism, Pessimism, Cynicism, and Skepticism
Cynicism, pessimism, and nihilism are often conflated, but for anyone looking…
The Difference Between Business Intelligence, Reporting, Metrics, and Analytics
After 20 years in technology I’ve taken away one thing when it comes to religious…
Low-Glycemic Information
Here’s my summary of the book. In the 1950’s Neil Postman wrote a…
Unsupervised Learning: No. 211
California’s Privacy Law, SHA1 exploit, Ransomware Storage, Ring Voyeurs,…
Visibility and Understanding Create Both Tools and Weapons
Being in security I think a lot about whether things are tools or weapons. The…
Why High-end Podcasts Reduce the Bass in their Audio
I’ve been podcasting for around 5 years now, and at some point in the process,…
San Francisco is a Microcosm of America’s Future
San Francisco is a strange place. In one part of town—on any given weekday—you…
Unsupervised Learning: No. 210 (Member Edition)
War with Iran, TikTok, New GIAC cert, Mystery Drones, Technology News, Human News,…
Unsupervised Learning: No. 209
Ring Sued, Mean Time to Hardening, APT20 2FA, China Base Pictures, China Satellites,…
I’m Still Mad About Game of Thrones
The reason I didn’t write this earlier is because I’m ashamed to be…
Comparing Offensive Security Tooling and Gun Control
A debate recently flared up on Twitter around creating and sharing high-quality…
Unsupervised Learning: No. 208 (Member Edition)
Mobile Tracking, Chinese Drone-Flu Terrorism, Message Spying, Bing Misinformation,…
How Absurdism Applies in Everyday Life
I think Absurdism, coined by Albert Camus, is one of our most powerful and practical…
Unsupervised Learning: No. 207
Pentagon vendor requirements, Ring camera freakout, Bluetooth Thieves, Palantir…
American Tech Workers Need to Choose Between Helping Our Military vs. Enabling China’s Dystopia
I’ve been watching a slow-motion trainwreck within the young tech community.…
The Wonderful Ads of WIRED
I’ve been a reader of WIRED for a decent while, and my current subscription…
Unsupervised Learning: No. 206 (Member Edition)
Vietnamese BMW APT, Defense Contractor Prep, China replacing a culture, HackerOne…