Month: December 2018
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So, you got an IoT device for the holidays
Originally published in Engadget. They see you when you’re sleeping. 1 / 4 Illustration by Koren Shadmi IoT devices are at once a grotesquerie for the security- and privacy-conscious, and a delicious, convenient poison. And chances are pretty good you got one as a holiday gift. You might say we're in the heyday of IoT… Read more…
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2018 in cybersecurity: Regrets, we have a few
Originally published in Engadget. Remember when we had privacy? 1 / 5 Illustration by Koren Shadmi This was the year security slips, privacy fails and outright stupidity went from bad to surreal. It was a year in which warnings went unheeded and companies lost whatever trust we gave them. It was a nesting doll of… Read more…
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Cybersecurity Roundup
Originally published on Patreon. This week’s brief has 3D-printed faces unlocking phones, a fabulous hacker prank on package thieves, hack commands hidden in Twitter memes, Taylor Swift’s team says “no comment” on tracking and adding concert goers to facial recognition databases, Russians fool the foolish by wearing fake robot suits *and* fake “cyber expert” suits… Read more…
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Maria Butina: Cybersecurity charlatan, spy
Originally published in Engadget. She infiltrated the Republican party and the NRA, but also had other targets. 1 / 3 Illustration by Koren Shadmi Russian spy Maria Butina's cover story was her academic interest and expertise in cybersecurity. As cover stories go, this unfortunately wasn't a hard one to pull off. Except anyone holding even… Read more…
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Cybersecurity Roundup
Originally published on Patreon. Our week in review includes former NRA hottie and Russian cybersecurity mistress of the dark (turned songbird) Maria Butina, the sad defacement of Linux.org, Assange clinging to an embassy toilet, the death-knell of Australia’s IT industry, the UK’s ‘Office Space’ moment, Google’s attempt to salt the earth API-style, and much more.… Read more…
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The internet war on sex is here
Originally published in Engadget. No sex, please, we’re beholden to our advertisers. 1 / 2 Illustration by Koren Shadmi for Engadget During the Great Internet Sex War, that began in the United States during its Facebook Era, people were forced to stockpile their porn. Lube was bought by the drum and hidden in bunkers, alongside… Read more…
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Cybersecurity Roundup
Originally published on Patreon. Prepare to be impressed by the quality and quantity of facepalms with which we greet the week. We begin by finding hard proof that the “Proud Boys” are as smart about security as they look. Then, I’m mildly thrilled to find out who was behind the Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital hack and… Read more…