Month: September 2020
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Cybersecurity Roundup
Originally published on Patreon. This week we’ve got the eBay security team’s cockroach and porn pursuits, Brad Parscale tackled by cops he praises for tackling *other* people, we search for the Ring drone’s missing end-to-end encryption, CDC funds got snatched to spend on (Facebook?) pro-Trump ad spends, Feds hacked Portland protesters’ phones, and much more.… Read more…
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Pandemic Roundup
Originally published on Patreon. This week we look at COVID-19 memes, the CDC trashes our trust (again), reinfection is real, the UK worsens, Western States Pact releases a privacy-focused tracing app, COVID-19 sniffing dogs were deployed in Helsinki, advice on exercising safely after recovery, and much more. Pandemic Roundup is an inclusive, curated selection of… Read more…
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Cybersecurity Roundup
Originally published on Patreon. Hey: today is my birthday so please share this post on social media! This week we have a brutal summary of the coming TikTok-Oracle user-security apocalypse, a look into the HBO election-hacking doc ‘Agents of Chaos’, the coming fight for the integrity of the California Consumer Privacy Act, a ransomware homicide… Read more…
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Pandemic Roundup
Originally published on Patreon. If you’re new here, welcome to the Pandemic Roundup: an inclusive, curated selection of new information and fresh perspectives on COVID-19 published every Thursday. This week we look at masking as a vaccine, the first paper on COVID-19 tech and privacy, dating an anti-masker, smoke inhalation and coronavirus symptoms, I have… Read more…
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Cybersecurity Roundup
Originally published on Patreon. This week we find out a QAnon leader works in infosec, the ease of impersonating police to snatch Facebook user records, two new and urgent tips for Zoom security and Google Maps privacy, infosec reacts to Voatz’s Supreme Court asshattery, tonight there’s a free online screening of the film Hackers with… Read more…
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Pandemic Roundup
Originally published on Patreon. If you’re new here, welcome to the Pandemic Roundup: an inclusive, curated selection of new information and fresh perspectives on COVID-19 published every Thursday. Get inbox delivery of this roundup for as little as $1. The Sturgis Rally The above image is anonymized cellphone location data from August 18 showing where… Read more…
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Cybersecurity Roundup
Originally published on Patreon. Get inbox delivery of this weekly brief for as little as $1. This week we’ve got “blockchain voting app” Voatz wants the Supreme Court to defang bug bounty programs, Ajit Pai used fake data (again), Assange lost a round in court, there’s a great explainer on car hacks, a free online… Read more…
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Pandemic Roundup
Originally published on Patreon. Welcome to Pandemic Roundup: an inclusive, curated selection of new information and fresh perspectives on COVID-19 published. Get inbox delivery of this Thursday roundup for as little as $1. Before we get to the links, here are some COVID-19 tools I use: – COVID-19 Trends for US Counties (ArcGIS Online)– COVID-19… Read more…
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Cybersecurity Roundup
Originally published on Patreon. This week we’ve got Elon Musk volunteering for hack-attack victimhood, Slack cuts no slack for white hat hackers (or Slack users), a rad teardown of USB “condoms,” the FBI’s digital security guide is actually pretty good, Australia gives us pre-Snowden NSA vibes, and much more… Musk he really? I have a… Read more…