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Analysis | Four things that pop from the Chinese balloon incident

Biggest impact was on domestic U.S. politics.

I really do love it when the transcriptions get weird. ("Enjoy you chips," I told someone who was about to eat some at the end of our convo.)

Over at the Center for Internet Security, they've set up a laureate program in honor of cyber legend Alan Paller.

Great Cybersecurity 202 followup about

@CISAJen

@CISACyber

on “secure-by-design” (by

) **Insecurity by design is a 50-year old problem.** Excerpt below from Andersen report of 1972 Glad CISA is taking this on! washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/

The Cybersecurity 202: How CISA plans to get tech firms to bake security into their products #CyberCivilDefense #cybersecurity Via

Analysis | How CISA plans to get tech firms to bake security into their products

Officials argue that companies value speed over security.

It is funny a balloon might do more damage to US-China relations than a decade+ of the PRC getting caught stealing the PII of every single American over and over again. (Not to mention whatever NSA has collected on China over the years.)

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The suspected Chinese surveillance balloon has triggered diplomatic turmoil, and experts say it has undermined efforts to repair relations between the U.S. and China. nbcnews.to/3JKVOBI

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Julius has an epic new treehouse.

Feb 3

U.S. nuclear sites face hacking and espionage threats. w/

Analysis | U.S. nuclear sites face hacking and espionage threats

A Chinese spy balloon over Montana is the latest incident contributing to espionage fears.

I can not stop laughing at Reggie Miller siding with Brooks as we watch him sock Donovan Mitchell in the groin

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My latest: A courtroom battle between a law firm and the SEC is raising questions about what information is out-of-bounds for cyber regulators. (w/

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Analysis | SEC suit ‘charts a perilous new course,’ hacked law firm says

A courtroom battle between a law firm and the SEC raises questions about what information is out-of-bounds for cyber regulators.

Come for the latest from Biden on the spat with allies over the Inflation Reduction Act, stay for my lighthearted aside about his use of the word "hell." Me with

@caroIineanders

Analysis | Campaign-mode Biden gives allies ‘hell’

Europe unveils ‘green’ plan to counter U.S. and China

New: There's a budding movement to keep kids and young teens off social media entirely, including a new bill barring those under 16 from using the platforms and letting parents sue if companies don't catch them

Analysis | A new bill would ban anyone under 16 from using social media

The proposal is part of a growing wave of similar calls.

Feb 1

I'm not even gonna name it lest I give it promotion, but seriously, what is the advertising budget for that stupid horny mobile game placed in some kinda medieval/setting? EVERY. SINGLE. YOUTUBE VIDEO. For months and months and months.

Stop Passing the Buck on Cybersecurity

Feb 1

A lot to parse in here from CISA's Easterly and Goldstein.

foreignaffairs.com

Why companies must build safety into tech products.

Feb 1

You might not have heard of this big cybersecurity problem. w/

Analysis | Cyber experts work to write code in safer languages

You might not have heard of this big cybersecurity problem.

Jan 31

Also see the SECOND exclusive in the 202 this morning, on Customs and Border Protection making a new commitment to update phone search procedures at the border, as written by Vanessa.

Some exclusive stuff here about the Abraham Accords expanding to cyber, by

@nakashimae

and me. With

Analysis | The Abraham Accords expand with cybersecurity collaboration

It's a piece of cybersecurity and diplomatic history, a top DHS official says.

It’s time to rethink dice storage. Dice by

, banana by nature.

2023 could be a heckuva year for U.S.-China relations. me with

@carolineanders

Analysis | 2023 looks increasingly important to fraught U.S.-China relations

All years are pivotal, but some years are more pivotal than others.

White House cyber official Anne Neuberger on work to protect critical infrastructure and paradigm shift toward regulation, by

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Analysis | Anne Neuberger discusses work to protect critical infrastructure

The paradigm is shifting in the administration toward stricter rules.

Jan 26

Sen. Coons on tanks for Ukraine, hunts for classified documents.

@OKnox

Analysis | Sen. Coons on tanks for Ukraine, hunts for classified documents

Delaware lawmaker also warns of Putin’s sabotage campaign

Yes, ChatGPT can write malicious code. But not very well, at least yet.

Analysis | Yes, ChatGPT can write malicious code — but not well

The artificial intelligence chatbot poses real but limited threats to cybersecurity.

TA444 & #crypto theft, Windows CryptoAPI, Python-based #malware, MacOS threat-resistance, DevSecOps survey, hacktivists & more!

TA444 and crypto theft on behalf of the Dear Successor. CryptoAPI spoofing vulnerability described....

@WashingtonPost

on his interview w/ Senator Warner. Guest Keith McCammon of

@RedCanary

on #cyber accessibility

thecyberwire.com

How do the North Koreans get away with it? They do run their cyber ops like a creepy start-up business. A spoofing vulnerability is discovered in Windows CryptoAPI. Python-based malware is distribu...

Jan 25

Sen. Warner's cyber Q&A covers health care, national security cyber risks, who's in charge, TikTok and the cyber incident reporting law. w/

Analysis | Sen. Warner's cyber priority this year is health care

Nothing is more valuable to cybercriminals than health-care information, he told us.

'GodMode' access is still a problem at Twitter, another whistleblower alleges.

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Analysis | 'GodMode' access is still a problem at Twitter, another whistleblower alleges

Any current Twitter engineer can still activate the program letting them tweet from any account.

NEWS: In defending Fox News against Dominion's $1.6B defamation suit, the network's legal team is invoking long debunked election fraud claims from 2020. My latest - with assist from

@kbaker6

npr.org

Fox News' defense in defamation suit invokes debunked election-fraud claims

Disproven claims about Donald Trump's loss in 2020, many debunked in real time by Fox's own reporters, are part of Fox News' defense against a $1.6 billion lawsuit brought by Dominion Voting Systems.

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Five questions about the documents recovered from Biden's home and think tank. with

@caroIineanders

Analysis | Five questions about the documents recovered from Biden

The drip-drip-drip is taking a political toll

The latest cyberattack on health care shows how vulnerable the sector is.

Analysis | The latest cyberattack on health care shows how vulnerable the sector is

Health and Human Services had warned about the group that did it.

Very cool story by

: thepolitics and power of Latin American hacktivists Guacamaya

cyberscoop.com

The politics and power of Latin American hacktivists Guacamaya

The group has put Latin American governments, politicians and corporations on notice that it can expose their secrets.

Jan 19

In crypto exchange crackdown, U.S. government debuts two tools. w/

Analysis | In crypto exchange crackdown, U.S. government debuts two tools

Both steps came as part of an international effort to punish cryptocurrency exchange Bitzlato.

Jan 18

A royal mess in the U.K. points to the risks of cyberattacks on mail delivery. w/

Analysis | A royal mess in the U.K. points to the risks of cyberattacks on mail delivery

The attack has snarled international parcel exports for a week.

A "made-in-Europe" strategy? Transatlantic tensions over Biden's Inflation Reduction Act are growing. me with

@caroIineanders

Analysis | Europe's not happy with Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act

President’s biggest legislative wins rile up key allies

States are already zooming past Congress in introducing children's privacy legislation. As some seek to emulate California's Age Appropriate Design Code it raises some serious questions about compliance and enforcement, experts say. My latest:

cyberscoop.com

State legislators aren't waiting for Congress to regulate children's online privacy

More states are following California's lead in regulating children's privacy. But experts say the laws raise many tough questions.

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The Jan. 6 committee’s final report said little about how social media helped spread misinformation about the 2020 election, even though that was considered a key question when the committee began its investigation.

What the Jan. 6 probe found out about social media, but didn’t report

The Jan. 6 committee's 845-page report offered few details of social media's role in the Capitol riot. Transcripts and an unreleased memo shows the committee knew more.

Iran sought a surveillance project with ‘unprecedented’ reach. with

Analysis | Iran sought a surveillance project with ‘unprecedented’ reach

It wanted to collect personal information through mobile service providers.

It’s official: Rep. Joyce of Ohio will lead the House approps homeland security subcommittee.

The proposed “Cyber United Nations” is one of several efforts Ukrainian officials hope the global community will pursue as Russia pairs cyberattacks with missile strikes to create misery for citizens during the winter months

politico.com

Ukraine calls for ‘Cyber United Nations’ amid Russian attacks

A top cyber official proposed the idea as Moscow targets Ukraine's infrastructure.

new: Meet the Kashmiri Muslim journalist who's hiding in America and secretly collecting data on the rise of Hindu hate crimes in India. His project's collected over 1k incidents + the Modi gov't has tried taking it off Twitter. Now, he's going public.