July 31, 2022

You were born too soon to have robots surreptitiously replace all your family members in a plot to hijack the assets in your living trust, but by contributing to free and open source software like Linux, you can make this a reality for future generations.

New article out in @SecStudies_Jrnl examining motivations and opportunities for arms transfer in the cyber realm. It's open-access:

So apparently the TSB banking app is failing, and users are being presented with an error message “Not enough good slaves” - which, to non-technical users, is unexpected. I do feel that the move a few years ago to remove master/slave terminology from computing was the right one.

this is so good

With few exceptions, you should NEVER start generating new ideas in a group - always start with people writing ideas alone and only then move to a group setting. (We've known starting with groups is worse for 50 years, but people still keep doing it since it feels more creative)

A group going by the name, #Adrastea claim to have hacked the #Italian MBDA missile system and claim to have 60gb data that impacts #Italy and #NATO. They are offering the data for sale. #CyberAttack #cybersecurity #infosec #Europe

Welp.

As a tax researcher, I was skeptical of rumors Trump buried his ex-wife in that sad little plot of dirt on his Bedminster, NJ golf course just for tax breaks. So I checked the NJ tax code & folks...it's a trifecta of tax avoidance. Property, income & sales tax, all eliminated.

Encevo Group hit with ransomware, effectively same group that hit Colonial Pipeline. ICS systems not impacted but backend systems are. https://t.co/iO6krla4A5

Companies no longer say ransomware on advice of insurance, the term is now cyberattack or - becoming more preferred - cyber incident.

The HIMARS mobile rocket launcher has been in the news as a powerful new weapon in Ukraine. I thought a teardown of its internal electronics would be interesting. (Nobody would give me a HIMARS so this is a "virtual" teardown.) Laser gyros and other technology ahead... 1/57