We are the mighty and the chosen. Our power cannot be contained. cultdeadcow.com/nsf/

Delchi was a giant of a man in so many ways. It’s easy to forget that he was a legend in the DJ world, a master craftsman, an artist, an engineer, a pioneer and a hacker in the truest sense of the word. His light was so bright that everything seems a little darker now. I will miss you Brother.

NEW: The national security risks of Trump’s axing of DEI programs. The rollback is casting a wide net into the intel and DOD agencies. Fmr NatSec officials say it weakens operations, erodes morale and limits the U.S.’s ability to navigate global threats → www.nextgov.com/cybersecurit...

On today's Lawfare Daily, Stephanie Pell spoke to Maia Hamin, Trey Herr, and @cjunky.bsky.social about the Cyber Safety Review Board’s report on the 2023 Microsoft online intrusion, the lagging state of cloud security policy, and more.

Maia Hamin, Trey Herr, and @cjunky.bsky.social discuss a CSRB report on the 2023 intrusion into Microsoft’s cloud infrastructure, and what it reveals about the current state of cloud security policy.

It is important that we talk about government boundaries and ensure our rights are protected. However must make sure this conversation is bi-partisan, balanced and constructive. We must also make sure we don’t tear down our national defenses in the process. 5/5

We have no “cyber 9-1-1” in this country. There is no one to call when you face a cybersecurity attack if you don’t have the money for private incident response. Volunteering to protect our fellow citizens is a national institution in this great country. 4/5

Skilled cybersecurity workers volunteering to support these institutions makes a huge difference even if some feel the work we do is already available elsewhere. The simple fact is many organizations sit below the cybersecurity poverty line and need support. 3/5

The CTI League did not engage in censorship, it focused on protecting the health sector. Despite testimony to congress that it’s ridiculous hospitals need help the hard truth is they do. At least one major hospital per week is hot by a ransomware incident. Incidents at hospitals cost lives. 2/5

I have released a statement about our work in the CTI League. Yesterday I provided this and additional material as testimony to congress. Today we have made our github public and opened up all our files. cti-league.com/statement-by... Details are in this statement. 1/5

DEF CON. One week reminder to pack weather appropriate clothes.

Maximum advertising value for Diablo from dystopian atmosphere.

All the lovely people who posted a photo of their copy of my book. I’m humbled. 🥰

Concealment tools at Deutschen Spionagemuseum

Random number generation the manual way. @ Deutschen Spionagemuseum

Crypto Devices at the Deutschen Spionagemuseum.

Last message from Lukas at the #offensivecon closing ceremony: Taking sides is hard but has to be done. We should all be mindful of how war affects our communities and have each others backs during these difficult times.

Some fabulous talks this year at #Offensivecon in Berlin. Parties have been like infosec reunions.

The AI Village’s Redteam event at DEF CON is picking up more attention.

My trip to the White House this week involved a lot of discussion about this. Especially the DEFCON bit. I’m excited to see crowd sourcing of AI security. While there are clear challenges, openness is definitely the way. Its also a GREAT opportunity for policymakers to engage and learn.

Im both excited and nervous for this. Allowing communities to have their own federated spaces is a great concept. However we need to avoid balkanisation and the creation of toxic echo chambers.

I wrote an article with Sarah Powazek from Berkeley’s CLTC on how we need state and local resources to defend against cyberattacks. We have one of the most forward leaning National Cybersecurity Strategies, now we need to get boots on the ground to defend our schools, hospitals and businesses.

Landed in San Jose CA.

Probably one of the best pieces of reporting on the Solarwinds supply-chain attack. Excellent piece by Kim Zetter. Highly recommended reading.

New to Bluesky? Check this out.

Its a pleasant change finding a feed that isn’t full of spam, trolls, and low quality outrage clickbait. Happy to see how long this lasts and enjoy it while it does.

Haha fuck you Elon.

This is a great idea.

Here is the approach to composable, community-controlled moderation that we think will create a positive open, public social network: https://blueskyweb.xyz/blog/4-13-2023-moderation It will take work to build this out. Perhaps the AT Protocol dev ecosystem can help bring this to life!

You needed blocks. We cleared our calendars to finish building out blocks. Blocking has shipped to Bluesky web app users and will be available in mobile shortly (version 1.25, when it passes App/Play Store review — hopefully tomorrow morning). You can access this feature now at staging.bsky.app.

Time for a Graph Update! Users: 11k -> 13k Connections: 58k -> 80k Interactions: 100k -> 146k The network is growing fast! I've annotated the language clusters, interest subclusters, and have now differentiated some chunks of the English Language Supercluster! See it all at https://bsky.jazco.dev/

Bye SFO. Next stop DC.