Global affairs have already been deeply unsettled in 2026, making #UnDisruptable27’s mission more urgent than ever. In the latest edition of the newsletter, listen to the new #HackthePlant, mark your calendars for Critical Effect 2026, and find out where to find the U27 team this year. 🛡️ Read more:

Thanks to Carey for hosting us on @firewalldragons.bsky.social to talk about the #cyberresiliencecorps work to help critical orgs build #resilience! Listen here: podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com/2025/11/10/b... Get involved: www.cybervolunteers.us/en #cybercivildefense #communitydefense

My @cltcberkeley.bsky.social report is live! It gives recommendations on ways IT and security service providers (ITSSPs) can help improve the cyber resilience of under-resourced organizations. Read the report here: live-cltc.pantheon.berkeley.edu/publication/... #cybercivildefense #infosec

How can we protect our critical infrastructure from cyber attacks? IST_org’s joshcorman sat down with theverge to talk #UnDisruptable27 and the consequences of hybrid attacks on our communities: www.theverge.com/cyber-securi...

Keep your texts private, use end-to-end encryption apps like Signal. Info on e2ee and more at pausetake9.org/protect-your... #Take9 #CyberCivilDefense @pausetake9

The US Grid Attack Looming on the Horizon: "A major cyberattack on the US electrical grid has long worried security experts. Such an attack wouldn’t be easy. But if an adversary pulled it off ..." #take9 #CyberCivilDefense www.wired.com/story/youre-...

New Orleans police used secret network of 200 facial recognition cameras to scan people on public streets and ping nearby cops. The "technology nightmare scenario that we have been worried about" www.washingtonpost.com/business/202... @douglasmac.bsky.social @aaronschaffer.com

Wrapped up #IAPP25. It’s always great to hear from regulator and learn from and connect with friends and #privacy and #infosec pros.

Glad to have met and learned from so many cybersecurity professionals from around the world at the Cybersecurity Law & Policy Scholar’s Conference and can’t wait to see the incredible work and scholarship that will come from it. #clpsc2025 #cybersecurity #infosec

Hackers are targeting more than just your bank accounts and sensitive information - they are looking at your water systems as well. Kudos to Waterbury, VT for joining @defcon.bsky.social Franklin to bolster their water system cybersecurity! 💧​​🔒​#CyberCivilDefense www.wcax.com/2025/02/18/w...

Glad I made it to the inaugural CYBERLAWCON and looking forward to it becoming a regular fixture! #cybersecurity #cyberlawcon

Finished the #zeroday series, and setting aside qualms about accuracy, it was entertaining.

This is like the twilight zone… www.forbes.com/sites/zakdof...

📢​ Registration is officially OPEN for the third annual Cyber Civil Defense Summit! Join us on June 11th at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington D.C. for this one-of-a-kind gathering of cyber defenders, academics, and policymakers. cybercivildefensesummit.org

We co-hosted our first Plenary Session for the Cyber Resilience Corps with @cyberpeaceinst.bsky.social focused on uniting incident response volunteers! Read our 9 key takeaways and stay up to date here: cltc.berkeley.edu/2025/02/11/c...

Bruce Schneier’s article about the hacking America without the paywall on his blog. Well worth a read. www.schneier.com/essays/archi...

We’re In for a Rude Awakening on Cybersecurity www.city-journal.org/article/were...

Microsoft study finds AI makes human cognition “atrophied and unprepared” 🔗 www.404media.co/microsoft-st...

Towns like Waterbury, VT are joining the #cybercivildefense by signing onto the DefConFranklin cyber volunteer program! WaterburyRound covered one of the first efforts nationwide aimed at shoring up the cyber posture of water and wastewater systems. www.waterburyroundabout.org/news-archive...

OpenAI shocked and appalled that an AI company would steal intellectual property www.404media.co/openai-furio...

This is an amazing event every year. Please save the date and attend come June! @craignewmark.bsky.social

Is anyone in the #Infosec community at a MSP, MSSP or similar org interested in contributing to public interest #cybersecurity research as part of @cltcberkeley.bsky.social Cyber Resilience Corps exploring how those orgs can augment volunteer cyber services? DM me. cltc.berkeley.edu/program/cybe...

Great read from @kimzetter.bsky.social on how drone sightings in NJ/NY turned into a scare about nuclear material. www.zetter-zeroday.com/anatomy-of-a...

we wrote about magic links and why we don’t want your password. we know this can be annoying in some circumstances/edge cases, but there’s no good way for us to create a password login system without putting people at risk: www.404media.co/we-dont-want...

For the past few holiday seasons, @carlypage.bsky.social and I have looked back at the badly handled data breaches of the year in the hope — maybe! — companies would learn from the mistakes from yesteryear. Nope! Here's our list of security shitshows for 2024. techcrunch.com/2024/12/26/b...

Wishing everyone happy holidays!

This looks an excellent resource, potentially a model for us in the developed world and even in our infrastructural/cyber diplomacy in the Global South.

1️⃣ ❗ EU Data Protection Regulators’ Opinion about training AI. This document reviews GDPR’s role in AI model training & deployment. www.edpb.europa.eu/system/files...

Hot off the press! A new draft National Incident Response Plan was published. Analysis to come. www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/us-cybe...

@cltcberkeley.bsky.social's #CallForPapers in Public Interest Cybersecurity is open for empirical research that explores topics contributing to cyber defense of under-resourced organizations! App closes on 2/3/25 at 11:59 PM PT. Share and submit! #cybercivildefense cltc.berkeley.edu/2024/12/09/c...

#CyberCivilDefense includes helping critical infrastructure take a hard punch and get back up Project Franklin offers cyber volunteer assistance, starting with six water systems! Successful #CyberCivilDefense includes cyber volunteerism to protect the country: www.theregister.com/2024/11/24/w...

Read below to learn about the Cyber Resilience Corps (cltc.berkeley.edu/program/cybe...) and how to get involved. I'm looking forward to collaborating this group! Huge thanks to @craignewmark.bsky.social, @cltcberkeley.bsky.social, CyberPeace Institute, CISA and others! #cybercivildefense

Professional liability insurance for CISOs (and equivalents) seems overdue. cyberscoop.com/ciso-liabili...

(please share!) #CyberMonday is prime time for hackers. Don’t forget to #Take9. Learn more at PauseTake9.org. #CyberCivilDefense

This one hits close to home. patch.com/new-jersey/h...

@districtcon.bsky.social speakers are up, and it looks promising. www.districtcon.org/speakers

UK minister warns that Russia may increase cyberattacks on the UK. The minister spreads fear about cyberattacks turning off electricity and highlights largely symbolic hacktivist activities with no impact, perhaps except propaganda. www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...

I did it! I joined the group moving to #bluesky and left #Mastodon. Let’s see how this goes.