Late last summer, a small group of political appointees began convening at ⁦‪DHS‬⁩ HQ. The group — which once called itself “Team America” — looked for federal levers it could pull to make Trump’s March executive order about elections a reality. @dougbockclark.bsky.social @jenafifield.bsky.social

Stop what you’re doing and read this… don’t get surprised by what’s coming. It’s time to rethink everything you’re doing on cyber defense. H/T to Gadi and Bruce for partnering on this opinion piece. www.csoonline.com/article/4069...

The journalist was identified as freelancer Shelly Kittleson by one of the outlets she worked for. https://to.pbs.org/41DSxf8

Absolutely gutted to learn my friend, Shelly Kittleson, has been kidnapped in Baghdad possibly by Kataib Hezbollah, according to initial reports. Shelly is incredibly kind, talented, and cares deeply about the region and its people. Praying for her safe return.

Researchers at numerous firms are sounding warnings about the supply-chain attack on an open-source project with 100 million weekly downloads. via @timstarks.bsky.social & @derekbjohnson.bsky.social cyberscoop.com/axios-softwa...

Good news for people with older iPhones. Patch your stuff.

The SAVE America Act isn’t just about voter ID—it hands power to an executive agency to decide the rules after it becomes law. Vague, rushed, and risky. Congress doesn’t want to tell us how the law will be enforced, and that’s the real problem, warns Cato’s Walter Olson. https://ow.ly/qqzs50YAPH3

NEW: Trump's attacks on the 20206 midterms are well underway, from 2020 election deniers in positions of power to FBI raids. @davidgilbert.bsky.social gets into the nitty gritty: www.wired.com/story/this-i...

Is it at all possible that he doesn’t realize that if he declares victory and departs the field *with the Strait closed* the global economic damage compounds. [Ed: yes, yes, I know it’s possible. I just refuse to believe it.] www.wsj.com/world/middle...

"'There is a divide between the young and old in the party,' said Aiden Hoffses, 19, who had traveled from Maine to attend his first CPAC. … 'I feel like I have closer views with liberals than more conservatives at this point.' ...

Your irregular reminder to do your (and your family’s) part: get vaxed 💉 test 🧪 Tami flu 💊 stay 🏠 School year flu total: 2 and counting… Plus an assortment of other respiratory bugs.. I see you #working #caregivers!!

I seriously do rely on the kindness of strangers

I should be drafting my post @RSAC round up, but instead I’ll share this round up of recent neighborhood behavior. Can you guess who my favorite neighbors are? #PauseTake9

Quiet. Part. Loud.

When Doris Flores was arrested, she begged officers not to separate her from her baby, Briany: “My girl needs me.” Briany was one of thousands of U.S. citizen kids whose parents ICE detained in Trump’s immigration crackdown. Please read their stories: https://propub.li/4ti9WpO

"You might think that “all lawful purposes” is a meaningful guardrail. But it’s important to remember what “lawful” means to this administration." AI, Article II, and Immunity: What Could Go Wrong? by @asharangappa.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/asharang...

LONDON #NoKings

It’s that time again. Reply with your submissions for my Top 10 Best Signs of No Kings contest. As always, my epic Top 10 will be posted tomorrow morning, which always gets millions of views across social media. Originality is key. Post your favorite signs below to enter!

aaay the keynote I gave last year for a Martin Luther King Day event at Villanova has now been published in the Villanova Law Review 🥹 www.villanovalawreview.com/article/1595...

London, San Francisco and Beijing are among 19 global cities that have achieved ‘remarkable reductions’ in air pollution, slashing pollutant levels by more than 20% since 2010…”interventions such as cycle lanes, electric cars and restrictions on polluting vehicles helped to drive the improvements.”

A very Trump 2 sequence of events here: 1. Trump creates problem 2. Senate resolves problem, exercising constitutional authority of Congress 3. House GOP rejects solution 4. Trump takes unlawful steps to "solve" problem, seizing the rightful authority of Congress with the assent of the House GOP

The FDA won’t tell Americans where their generic drugs are made, so ProPublica did it instead. Use information from your prescription label to locate the factory and see if the plant has a history of inspection violations.

🔐 Account Security Thread 🔐 We're seeing an increased number of phishing and social engineering attempts targeting Bluesky users. While we're working hard to protect you, here are essential steps YOU can take to secure your account and stay safe. 1/10 🧵👇

V0.1 is not comprehensive, but focuses on the interventions that require the most lead time. 🛜 Network Security 💾 Hardware Trust 👩‍💻 Personnel Security ❇️ AI Model Security 🔐 Physical Security

Implementation of the Task Force’s recommendations directly addresses the need identified in the Trump Administration’s recent National Cyber Strategy, which called for “securing the AI technologies stack, including data centers.”

🚨 NEW from IST: As cyber threats evolve, world nations are working to enhance the security of products & services, but the patchwork of national & regional regs create challenges. Today’s report provides a structured, comparative analysis of cybersecurity frameworks. 🛡️ Read more: bit.ly/4lKKOp8

In his time on the Hill, IST VP Nicholas Leiserson experienced firsthand the “GDPR-ification” of global privacy regulation. For the #NatSpecs blog, prompted by today’s report, Nicholas reflects on how to avoid a similar fate in global product cybersecurity regulation. 🛡️ Read more:

Residential Proxy Networks have become the go to for a range of malicious actors but few technical and policy solutions exist to prevent their abuse. In her Bird of a Feather session, IST CSO @MeganS.bsky.social unpacks the RPN problem & brainstorm solutions. Join in Moscone West 3000 at 9:40 AM.

Next up at #RSAC, IST's Nicholas Leiserson moderates a discussion with Congressional staff charged with overseeing the US government’s software systems, covering legislative developments on information sharing, regulatory harmonization, the CVE program & more. Join in Moscone West 2007 at 2:25 PM.

“We should have had Secure by Design a decade ago. We could have, should have, would have — but most of the country is living below the security poverty line. We need practical, shovel‑ready defenses now,” Josh said. 🛡️ Find IST at RSAC:

Is secure-by-design too late for our critical lifeline functions? At #RSA, IST's Josh Corman & Lauren Zabierek discuss the growing threat to our critical infrastructure systems and propose practical solutions, including both #SecurebyDesign and #CyberInformedEngineering principles.

“The risk tolerance of government looks a lot different than the risk tolerance of industry,” IST's Nicholas Leiserson sat down at #RSA with Congressional staffers to debrief on the recent legislative developments on information sharing, regulatory harmonization, the CVE program and more.

🏆 At #RSAC this week, IST Chief Strategy Officer Megan Stifel, alongside Cyber Policy Awards Organizing Committee member Chris Painter and former National Cyber Director Chris Inglis, presented David Koh with the Cyber Policy Award™ for Lifetime Achievement.

For @cybersecuritydive.bsky.social, @ericjgeller.com gives a readout on yesterday’s #RSAC panel with @samsabin.bsky.social, @megans.bsky.social & more. “the rush to attribute is a risky one,” Megan said, noting that businesses should pause before naming a threat actor after an attack. 🛡️ Read more:

Trump's war on Iran does not seem to be making Americans safer.

I know this has circulated with alacrity recently, so you may have already seen it, but if you haven't... WOW BOY HOWDY it's the most useful thing. Thank you cardcatalogforlife.substack.com -- this is a very very very helpful public service: cardcatalogforlife.substack.com/p/google-has...

It’s been 50 days since Nancy Guthrie was abducted.

Civilian power plants should only be targeted if there is military necessity. Inflicting suffering on the people of Iran, who generally hate their govt, is that fastest way to screw that up.

If you spot ICE agents at an airport in the coming days, I want to hear from you. Reach me via Signal at marisakabas.04

Vaccines were once so uncontroversial that McDonald’s restaurants put the childhood immunization schedule on their tray liners. Now, as the U.S. government sows doubt, preventable diseases could come roaring back.

Boys will be boys then, where are the wise men? We lost one yesterday. 🇺🇸

My career in national security started in the late 90s, not long before Director Mueller’s confirmation, and 9/11, and all that has happened since…a friend who joined NSD a few months before me shared the news of his passing. I am sobbing: he embodied so much abt what it means to serve our country 🇺🇸

The cruelty is the point. Trump’s goal is to distract you from rising gas prices, his aimless war, ICE abuses, and the Epstein files. Don’t give him what he wants. And may Robert Mueller, a US Marine and lifelong public servant, rest in peace.

Neighbor’s lawn sculpture says today’s action of the day is love.

"A machine learning algorithm estimated 995,787 deaths caused by COVID-19 in the U.S. from March 2020 to December 2021 -- 19% more than official reports." via @medpagetoday.com - #MedSky + #IDSky. www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...

Contrary to what Trump says below, there is lots of reporting in Israel & US that Trump approved the Israeli attack on the Pars oil field. But when Iran struck back, Trump refused to take responsibility.

Doctors Warn of a Deadly Complication From Measles Outbreaks www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...

Jerome Powell confirmed today that the causes of inflation and net zero job growth are Trump’s immigration policy, Trump’s tariffs, and Trump’s war in Iran.