Age verification for using social networks is an idea that is gaining traction in multiple countries around the world – it started in Australia, then the UK, and currently seesContinue reading
Interest in a very sensitive digital topic has been gaining momentum in recent weeks – the so-called “chat control” – a draft EU regulation under which every message we send,Continue reading
The Trump administration began with a commitment to optimizing the efficiency of the government, introducing the so-called DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency) under Elon Musk. On the first day, IContinue reading
Cell-site simulators (also sometimes called Stingrays and IMSI-Catchers) are interception devices used to spy on mobile network communication. A couple of volunteers, including myself, have built an app – WiretapContinue reading
Recently an organization I’m familiar with suffered a ransomware attack. A LockBit ransomware infected a workstation and spread to a few servers. The attack was contained thanks to a quickContinue reading
A few days ago a significant supply chain attack attempt was accidentally revealed – the xz utiliy was compromised, likely by a nation state, in order to plant a backdoorContinue reading
Facebook is arguably the biggest social network. The network effect makes it hard for people to leave Facebook, and so many businesses, celebrities, institutions, politicians rely on it for reachingContinue reading
SMS codes for 2FAs have been discussed for a long time, and everyone knowledgeable in security knows they are not secure. What’s more – you should remove your phone numberContinue reading
Tension has been high in the past months regarding a proposed change to the European eIDAS regulation which defines trust services, digital identity, and the so-called QWACs – qualified websiteContinue reading
Yesterday, on an conference about disinformation, I jokingly coined the acronym MERDA (Monitor, Educate, React, Disrupt, Adapt) for countering disinformation. Now I’ll put the pretentious label “framework” and describe whatContinue reading