Spyware Finally Got Scary Enough to Freak Lawmakers Out — After It Spied on Them — Peter Guest, BusinessWeek, 1/24/2023 For some reason, I really enjoy articles on invasive spyware, especially Pegasus. I will read every article I can about how NSO, the Israeli cyber firm, sold Pegasus to several…

Since 2019 I have been involved in the local cybersecurity scene here in Tampa, Florida. I have met some great people at networking events, conferences, and beer drinking meet-ups. As with most tech scenes, Tampa’s cyber scene can sometimes be divided into the hacker scene and the business-side scene. I…

‘No Big Bang’: Cyber successes in Ukraine are no cause for complacency in US — Sydney Freedberg, Breaking Defense Good article that discusses how the US can and should learn from the cyber defense of Ukraine. According to experts from the NSA, Homeland Security, State Department, and Google, the combined…

Google’s big fear is AI running wild. After ChatGPT, it’s too late. — Hasan Chowdhury, Business Insider, 1/19/2023 Very interesting look at the rise of artificial intelligence from Google’s perspective. …

Back in 2010, I ran social media for a small, local independent wrestling organization in Tampa, Florida. All-Star Wrestling of Florida was as small and as local as wrestling comes — a bar show featuring mostly talent from the Central Florida. Attendance was lucky to reach 100 paying patrons. Despite…

Stop me if you have heard this before. A think tank based in Washington DC has gathered former military personnel, other ex-US government employees, and graduates from top foreign relations universities and created a team to write about modern conflict between states. Again. Scoping the gray zone: Defining terms and…

ChatGPT helps hackers write malicious codes to steal your personal data — Business Insider India, 1/15/2023 Very interesting article on a very hot toptic. ChatGPT is an AI-driven program that assists in writing, answering questions, and conversing with humans. But every technology can be misused. It is one of the…

NAFO’s Fellas Must Evolve — David Kirichenko, Center for European Policy Analysis, 1/5/2023 As a one-time stand-up comedian, I love the idea of using humor to disarm and humiliate bullies. As an international analyst, I am absolutely interested in the idea that humor can play a role in a conflict…

How governments seize millions in stolen cryptocurrency — Patrick Howell O’Neill, MIT Technology Review, 7/26/2022 An older article, but still very interesting. Billions of dollars are stolen from crypto wallets and accounts each year. I remember first hearing about crypto and crime ten years ago. And I was probably slow…