Thanksgiving is a time to express gratitude for the blessings in our lives, cherish connections with loved ones, and reflect on shared abundance. Thanksgiving is also a mix of chaos and comfort: a time when families gather to feast, share laughs, and occasionally debate something that should be off-limits for such gatherings (politics, UFO evidence, unsolicited opinions/advice, etc.). As you’re carving the turkey and dodging…
And why do I care. I’ll go in reverse. Why Do I Care? First, why do I care about UPL? Simple. Because I care about people. From my perspective, people suffer from the brokenness between our legal system and information security. Also, I care because I’m planning to write more opinions about things that are broken between our legal system and information security. In all…
Happy Monday! You know what it’s time for, right? Show notes! Last week’s episode with FRSecure’s Director of Technical Solutions and Services, Oscar Minks was GREAT! I’m still pumped about Team Ambush and how well they did in their competitions (not one, but four) at DEF CON Safe Mode. That team kicks ass and the future looks incredible for that team. Now, we’re sort of…
So, in case you haven’t heard, we have this problem. Yeah, there’s this thing called ransomware, and it’s sort of all over the news. The city of Baltimore is being held hostage by ransomware – The good: the city decided not to pay the 13 bitcoin (~$100,000 at the time) ransom. The bad: the city is still reeling, with the attack expected to cost more than…