The Russian model of territorial conquest has not changed for hundreds of years. 1) Russia conquers territory; 2) then creates a counter-government in the seized territory; 3) then recognises this counter-government as the legitimate authorities of the invaded state 4) it makes

Finally, a well balanced article about the recent @whatsapp FUD. TL;DR: probably nothing new here and not very different from alternative IM solutions. It's OK for most people to use WhatsApp, but if you are a potential target of Intel agencies than probably IM is not for you.

I wonder what the average age of Russian combat troops is. Likely much lower. I doubt the Kremlin will tell. The average age of Ukrainian soldiers fighting Russia is 43-45, while the youngest troops remain exempt from front-line combat fortune.com/2024/05/26/ukr…

#HagueTIX2024 Speaker announcement! Selena Larson (Selena) from Proofpoint on the evolution of initial access brokers: thehagueprogram.nl/tix-speakers/s…

“Foreign governments have disrupted some water systems with cyberattacks and may have embedded the capability to disable them in the future.” U.S. EPA Geopolitical motives to disable public water systems are on the rise. Think of China and Iran. expressnews.com/news/article/w…

The security dimension is crucial. Blockchain's immutable ledgers enhance data integrity, addressing a key concern for banks.

"Disruptive digital attacks, many linked to Russian-backed groups, have doubled in the European Union in recent months and are also targeting election-related services, according to the EU’s top cybersecurity official." apnews.com/article/europe…

ChatGPT is down again – here's what what we know about the latest outage techradar.com/news/live/chat…

This is a great piece on the de-politicisation of cyber security in the UK by Alex, with quotes from me, ᴛɪᴍ ꜱᴛᴇᴠᴇɴꜱ Joe Devanny and Kat Sommer. If a ransomware attack on the NHS doesn't generate political debate on cyber during a national election -- will anything?

Reunified?

Other European nations will have to catch up. Poland is setting a new trend, not an exception. reuters.com/business/aeros…

A software update bug from major cybersecurity provider CrowdStrike has caused a global computer outage – the kind of disruption many hackers dream of causing. Cybersecurity certainly has its ironies! therecord.media/crowdstrike-up… Alex Martin

An asymmetry in technology use that is central to the war's measure/countermeasure cycles and is driving unique offensive cyber dynamics. Needs much more attention from those studying the cyber dimensions in Ukraine.