In Depth Articles
Thoughts on the XZ Utils Backdoor
The open-source community narrowly avoided a major security crisis with the discovery of a critical vulnerability (CVE-2024-3094) and backdoor that was discovered in XZ Utils,
Crypto King Sentenced: FTX scandal leads to accountability
FTX, once a leading cryptocurrency exchange, crumbled in November 2022 after a massive fraud orchestrated by its founder, Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF). SBF diverted billions of
ICANN Proposes a dedicated .internal TLD for internal networks
The organization that governs domain names on the internet, ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers), is proposing a new type of top level
France’s floored proposal to block websites using browser-based methods
The French government has proposed a dystopian security measure to block websites inside the browser and hopes to compel browser providers like Mozilla and Google
New Dutch Intelligence law aims to remove safeguards for hacking non-targets
The Netherlands Government has proposed a law to enable law enforcement and intelligence agencies to not only intercept communications of a specific hacking group but
Reflecting on the 10th Anniversary of the Snowden revelations
The Snowden revelations, which started 10 years ago today, exposed a vast, far-reaching, and complex system of surveillance capabilities built and operated by intelligence agencies, primarily the National Security Agency (NSA) and its partners known as the Five Eyes. These revelations had a profound impact on public understanding of government surveillance, privacy rights, and the balance between national security and civil liberties.