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TechLetters #182 CrowdStrike's major global IT outage ("WinNuke"). Web browser privacy, privacy PR&Comms is an art, and privacy-preserving…
WinNuke was a tool that could remotely crash a Windows 95 system, but its impact was limited, especially compared to conditions in 2024. This is partly…
TechLetters #181 Chrome & DMA. Russian propaganda system disclosed. Poland-Ukraine defense treaty promotes blockchain. Server-side tracking…
My case study analysis looking at Chrome preloaded extension and the potential implications due to Digital Markets Act. Security Critical vulnerability…
TechLetters #180 Elections disinformation did not happen. Governments, make backups. DMA activities.
Snap elections in the UK and France had a positive side-effect. It is very difficult, if not impossible to set upwell-designed and prepared…
TechLetters #179 DEFEND Open Internet Governance. Polyfill compromise. Backdooring AI/ML models in various ways. EU opens a Digital Markets…
Internet, a great civilizational achievement, is under potential threat by the push for centralized control, as highlighted by the ongoing Global…

June 2024

TechLetters #178 LLM use to find vulnerabilities (this time seriously). Kaspersky sanctions. AI exposure of employees.
Security LLM-assisted vulnerability search. Google Project Zero tested it. "Current LLMs can start to perform (admittedly rather basic) vulnerability…
TechLetters #177 Ransomware vs UK healthcare (impact on care, treatment, blood testing). Apple AI transparency questions.
A ransomware attack by cybercriminals disrupted blood testing at London general practitioners and hospitals. Only 400 of 10,000 daily samples are…
TechLetters #176 Disinformation in European Elections was overhyped (again). ChatGPT used in information operations. Router bricking…
European elections concluded yesterday, and despite the fears, no significant disinformation operations or activities occurred. Sure, there were some…

May 2024

TechLetters #175 Data protection of TLS Session Tickets. Cyberattacks vs water utilities. EU wants to solve disinformation. Celebrities…
My data protection assessment of TLS Session Tickets. Such tickets may serve as unique identifiers, but no consent is needed prior to their setting…
TechLetters #174 Twitter's winds 'free speech' case with Australia regulator, AI-scam detector listening to conversations.
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TechLetters #173 First event of diplomatic consequences due to a cyberattack. Deepfakes targeting investors, impersonating stock exchange…
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TechLetters #172 EU/NATO/Germany condemns Russian cyberattacks, inwardly. Deception operations against open source software. Breaking of…
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April 2024

TechLetters #171 Cyberwarfare against Ukraine, hypothesised against Iran, and propagandised against France and Poland. AI-enhanced…
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