Kate O'Flaherty

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Remembering that time I sent a document to an editor with the file name ransomware.KO

Last month’s #Cyberattack on a software supplier impacted passenger processing software used by airlines, leading to delays at many European airports. Kate O'Flaherty discusses how #Heathrow stayed on the right side of disruption vs disaster: https://ow.ly/QwcT50Xiavt

This is kind of fair 🤣

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Anyone who’s waited until today to send comments about AWS

the AWS outage is affecting Ring doorbells. Sky News says “some users can’t see outside their house, definitely scary”

just look outside your window 😅

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Meanwhile at #AWS

DEFCON talk on Linux kernel bugs drives AI slop row "The code would not compile or run. This all points to LLM hallucination..."

New by me

Remember *that* defcon talk? This story was a wild ride, even if I do say so myself. I have been obsessed for over a week.

Thanks @mrr3b00t.bsky.social

www.thestack.technology/defcon-ebpf-...

DEFCON talk on Linux kernel bugs drives AI slop row "The code would not compile or run. This all points to LLM hallucination..."

New by me

Remember *that* defcon talk? This story was a wild ride, even if I do say so myself. I have been obsessed for over a week.

Thanks @mrr3b00t.bsky.social

www.thestack.technology/defcon-ebpf-...

Haha my husband uses that but is not Dan

Syria holds first elections since fall of Bashar al-Assad After more than a decade of civil war, committee members will choose transitional parliament

Syria holds first elections since fall of Bashar al-Assad www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Just went to see One Battle after another and it’s my film of the year 🍿

👀👀👀👀🫣🫣

They didn’t send me one either it’s just no reply now

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They had an auto reply that says the don’t respond to media at one point. I think it’s actually their policy not to

iOS 18.7 Vs iOS 26— Here’s Which iPhone Update To Choose Both iOS 26 and iOS 18.7 are available for anyone whose iPhone will run the software. Here's which iPhone update to choose.

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Should you update to 18.7 or iOS 26? Here’s some info to help you make the decision. Thanks @jakemooreuk.bsky.social for comments!

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Oh no 😱

Trust there to be an airport (supplier) cyber attack the day I’m travelling home. Not affected, as far as I know, though. Here I am with the hotel cat

Out of office is on!

Her first Apple event

Here we go #appleevent

Microlise ransomware attack: CEO shares lessons learned CEO of fleet management firm Microlise, Nadeem Raza, shares the inside story of the October 2024 cyberattack

I interviewed Microlise CEO Nadeem Raza about last year’s cyberattack. Here’s how events unfolded.

www.thestack.technology/the-first-qu...

A Ransom Payment Ban Is Coming, But How Realistic Is It?

New today, @kateoflaherty.bsky.social looks at the government consultation on banning ransom payments, and asks how easy it will be to implement.

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Happy first birthday puppa 🥰🥹

Viral Tea App Breached, Exposing 13,000 Private User Images Tea, the viral app that allows women to anonymously share photos of men they’re dating, has been breached. Here's what you need to know.

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You couldn’t make this up.

Viral app Tea has been breached, exposing 13,000 photos taken by anonymous users to prove their ID. Thanks @jakemooreuk.bsky.social

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UK to lead crackdown on cyber criminals with ransomware measures Measures to tackle the threat of ransomware and protect businesses and critical services will be taken forward with industry following public consultation.

Looks like banning ransom payments is happening in the public sector. I dread to think what might happen when the first critical service is attacked. Let’s just hope they are resilient enough before it comes in.

www.gov.uk/government/n...

Wiper Malware: The Threat to Businesses

Wiper malware was one of the top trends when #NotPetya hit in 2017, but according to some recent research, it's still a major threat. In a new article, @kateoflaherty.bsky.social looks at the incredibly destructive threat.

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Iran will likely be able to produce enriched uranium ‘in a matter of months’, IAEA chief says Rafael Grossi says some of Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile could have been moved before US attacks

Iran will likely be able to produce enriched uranium ‘in a matter of months’, IAEA chief says www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Why Are Some Businesses Still Shunning Cyber Insurance?

In a new article, @kateoflaherty.bsky.social takes a deeper dive into why some businesses still aren’t taking out cyber insurance, despite rising costs of cybersecurity attacks and breaches.

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