Paul Roberts

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What do unencrypted wireless communications get you when added to a life-sustaining medical device like a power wheelchair? Cool features and....this👇

An important development in our effort to end #enshittification and prevent Big Tech from privatizing the profits while socializing the cyber risks. @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy

Technology’s “Upside Down”? Software Supply Chain The concept of an “Upside Down” is a good way to think about software risks, as the latest Software Supply Chain Security Report makes clear.

The #StrangerThings concept of the “Upside Down” is a pretty useful way to think about the risks lurking in the software we all rely on. A new report from @reversinglabs.com shines a light into that dark world. #appsec #softwaresupplychain securityledger.com/2026/01/tech...

It's Giving Tuesday. If your goals include reducing e-waste, fostering a circular economy and putting checks on Big Tech's abuse of consumers, here's a worthy cause to donate to! #righttorepair #circulareconomy @securesilient.bsky.social @consumerreports.org

Secure Repairs Joins Amicus Brief Supporting Massachusetts Vehicle Right to Repair Law FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Boston, MA — November 9, 2025 — Secure Repairs, a coalition of more than 400 cybersecurity professionals advocating for the right to repair, has joined leading organizations in filing an amicus brief urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit to affirm a February, 2025 ruling by a district court judge that rejected efforts by the auto industry to declare Massachusetts’s 2020 Right-to-Repair law a violation of federal authority.

Secure Repairs joined leading organizations in filing an amicus brief urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit to affirm a February, 2025 district court ruling upholding Massachusetts automotive right to repair law's granting of owner access to telematics data needed for repairs.

Some encouraging #righttorepair news out of DC... No, really!

Join me at 3:00 PM EDT today for a chat on @reversinglabs.com podcast, ConversingLabs, with Casey Ellis of @bugcrowd.com about the fast-evolving (#AI powered) world of bug hunting and vulnerability disclosure. Join our live audience here: riverside.fm/studio/conve...

A nice piece of reporting. But when you write about the area having "the fifth-highest homicide rate in the world: better than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Haiti...ranked 6th and 7th, but worse than Ecuador and South Africa ... ranked 3rd and 4th." Shouldn't you flip "better" and "worse"?

Right To Repair Surges In State Houses Washington became the 6th U.S. state to enact an electronics right to repair law. Connecticut & Texas may be next. Also: Nintendo’s threat to brick Switch 2s highlights collapse of ownership rights.

Right To Repair Surges In State Houses - Washington became the 6th US state to pass a comprehensive electronics right to repair bill. Up next: Connecticut and...wait for it... Texas, vying to be the 1st Republican controlled state to enshrine a legal #righttorepair. open.substack.com/pub/fighttor...

2. As huge numbers of America's small product-makers and retailers are left to scramble and go under because of the tariff shocks, and even larger chains like Target expect rough seas, Walmart will come out ahead because no supplier can afford to lose its business.

Manufacturers walk away from the smart, connected devices they sell, arbitrarily declaring them "end of life" and ending security updates and software support. That short changes consumers and is a gold mine for cybercriminals and hackers. This new model legislation address the problem.

Check out the latest news on the fight for a #righttorepair, with stories from @wired.com , @theverge.com, @ifixit.com and more!

" You can have a beautiful app that's fast and looks great and does everything the customer asks for, but if I can hack into it in 10 minutes, would you call that high quality?" The amazing Tanya Janca of @shehackspurple.bsky.social talks about her new Wiley book: Alice and Bob Learn Secure Coding.

A big win for the #righttorepair as a federal judge in Massachusetts dismisses a case challenging the state's automobile right to repair law.

Nice piece. Alas, wrong "Paul Roberts" :-)

A survey by @consumerreports.org finds that 43% of the consumers who purchased smart devices were unaware of manufacturers' plans to support the software that runs their devices. More than 70% want more transparency from OEMs. #righttorepair Read more: open.substack.com/pub/fighttor...

In this clip from our latest #podcast, David Kellerman the Field #CTO at Cymulate explains how the company's attack simulation feature works - helping organizations test the effectiveness of security products in real life attack scenarios. Check out the full interview here: lnkd.in/efyEiJRe

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Nice pick up here from @jasonkoebler.bsky.social and @404media.co on a medical device company, Terumo, slamming the gate shut on independent repair of their products.

🎙️ In this clip from our latest podcast, host @paulroberts.bsky.social asks David Kellerman, Field #CTO at #Cymulate about security tool overload and whether enterprises might already have all they need to protect themselves from major cyber risks. #podcast #sponsored

In our newsletter: Embodied technicians are working on open source software to keep the #Moxie robots working after its cloud servers shut down. And: senators call out automakers for opposing #righttorepair. And news from @arstechnica.com , @thedrive.com and more!
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End of (Emotional) Support: $800 Smart Toy Bricked After Manufacturer Ceases Operations Embodied, which makes the Moxie emotional support robot for kids, said it is shutting down, rendering its robots inoperable. Also: industry groups urge Trump to cancel right to repair.

End of (Emotional) Support: $800 Smart Toy Bricked After Manufacturer Ceases Operations
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Check out the latest #righttorepair news from @FightToRepair.bsky.social including the FTC's new report on the lack of transparency around smart device support.

Our latest Fight to Repair Newsletter is out with a look at what impact Trump 2.0 will have on the battle for a legal right to fix our stuff. Also, news from @techdirt.com.web.brid.gy , @forbes.com, @ifixithq.bsky.social, @moreperfectunion.bsky.social, and more.

Pacific Rim: Sophos’ 6 Year Battle To Beat Back China State Hackers Host Paul Roberts speaks with Sophos CISO Ross McKerchar about Pacific Rim, Sophos' investigation of a years-long Chinese cyber campaign.

Our latest podcast is out (episode #259). Our guest: @sophossecurity.bsky.social #CISO Ross McKerchar who talks about Sophos' recent report Pacific Rim detailing a 6 year long cyber campaign by #China based #APT actors targeting Sophos customers. securityledger.com/2024/11/paci...

Check out my interview with @sophossecurity.bsky.social #CISO Ross McKerchar on his company's Pacific Rim report detailing China's multi year cyber espionage campaign.

the scene in Kendall square at 5:30 @mbta.bsky.social redline out of service. Hundreds of people standing in the pouring rain waiting for shuttle busses that were not coming. Walked to central and got a bus there. Commute approaching the 2 hour mark still not over. So 2+ hours to travel ~ 6 miles?

Oh, Canada! Copyright Act Changes Are A Big Win For Right to Repair With a vote by Parliament (and a nod from King Charles ??!) Canada took a big step ahead of the U.S. as a pro-repair economy. Also: cracked your Pixel 9 Fold's screen? Get your wallet out.

This week: Canada took a big step ahead of the U.S. as a pro-repair economy. Also: cracked your Pixel 9 Fold's screen? Get your wallet out. #righttorepair news from @theconversation.bsky.social @eff.org @investigatemidwest.bsky.social and more.
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The latest Fight to Repair newsletter is out. The Copyright Office's #DMCA exemption for repairing McDonald's #McFlurry machines, made by Taylor, is good news. The reality may disappoint. Also: the FTC investigates Deere over repair restrictions. #righttorepair