Todd Thiemann

Citizen Lab director warns cyber industry about US authoritarian descent | TechCrunch Ron Deibert, the head of the prominent digital human rights groups Citizen Lab, sounds the alarm at the Black Hat security conference about the "dramatic descent into authoritarianism," but one that t...

NEW: I spoke to @rondeibert.bsky.social ahead of his keynote at Black Hat today.

Ron travelled to Vegas to warn the cybersec industry that perhaps it’s time to get political.

“They should be aware of what’s going on and hopefully they can not contribute to it, if not help reverse it,” he said.

The ability to identify and warn/block logins to shadow SaaS apps is a great addition for Small/Medium Businesses who want a cost-effective, manageable solution.

O meu favorito!

Motherfucking wind farms…

Did the SBA or other entity turn on Privileged Access Management (PAM) functionality for the users? PAM tools allow you to record sessions and track usage by privileged users. It is standard cybersecurity practice to watch privileged users' activity to ensure that everything is on the up-and-up.

An intrepid journalist uncovering some silent censorship facilitated by a weakness in Google search processes. The flaw is ripe for abuse.

Palo Alto Networks to acquire CyberArk for $25 billion Palo Alto Networks has agreed to acquire identity security firm CyberArk for approximately $25 billion, marking the cybersecurity giant's largest acquisition and its formal entry into the identity sec...

Guess we found out which one it was: Palo Alto Networks to acquire CyberArk for $25 billion cyberscoop.com/palo-alto-ne...

Exclusive | Palo Alto Networks Nears Over $20 Billion Deal for Cybersecurity Firm CyberArk A deal for the Israeli firm would be the latest in big tech’s cybersecurity consolidation.

Palo Alto Networks in talks to buy CyberArk (identity security). A huge deal in #cybersecurity. PAN can expand its solution portfolio (very little overlap between the two). www.wsj.com/business/dea...

New Blog Published: Running into Data Loss Prevention (#DLP) alert noise and figuring out how Data Security Posture Management (#DSPM) plays with DLP? Check out the blog and Enterprise Strategy Group research for insights to help your data security team - www.techtarget.com/searchsecuri...

Replit's CEO apologizes after its AI agent wiped a company's code base in a test run and lied about it A VC tested Replit to build an app. It wiped live company data, faked results, and triggered a CEO apology.

I just came across this news: an AI agent deleting a codebase. Security issues from agentic AI will crop up (and grab news headlines) over time as enterprises deploy more AI agents into production: www.businessinsider.com/replit-ceo-a...

Replit's CEO apologizes after its AI agent wiped a company's code base in a test run and lied about it A VC tested Replit to build an app. It wiped live company data, faked results, and triggered a CEO apology.

An AI deleting the codebase on which it is supposed to be working?

Isn't this from an episode of "Silicon Valley"?

www.businessinsider.com/replit-ceo-a...

Hacker Plants Computer 'Wiping' Commands in Amazon's AI Coding Agent The wiping commands probably wouldn't have worked, but a hacker who says they wanted to expose Amazon’s AI “security theater” was able to add code to Amazon’s popular ‘Q’ AI assistant for VS Code, whi...

For Enterprise #cybersecurity types, this article from @404media.co is a sign of GenAI and Agentic AI vulnerabilities to come www.404media.co/r/4309ac4b?m...

I encourage you to subscribe to @wired.com . I do.

Travelers to the U.S. must pay a new $250 'visa integrity fee' — what to know Travelers to the U.S. must pay a new "visa integrity fee" to visit, but questions remain as to how and when it will be implemented. Here's what we know so far.

The US tourism industry catering to overseas visitors will get hammered by this "visa integrity fee" - www.cnbc.com/2025/07/18/v...

The "Submit a Comment" link results in Page Not Found - forestwatch.org/campaign/sto...

Fascism For First Time Founders Over the last year or so I’ve seen a disturbing tendency in tech/startup/VC worlds to buy into the neoreactionary view that for startups to be successful they need to get on board the Trump t…

Thank you for pointing out a great read. I'm enjoying my Techdirt subscription to read stuff like this from @mmasnick.bsky.social :

www.techdirt.com/2025/07/17/f...

ODNI misdirection Russia

Both the House and Senate Intelligence committees, headed by Republicans at the time, concluded that the Russians interfered in the 2016 election. The Russians hacked and leaked the Democrats’ emails. It was a very successful influence operation, driving news coverage for months prior to voting.

“Maverick” — Scorched Earth SIEM Migration FTW! In my days there, Gartner had Maverick research (here is mine, from 2015 about social engineering AIs…. yes, really!) that “deliberately…

'“Maverick” — Scorched Earth #SIEM Migration FTW!' medium.com/@anton.chuva... <- it is weird, it is fun, it is about ... SIEM!

Thank you for the years of good work at WaPo. I look forward to reading about your next adventure .

Talk to @emptywheel.bsky.social about the missing minute, there is probably a benign explanation. bsky.app/profile/empt...

If you need a dose of true patriotism this July 4 weekend—not the phony mockery of American values promoted by Trump & MAGA—read this piece by an FBI agent who resigned out of duty & an unwillingness to go along with Trump & Patel's weaponization of the bureau.

www.lawfaremedia.org/article/good...

Damn, @kenwhite.bsky.social is up there with the @nytpitchbot.bsky.social

Parking space #404 is empty.

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Absolutely my favorite Japanese woodblock print artist. Thank you for sharing!

Looking forward to the Android version.

@ Black Hat USA 2025 - BrightTALK @ Summits Live-streamed expert conversations between industry professionals and Enterprise Strategy Group analysts, powered by TechTarget Studios. Join us for a virtual experience as we stream live and speak to...

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Hoya saxa!

Dynamite reporting @bobmcmillan.bsky.social !

Todd Thiemann, principal analyst at ESG, will be speaking at the Omdia Analyst Summit at Black Hat USA in just over five weeks time. This year Omdia, ESG and Canalys will be combining for an excedptional summit. Together we will be sharing essential guidance for vendors and service providers on the monetization opportunities for AI in cyber, enabling them to go from intent to scale.

If you're in #cybersecurity, I hope to see you in Vegas at #blackhat2025! DM me if you want to connect for a briefing or register for the Omdia Analyst Summit at Blackhat 2025 www.blackhat.com/us-25/omdia-...