Cyber-norms
September 2023
September 2023
Vol. 6, Iss. 37
Robin’s Newsletter #273
Results of Microsoft investigation into US government email compromise. Online Safety Bill E2EE clause to remain unenforced until 'technically feasible'.
Vol. 6, Iss. 36
Robin’s Newsletter #272
FBI takes down Qakbot. Two arrested for Polish train disruption. Met Police supplier loses personal data of 47,000 officers.
April 2023
April 2023
Vol. 6, Iss. 15
Robin’s Newsletter #251
Genesis Market seizure leads to 119 arrests. The UK on being a responsible cyber power. Security and privacy risks of AI chatbots.
September 2022
September 2022
Vol. 5, Iss. 37
Robin’s Newsletter #221
Ex-Uber CISO trial underway for bug bounty handling of data breach. UK, US, Albania condemn Iranian cyber-attacks. China accuses NSA of spying.
August 2022
August 2022
Vol. 5, Iss. 32
Robin’s Newsletter #216
Outage at NHS 111 service provider. Tory party balots delayed over security fears. Top malware strains. Peak inside a disinformation bot farm.
July 2022
July 2022
Vol. 5, Iss. 27
Robin’s Newsletter #211
'Hacktivists' execute cyber attack against Iranian steel works, 'mercenary hackers' swaying legal battles, and malicious insiders
June 2022
June 2022
Vol. 5, Iss. 26
Robin’s Newsletter #210
Infosec 2022 thoughts and trends. Privacy and reproductive rights. Cyber-warefare and lessons from the Ukraine conflict. Plus Cyber 911?
May 2022
May 2022
Vol. 5, Iss. 18
Robin’s Newsletter #202
Conti ransomware gang targets Costa Rica following election. Timeline of Russian cyberatacks against Ukraine. Facebook doesn't know where your data flows.
October 2021
October 2021
Vol. 4, Iss. 43
Robin’s Newsletter #175
US bans sales of offensive cyber tools to authoritarian governments. REvil taken offline in multi-national operation. The MoD's economic warefare unit.
September 2021
September 2021
Vol. 4, Iss. 39
Robin’s Newsletter #171
'Releasing the hounds' on ranomware actors, though FBI involvement in Kaseya shows offnseive operations may already be underway.
August 2021
August 2021
Vol. 4, Iss. 32
Robin’s Newsletter #164
Apple's plans to have iPhone continuously scan for child sexual abuse material are ripe for abuse.
July 2021
July 2021
Vol. 4, Iss. 30
Robin’s Newsletter #162
China called out for state-sponsored cyber campaigns. NSO Group in the spotlight (again) for spyware. Questionable QA on Google Chrome OS update.
May 2021
May 2021
Vol. 4, Iss. 19
Robin’s Newsletter #151
Responsible cyber power. Colonial Pipline shut down due to ransomware. Injecting malware C2 into legitimate traffic. Authentication using a severed thumb.
April 2021
April 2021
Vol. 4, Iss. 17
Robin’s Newsletter #149
Ransomware in Apple's supply chain. Facebook seeks to 'normalise' scraping. The balkanisation of the Internet has intelligence agencies worried. Cellebrite's iPhone unlocking system is full of vulnerabilities.
Vol. 4, Iss. 16
Robin’s Newsletter #148
FBI gets a warrant to fix Hafnium web shells, becomes an MSSP. Sanctions for Russia over SolarWinds. Plus you cheddar believe there are some cheese puns.
November 2020
November 2020
Vol. 3, Iss. 47
Robin’s Newsletter #127
RCEP, cyber cooperation and Asian data sovereignty; UK National Cyber Force; Microsoft's 'Pluton' and US Special Forces buying location tracking data
October 2020
October 2020
Vol. 3, Iss. 43
Robin’s Newsletter #123
DOJ charges Fancy Bear, Doubts over Trump's Twitter password, and digital dilemmas for charity donations.
September 2020
September 2020
Vol. 3, Iss. 37
Robin’s Newsletter #117
China's Global Initiative on Data Security; Ireland's data regulator 'unlikes' Facebook; Who is top of the Cyber Power Index?
June 2020
June 2020
Vol. 3, Iss. 23
Robins Newsletter #103
REvil launch auction site, while Maze and LockBit team up to pool resources, know-how. Plus inside a BEC scam and DROP DATABASE tickets.
April 2020
April 2020
Vol. 3, Iss. 11
Robin’s Newsletter #91
Future U.S. cyber strategy; Whisper not-so-secret; wormable Microsoft vulnerability in SMB