NEW: The Consumer Federation of America is suing Meta, alleging that the company misled consumers about its efforts to combat scam advertisements and violated Washington DC's consumer protection laws. www.wired.com/story/meta-i...
The @cltcberkeley.bsky.social Berkeley Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity released their CyberCAN Washington report: cybersecurity challenges for WA nonprofits and guidance on how to address them. Read it here: cltc.berkeley.edu/publication/...
#CyberCivilDefense #PublicInterestCybersecurity #Take9
So we've all read about Trump's devastating FY 2027 budget cuts to CISA.
But the admin is also going to cut cyber spending across the civilian side of the government by $227m , with some agencies gaining funds to spend on cyber ad some losing quite a bit. 1/3
www.csoonline.com/article/4156...
Come work with The Public's Science team @ the Institute for Advanced Study. Hiring a fellow to develop digital infrastructure for public engagement, and are seeking someone committed to reimagining the social contract for American research. Please share widely.
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Meta is ending its end-to-end encryption. Many people I know still use this as their primary messaging platform, over SMS.
Attending BSidesSF next week? Be sure to check out all of EFF's talks! We'll also have an info table where you can stop by and say hi to our team 👋 www.eff.org/event/eff-b...
Here's DHS's statement on CISA's behalf on the apparent Iran hack on medical tech company Stryker. In addition to the now normal but still weird partisan jabs in these statements, I can definitely assure you CISA does not launch investigations into all cyber incidents. They're barely staffed!
Breaking: The White House has released President Trump's long-awaited national cyber strategy: www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
Rarely has there been a clearer example that random data from apps and phones causes people real, physical harm.
It is worth noting often there is no real opting-out of data collection - you have to simply not use the app or service at all, which cannot work at scale.
New from 404 Media: CBP tapped into the online advertising ecosystem to track peoples' movements, according to an internal DHS document. Shows for the first time DHS tracked phones via process for putting ads in ordinary apps—video games, fitness apps, many more www.404media.co/cbp-tapped-i...
sometimes the founder of a company says something that simply stops you in your tracks and haunts you. There's one those in here from the creator of Einstein, an edtech AI that will go to school for you
I spoke to a ton of people for this comprehensive story about CISA one year into the Trump administration, and all sorts were VERY unsparing in their criticism. cyberscoop.com/cisa-personn...
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And thank you to Craig Newmark Philanthropies for making this critical community-building possible at a time when state leadership in #CyberCivilDefense couldn't be more important.
Thank you to our amazing regional Co-Hosts, the Arizona Department of Homeland Security, Louisiana State University, Louisiana State Guard Cyber Reserve Team, and the NJCCIC.
Don't meet us in DC - this year, the #CyberCivilDefense Summits will come to you.
We're co-hosting 3 regional summits in 2026 with amazing state and local partners. See which Summit is nearest you, and get notified when registration opens!
Read the announcement: cltc.berkeley.edu/2026/02/17/t...
💵 Save money, 🛡 defend communities: I testified last week on SB183 for a Maryland Cyber Reserve Team, in an informational capacity to the Maryland Committee on Education, Energy, & the Environment.
Read my written testimony here: cltc.berkeley.edu/wp-content/u... #CyberCivilDefense #Take9
Now more than ever, people have seen the real-world risk of invasive face recognition technology. We won’t lose focus.
With the awful WaPo layoffs and the state of journalism more broadly, if it's useful for any writers and reporters considering going indy, @molly.wiki, @xoxogossipgita.bsky.social of Aftermath, @jasonkoebler.bsky.social of 404 Media, @edzitron.com and me will do a little workshop next week.
When even the WeRateDogs guy is compelled to speak out about your product’s dangerous normalization of surveillance that may be subverted by the state, you’ve clearly crossed the line.
I expected the cuts would be bad but I'm honestly stunned and sickened seeing how many great journalists the Washington Post just lost. People who nailed huge investigations, documented war zones, exposed horrific crimes, dropped all at once for failures they did not cause.
This is very cool to see more tech and media companies going nonprofit to focus content on the public good
State civilian cyber corps volunteers in Wisconsin are saving states money AND providing free incident response to cities and towns in need.
It is no wonder these programs exist in 8+ states, with more considering creating authorities for them this year. #CyberCivilDefense #Take9
Check out this great coverage of a @districtcon.bsky.social roundtable on the Pall Mall Process by @timstarks.bsky.social
"Craigslist Founder Signs Giving Pledge and Narrows Focus"
"Craig Newmark's philanthropic strategy is shaped as much by what didn’t work as by what did — leading to an approach that favors scale, networks, and trusted intermediaries over scattershot giving."
www.philanthropy.com/news/craigsl...
Cyber volunteering had a big year in 2025, marked by a surge in community-led civil defense. This highlights how the ecosystem is scaling and maturing—with thousands of volunteers now providing critical support to organizations nationwide #CyberCivilDefense #Take9 cltc.berkeley.edu/2025/12/19/f....
HAPPY FRIDAY!!! Our Agenda is now live! Check it out!
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