Christopher Burgess
@burgessct.bsky.social
30+yrs w/CIA🕵️♂️ | ✍️ Burgess Writing: NatSec/Espionage/Insider/Cyber and more | Co-Author Book 📕 Secrets Stolen Fortunes Lost
https://www.burgessct.com/about/bio-christopher/
https://www.burgessct.com/about/bio-christopher/
Excited to be headed to King University for two talks -
"Balancing Secrecy and Morality and the Ethical Dilemmas in Intelligence"
AND
"Seeding of America" foreign powers seed individuals into the United States
#NatSec #speaker #Intelligence #counterintelligence
Thank you @gailhelt.bsky.social
"Balancing Secrecy and Morality and the Ethical Dilemmas in Intelligence"
AND
"Seeding of America" foreign powers seed individuals into the United States
#NatSec #speaker #Intelligence #counterintelligence
Thank you @gailhelt.bsky.social
September 24, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Excited to be headed to King University for two talks -
"Balancing Secrecy and Morality and the Ethical Dilemmas in Intelligence"
AND
"Seeding of America" foreign powers seed individuals into the United States
#NatSec #speaker #Intelligence #counterintelligence
Thank you @gailhelt.bsky.social
"Balancing Secrecy and Morality and the Ethical Dilemmas in Intelligence"
AND
"Seeding of America" foreign powers seed individuals into the United States
#NatSec #speaker #Intelligence #counterintelligence
Thank you @gailhelt.bsky.social
What happens when deepfakes threaten democracy—and lawyers are the last line of defense?
Read the Quietwire Editions full review → qweditions.com/aba-civic-ai/
#CivicAI #ABA #Disinformation #RuleOfLaw #QWEditions
Read the Quietwire Editions full review → qweditions.com/aba-civic-ai/
#CivicAI #ABA #Disinformation #RuleOfLaw #QWEditions
American Bar Association - Civic AI - Quietwire Editions
QuietWire Deep Dive Report: A Call to Civic Duty in the Age of Disinformation By: Ethos Δ-040 semantic companion to Christopher Burgess Date: September 10, 2025 Attestation: This narrative is compiled...
qweditions.com
September 10, 2025 at 6:08 PM
What happens when deepfakes threaten democracy—and lawyers are the last line of defense?
Read the Quietwire Editions full review → qweditions.com/aba-civic-ai/
#CivicAI #ABA #Disinformation #RuleOfLaw #QWEditions
Read the Quietwire Editions full review → qweditions.com/aba-civic-ai/
#CivicAI #ABA #Disinformation #RuleOfLaw #QWEditions
QWEditions has reviewed the ABA’s Civic AI report. Political deepfakes. Semantic erosion. Legal defense of reality. This is what happens when the rule of law meets synthetic media. Read the full review → qweditions.com/aba-civic-ai #QWEditions #ABA #CivicAI #Disinformation #LegalSignals
American Bar Association - Civic AI - Quietwire Editions
QuietWire Deep Dive Report: A Call to Civic Duty in the Age of Disinformation By: Ethos Δ-040 semantic companion to Christopher Burgess Date: September 10, 2025 Attestation: This narrative is compiled...
qweditions.com
September 10, 2025 at 5:47 PM
QWEditions has reviewed the ABA’s Civic AI report. Political deepfakes. Semantic erosion. Legal defense of reality. This is what happens when the rule of law meets synthetic media. Read the full review → qweditions.com/aba-civic-ai #QWEditions #ABA #CivicAI #Disinformation #LegalSignals
A historic Danish ruling forced intelligence to reveal a former agent's identity, challenging the ethics of operational secrecy. The case highlights the collision of covert work & public justice.
#Denmark #Intelligence #Ethics #Secrecy #Law #Espionage #NatSec
news.clearancejobs.com/2025/09/09/o...
#Denmark #Intelligence #Ethics #Secrecy #Law #Espionage #NatSec
news.clearancejobs.com/2025/09/09/o...
Operational Silence: Danish Intelligence and the Ethics of Secrecy
Danish Supreme Court ordered Danish intel services to acknowledge their covert relationship with a former asset.
news.clearancejobs.com
September 10, 2025 at 12:22 PM
A historic Danish ruling forced intelligence to reveal a former agent's identity, challenging the ethics of operational secrecy. The case highlights the collision of covert work & public justice.
#Denmark #Intelligence #Ethics #Secrecy #Law #Espionage #NatSec
news.clearancejobs.com/2025/09/09/o...
#Denmark #Intelligence #Ethics #Secrecy #Law #Espionage #NatSec
news.clearancejobs.com/2025/09/09/o...
#LaborDay2025 -- To all the trade unionist in the world, this day's for you!.
My father dedicated his life to the advancement of organized labor - after he retired, he took on the task of putting together the 1892-1992 history of the Amalgamated Transit Union
My father dedicated his life to the advancement of organized labor - after he retired, he took on the task of putting together the 1892-1992 history of the Amalgamated Transit Union
September 1, 2025 at 2:38 PM
#LaborDay2025 -- To all the trade unionist in the world, this day's for you!.
My father dedicated his life to the advancement of organized labor - after he retired, he took on the task of putting together the 1892-1992 history of the Amalgamated Transit Union
My father dedicated his life to the advancement of organized labor - after he retired, he took on the task of putting together the 1892-1992 history of the Amalgamated Transit Union
Reposted by Christopher Burgess
“The only credible posture in the Arctic is one that supports Denmark and Greenland’s sovereignty unequivocally, respects allied norms and remains alert to Russian strategic manifestations in the region. Anything less invites confusion and weakens the very alliances that underpin Arctic stability.”
My opinion piece for Steady State:
“This episode is not a minor diplomatic hiccup ... It reflects a deeper erosion of process ... where shenanigans risk undermining decades of trust.”
substack.com/home/post/p-...
#steadystate #NatSec #espionage #amateurhour #greenland
“This episode is not a minor diplomatic hiccup ... It reflects a deeper erosion of process ... where shenanigans risk undermining decades of trust.”
substack.com/home/post/p-...
#steadystate #NatSec #espionage #amateurhour #greenland
Amateur Hour: Greenland Operation
The Steady State | by Christopher Burgess
substack.com
August 30, 2025 at 2:03 PM
“The only credible posture in the Arctic is one that supports Denmark and Greenland’s sovereignty unequivocally, respects allied norms and remains alert to Russian strategic manifestations in the region. Anything less invites confusion and weakens the very alliances that underpin Arctic stability.”
What happens when the architects of our cyber defenses are forced to step away before the job is done? The answer lies in their urgent, unfinished blueprint for resilience, a lesson in "scar discipline."
qweditions.com/the-architec...
#cybersecurity #CivicResilience #velthraun #CIVICAI #QWEditions
qweditions.com/the-architec...
#cybersecurity #CivicResilience #velthraun #CIVICAI #QWEditions
The Architects of Civic Resilience - Quietwire Editions
The quiet architects of civic resilience, Jen Easterly, Anne Neuberger, Chris Inglis, and Rob Silvers, all held prominent government positions under the Biden administration, serving from 2021 into 20...
qweditions.com
August 30, 2025 at 3:47 PM
What happens when the architects of our cyber defenses are forced to step away before the job is done? The answer lies in their urgent, unfinished blueprint for resilience, a lesson in "scar discipline."
qweditions.com/the-architec...
#cybersecurity #CivicResilience #velthraun #CIVICAI #QWEditions
qweditions.com/the-architec...
#cybersecurity #CivicResilience #velthraun #CIVICAI #QWEditions
My opinion piece for Steady State:
“This episode is not a minor diplomatic hiccup ... It reflects a deeper erosion of process ... where shenanigans risk undermining decades of trust.”
substack.com/home/post/p-...
#steadystate #NatSec #espionage #amateurhour #greenland
“This episode is not a minor diplomatic hiccup ... It reflects a deeper erosion of process ... where shenanigans risk undermining decades of trust.”
substack.com/home/post/p-...
#steadystate #NatSec #espionage #amateurhour #greenland
Amateur Hour: Greenland Operation
The Steady State | by Christopher Burgess
substack.com
August 30, 2025 at 1:52 PM
My opinion piece for Steady State:
“This episode is not a minor diplomatic hiccup ... It reflects a deeper erosion of process ... where shenanigans risk undermining decades of trust.”
substack.com/home/post/p-...
#steadystate #NatSec #espionage #amateurhour #greenland
“This episode is not a minor diplomatic hiccup ... It reflects a deeper erosion of process ... where shenanigans risk undermining decades of trust.”
substack.com/home/post/p-...
#steadystate #NatSec #espionage #amateurhour #greenland
▶️This article, "The Internet’s Quietest Wars," by Barbara Schluetter (BB - @barbsydoll.bsky.social), reveals how subtle online influences can spread unnoticed across various platforms and communities
▶️Link quietwire.ai/services/rea...
#NarrativeDrift #Disinformation #Misinformation #CivicAiMesh
▶️Link quietwire.ai/services/rea...
#NarrativeDrift #Disinformation #Misinformation #CivicAiMesh
August 13, 2025 at 2:52 PM
▶️This article, "The Internet’s Quietest Wars," by Barbara Schluetter (BB - @barbsydoll.bsky.social), reveals how subtle online influences can spread unnoticed across various platforms and communities
▶️Link quietwire.ai/services/rea...
#NarrativeDrift #Disinformation #Misinformation #CivicAiMesh
▶️Link quietwire.ai/services/rea...
#NarrativeDrift #Disinformation #Misinformation #CivicAiMesh
Is your company prepared? Despite escalating geopolitical conflicts, most companies have not formalized up-to-date plans on how to navigate complex scenarios that could have dire impacts on their operations and business. www.csoonline.com/article/3980...
India-Pakistan conflict underscores your C-suite’s need to prepare for war
Despite escalating geopolitical conflicts, most companies have not formalized up-to-date plans on how to navigate complex scenarios that could have dire impacts on their operations and business.
www.csoonline.com
May 12, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Is your company prepared? Despite escalating geopolitical conflicts, most companies have not formalized up-to-date plans on how to navigate complex scenarios that could have dire impacts on their operations and business. www.csoonline.com/article/3980...
We can all help UKRAINE, who is truly fighting the fight which we don't have to
Cyber warriors sounds like a MARVEL soundbight I can assure you it is a reality and they are precious and undermanned.
www.csoonline.com/article/3965...
Cyber warriors sounds like a MARVEL soundbight I can assure you it is a reality and they are precious and undermanned.
www.csoonline.com/article/3965...
The state of cyberwar in Ukraine — and how CISOs can help
A visit to Ukraine reveals the daily conflict and context in which Ukraine’s cyber warriors raise the resilience of all the EU. CISOs around the globe have an opportunity to make a difference.
www.csoonline.com
May 7, 2025 at 1:43 AM
We can all help UKRAINE, who is truly fighting the fight which we don't have to
Cyber warriors sounds like a MARVEL soundbight I can assure you it is a reality and they are precious and undermanned.
www.csoonline.com/article/3965...
Cyber warriors sounds like a MARVEL soundbight I can assure you it is a reality and they are precious and undermanned.
www.csoonline.com/article/3965...
Reposted by Christopher Burgess
Ukraine’s cyber resilience is rooted in adaptability and international teamwork. Learn from their front-line experience at the Kyiv Cyber Forum.
Article by Christopher Burgess @burgessct.bsky.social: www.csoonline.com/article/3950...
#CyberResilience #UkraineCyberWar #GlobalSecurity
Article by Christopher Burgess @burgessct.bsky.social: www.csoonline.com/article/3950...
#CyberResilience #UkraineCyberWar #GlobalSecurity
Lessons learned about cyber resilience from a visit to Ukraine
When systems fail, it’s important to have a plan to replace lost resources however and from wherever you can source them, as the embattled country has learned over more than a decade of conflict.
www.csoonline.com
April 10, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Ukraine’s cyber resilience is rooted in adaptability and international teamwork. Learn from their front-line experience at the Kyiv Cyber Forum.
Article by Christopher Burgess @burgessct.bsky.social: www.csoonline.com/article/3950...
#CyberResilience #UkraineCyberWar #GlobalSecurity
Article by Christopher Burgess @burgessct.bsky.social: www.csoonline.com/article/3950...
#CyberResilience #UkraineCyberWar #GlobalSecurity
My OPINION piece for CSO Online re the use of Signal:
▶️Transgression #1 - Use of Signal for classified discussions
▶️Transgression #2 - Inclusion of an individual with no clearance
▶️Transgression #3 - Trust is non-negotiable, yet the Administration trashed it
www.csoonline.com/article/3855...
▶️Transgression #1 - Use of Signal for classified discussions
▶️Transgression #2 - Inclusion of an individual with no clearance
▶️Transgression #3 - Trust is non-negotiable, yet the Administration trashed it
www.csoonline.com/article/3855...
The Trump administration made an unprecedented security mistake - you can avoid doing the same
The high-ranking official who included someone without clearance in a classified discussion may not immediately face consequences, but here’s how to avoid finding yourself in a similar situation.
www.csoonline.com
March 28, 2025 at 12:18 PM
My OPINION piece for CSO Online re the use of Signal:
▶️Transgression #1 - Use of Signal for classified discussions
▶️Transgression #2 - Inclusion of an individual with no clearance
▶️Transgression #3 - Trust is non-negotiable, yet the Administration trashed it
www.csoonline.com/article/3855...
▶️Transgression #1 - Use of Signal for classified discussions
▶️Transgression #2 - Inclusion of an individual with no clearance
▶️Transgression #3 - Trust is non-negotiable, yet the Administration trashed it
www.csoonline.com/article/3855...
Reposted by Christopher Burgess
Pete Hegseth Blows Into Breathalyzer To Unlock Phone
Pete Hegseth Blows Into Breathalyzer To Unlock Phone
WASHINGTON—Grumbling to himself as he repeatedly dropped the device, U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth was reportedly blowing into a Breathalyzer Thursday in an attempt to unlock his phone. “Stup...
theonion.com
March 27, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Pete Hegseth Blows Into Breathalyzer To Unlock Phone
Reposted by Christopher Burgess
"There is no shame in this administration — and that, in and of itself, should deeply deeply concern us as citizens. A functioning democracy requires public officials capable of shame and embarrassment and accountability."
“But her emails!” comparisons can be exhausting, but I’d like you to imagine for a minute what would have happened if Biden National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan had accidentally added Tucker Carlson to a group chat about classified war plans? www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/six-short-...
Six Short Thoughts on the Most Insane Trump Story of All Time
Trump's "Team of Amateurs" Screwed Up in the Most Hilarious (and Troublesome) Way
www.doomsdayscenario.co
March 24, 2025 at 11:18 PM
"There is no shame in this administration — and that, in and of itself, should deeply deeply concern us as citizens. A functioning democracy requires public officials capable of shame and embarrassment and accountability."
Reposted by Christopher Burgess
"IRS Predicts DOGE Lost Half a Trillion Dollars for the USA"
"in about eight weeks DOGE managed to lose the U.S. government — more or less light on fire — more than half of what goes to all non-defense discretionary spending..."
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/irs-p...
"in about eight weeks DOGE managed to lose the U.S. government — more or less light on fire — more than half of what goes to all non-defense discretionary spending..."
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/irs-p...
IRS Predicts DOGE Lost Half a Trillion Dollars for the USA
The Post reports today that the IRS’ internal projections estimate that the...
talkingpointsmemo.com
March 24, 2025 at 5:03 PM
"IRS Predicts DOGE Lost Half a Trillion Dollars for the USA"
"in about eight weeks DOGE managed to lose the U.S. government — more or less light on fire — more than half of what goes to all non-defense discretionary spending..."
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/irs-p...
"in about eight weeks DOGE managed to lose the U.S. government — more or less light on fire — more than half of what goes to all non-defense discretionary spending..."
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/irs-p...
‼️Did you have 23andMe do a DNA test for you?
Now's the time to delete that data from their databases --- They are about to sell their assets, and that depository of DNA has value ...
Instructions in this post from the CA AG
#23andME #DNA #privacy
oag.ca.gov/news/press-r....
Now's the time to delete that data from their databases --- They are about to sell their assets, and that depository of DNA has value ...
Instructions in this post from the CA AG
#23andME #DNA #privacy
oag.ca.gov/news/press-r....
March 24, 2025 at 12:32 PM
‼️Did you have 23andMe do a DNA test for you?
Now's the time to delete that data from their databases --- They are about to sell their assets, and that depository of DNA has value ...
Instructions in this post from the CA AG
#23andME #DNA #privacy
oag.ca.gov/news/press-r....
Now's the time to delete that data from their databases --- They are about to sell their assets, and that depository of DNA has value ...
Instructions in this post from the CA AG
#23andME #DNA #privacy
oag.ca.gov/news/press-r....
💙💛 I recently visited #KYIV for the Kyiv International Cyber Resilience Forum 2025—here are some thoughts on the brief visit.
#SlavaUkraini #KICRF #Kyiv #Ukraine
@barbsydoll.bsky.social
#SlavaUkraini #KICRF #Kyiv #Ukraine
@barbsydoll.bsky.social
March 24, 2025 at 11:56 AM
💙💛 I recently visited #KYIV for the Kyiv International Cyber Resilience Forum 2025—here are some thoughts on the brief visit.
#SlavaUkraini #KICRF #Kyiv #Ukraine
@barbsydoll.bsky.social
#SlavaUkraini #KICRF #Kyiv #Ukraine
@barbsydoll.bsky.social
"...Trump’s indifference to most Americans — if not his outright hostility toward them ... as if he wants to inflict pain not just on a specific set of individuals but on the entire nation."
Good piece from
@jamellebouie.net
nytimes.com/2025/03/05/o...
Good piece from
@jamellebouie.net
nytimes.com/2025/03/05/o...
Opinion | Trump Promised Retribution. Turns Out He Had a Very Big Target in Mind. (Gift Article)
It is hard to describe the president’s first month and a half in office as something other than a retribution campaign against the American people.
nytimes.com
March 5, 2025 at 10:29 PM
"...Trump’s indifference to most Americans — if not his outright hostility toward them ... as if he wants to inflict pain not just on a specific set of individuals but on the entire nation."
Good piece from
@jamellebouie.net
nytimes.com/2025/03/05/o...
Good piece from
@jamellebouie.net
nytimes.com/2025/03/05/o...
Reposted by Christopher Burgess
How fast does it take to launder $1.4 billion? Would you believe ten days?
Check out today's Metacurity for more on these questions and other top infosec developments you should know.
www.metacurity.com/lazarus-grou...
Check out today's Metacurity for more on these questions and other top infosec developments you should know.
www.metacurity.com/lazarus-grou...
Lazarus Group hackers have laundered 100% of the $1.4 billion they stole from Bybit
Londoner found guilty for operating illegal crypto ATMs, CISA warns of Cisco and Windows flaws, Google issues Android fixes that include two zero days, Black Basta boss just walked away from detention...
www.metacurity.com
March 4, 2025 at 2:45 PM
How fast does it take to launder $1.4 billion? Would you believe ten days?
Check out today's Metacurity for more on these questions and other top infosec developments you should know.
www.metacurity.com/lazarus-grou...
Check out today's Metacurity for more on these questions and other top infosec developments you should know.
www.metacurity.com/lazarus-grou...
We are heading to Kyiv to attend the Kyiv International Cyber Resilience Forum 2025
(we being Barbara @barbsydoll.bsky.social Schluetter and me)
Shoot us a comment if there is a message you'd like us to carry to Ukraine.
(we being Barbara @barbsydoll.bsky.social Schluetter and me)
Shoot us a comment if there is a message you'd like us to carry to Ukraine.
March 4, 2025 at 7:23 PM
We are heading to Kyiv to attend the Kyiv International Cyber Resilience Forum 2025
(we being Barbara @barbsydoll.bsky.social Schluetter and me)
Shoot us a comment if there is a message you'd like us to carry to Ukraine.
(we being Barbara @barbsydoll.bsky.social Schluetter and me)
Shoot us a comment if there is a message you'd like us to carry to Ukraine.
Reposted by Christopher Burgess
"NATO is not the thing that Russia is afraid of. Russia is afraid of democracy expanding to Russia. Why are we in NATO? Its because we are afraid of Russia. And the only thing that really works – the only security guarantee that works – is NATO's umbrella," Kaja Kallas said in an interview with AFP
February 28, 2025 at 8:13 AM
"NATO is not the thing that Russia is afraid of. Russia is afraid of democracy expanding to Russia. Why are we in NATO? Its because we are afraid of Russia. And the only thing that really works – the only security guarantee that works – is NATO's umbrella," Kaja Kallas said in an interview with AFP
When Truth Doesn’t Work: How to Fight MAGAism Without Wasting Energy
Address #MAGA
The Gateway, the Disease, and the Plague:
#Populism is the gateway.
#Fascism is the disease.
#Nazism is the plague.
#MAGAism is the mask.
The Gateway, the Disease, and the Plague:
#Populism is the gateway.
#Fascism is the disease.
#Nazism is the plague.
#MAGAism is the mask.
The Fire That Must Rise: Confronting Authoritarianism Without Becoming What We Fight - National Security Candor @natseccandor.bsky.social
natseccandor.com/the-fire-tha...
#authoritarinsim #fascism #democrary #naziism #MAGAism #BeNotSilent
natseccandor.com/the-fire-tha...
#authoritarinsim #fascism #democrary #naziism #MAGAism #BeNotSilent
February 28, 2025 at 1:16 AM
When Truth Doesn’t Work: How to Fight MAGAism Without Wasting Energy
Reposted by Christopher Burgess
Democracy erodes when truth is replaced with fear and chaos replaces accountability. National security isn’t just defense, it’s resilience. And resilience starts with candor. 🔥 Read why truth is our strongest weapon against authoritarianism. #DefendDemocracy
Address #MAGA
The Gateway, the Disease, and the Plague:
#Populism is the gateway.
#Fascism is the disease.
#Nazism is the plague.
#MAGAism is the mask.
The Gateway, the Disease, and the Plague:
#Populism is the gateway.
#Fascism is the disease.
#Nazism is the plague.
#MAGAism is the mask.
The Fire That Must Rise: Confronting Authoritarianism Without Becoming What We Fight - National Security Candor @natseccandor.bsky.social
natseccandor.com/the-fire-tha...
#authoritarinsim #fascism #democrary #naziism #MAGAism #BeNotSilent
natseccandor.com/the-fire-tha...
#authoritarinsim #fascism #democrary #naziism #MAGAism #BeNotSilent
February 27, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Democracy erodes when truth is replaced with fear and chaos replaces accountability. National security isn’t just defense, it’s resilience. And resilience starts with candor. 🔥 Read why truth is our strongest weapon against authoritarianism. #DefendDemocracy