Ciaran Martin
@ciaranm.bsky.social
“Cyber Security Ace” - Daily Star
In reality:
* Prof at Blavatnik School, Uni of Oxford
* 1st head, UK National Cyber Security Centre
* ex-Treasury, constitution & security official
* adviser to cyber security companies
* APT Name: Warlike Manatee
In reality:
* Prof at Blavatnik School, Uni of Oxford
* 1st head, UK National Cyber Security Centre
* ex-Treasury, constitution & security official
* adviser to cyber security companies
* APT Name: Warlike Manatee
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I wrote this week's Banyan column in @economist.com on the lessons that India took from last year's conflict with Pakistan, why these differ substantially from those drawn by Pakistan & indeed Western countries, and how that might shape the next crisis. www.economist.com/asia/2026/01...
Who really won the war between India and Pakistan?
The dispute over that dispute bodes ill for the next fight
www.economist.com
January 23, 2026 at 11:50 AM
I wrote this week's Banyan column in @economist.com on the lessons that India took from last year's conflict with Pakistan, why these differ substantially from those drawn by Pakistan & indeed Western countries, and how that might shape the next crisis. www.economist.com/asia/2026/01...
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From this zinger of a paragraph
January 23, 2026 at 2:28 PM
From this zinger of a paragraph
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If you're wondering why it is worth being sceptical of China as next global superpower hype, the constant shredding of China's military hierarchy over the last half decade is one of several good reasons
Via the Taepodong missile watcher account on Twitter
Via the Taepodong missile watcher account on Twitter
January 24, 2026 at 2:27 PM
If you're wondering why it is worth being sceptical of China as next global superpower hype, the constant shredding of China's military hierarchy over the last half decade is one of several good reasons
Via the Taepodong missile watcher account on Twitter
Via the Taepodong missile watcher account on Twitter
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Here ya go. Enjoy Cats vs Bears😂😂😂
January 22, 2026 at 4:13 AM
Here ya go. Enjoy Cats vs Bears😂😂😂
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January 22, 2026 at 9:12 PM
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Kash Patel going to a big meeting of the intelligence chiefs in England and asking if they can go jet skiing instead of having a normal meeting is really doing a number on my ability to focus
January 22, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Kash Patel going to a big meeting of the intelligence chiefs in England and asking if they can go jet skiing instead of having a normal meeting is really doing a number on my ability to focus
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The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) remains Europe's largest data enforcer by a wide margin, having issued €4.04 billion in fines since May 2018.
#GDPR #DataProtection
www.rte.ie/news/2026/01...
#GDPR #DataProtection
www.rte.ie/news/2026/01...
Ireland retains top spot in data enforcement
The Irish Data Protection Commission remains Europe's largest data enforcer by a wide margin, having issued €4.04 billion in fines since May 2018.
www.rte.ie
January 22, 2026 at 7:38 AM
The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) remains Europe's largest data enforcer by a wide margin, having issued €4.04 billion in fines since May 2018.
#GDPR #DataProtection
www.rte.ie/news/2026/01...
#GDPR #DataProtection
www.rte.ie/news/2026/01...
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It’s worth reading every word of PM Carney’s speech to see that we live in a new world. www.weforum.org/stories/2026...
Davos 2026: Special address by Mark Carney, PM of Canada
Canadian PM Mark Carney stressed the end of the rules-based international order and urged middle powers to act together to counter the great power rivalry.
www.weforum.org
January 21, 2026 at 6:45 AM
It’s worth reading every word of PM Carney’s speech to see that we live in a new world. www.weforum.org/stories/2026...
I’m going back to bed
January 21, 2026 at 6:40 AM
I’m going back to bed
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'There is a huge amount of sensitive infrastructure all over London ... Physical access is only one part of the challenge'.
Some thoughtful points from Prof @ciaranm.bsky.social vis a vis the new Chinese embassy.
archive.md/lBG7j
Some thoughtful points from Prof @ciaranm.bsky.social vis a vis the new Chinese embassy.
archive.md/lBG7j
archive.md
January 21, 2026 at 1:05 AM
'There is a huge amount of sensitive infrastructure all over London ... Physical access is only one part of the challenge'.
Some thoughtful points from Prof @ciaranm.bsky.social vis a vis the new Chinese embassy.
archive.md/lBG7j
Some thoughtful points from Prof @ciaranm.bsky.social vis a vis the new Chinese embassy.
archive.md/lBG7j
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“Greenland is to Trump as Ukraine is to Putin”
“The crisis is not impending, it is here”
Fiona Hill at our event this evening
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/trump-...
“The crisis is not impending, it is here”
Fiona Hill at our event this evening
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/trump-...
What does Trump mean for relations between the UK and Europe, and the rest of the world? | Institute for Government
Sir Simon Fraser, Fiona Hill and Anand Menon join us to discuss the impact of Trump's presidency on the UK and Europe
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk
January 20, 2026 at 6:40 PM
“Greenland is to Trump as Ukraine is to Putin”
“The crisis is not impending, it is here”
Fiona Hill at our event this evening
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/trump-...
“The crisis is not impending, it is here”
Fiona Hill at our event this evening
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/trump-...
Incredible sign of the times to be feeling a warm, fuzzy glow for Michael O’Leary
Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary has called a press conference to 'address/undress' statements made by Elon Musk.
Elon Musk floated the idea of buying Ryanair as the tech billionaire’s spat with O’Leary escalates
Elon Musk floated the idea of buying Ryanair as the tech billionaire’s spat with O’Leary escalates
Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary calls press conference to respond to Elon Musk’s ‘Twitter tantrum’
Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary has called a press conference to “address/undress” statements made by Elon Musk.
www.independent.ie
January 20, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Incredible sign of the times to be feeling a warm, fuzzy glow for Michael O’Leary
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If you listen very carefully, you can hear Charles de Gaulle screaming I BLOODY TOLD YOU SO from some rural French cemetery.
January 17, 2026 at 5:59 PM
If you listen very carefully, you can hear Charles de Gaulle screaming I BLOODY TOLD YOU SO from some rural French cemetery.
OK the African Cup of Nations Final is my type of geopolitical crisis
Wtf
Wtf
January 18, 2026 at 9:18 PM
OK the African Cup of Nations Final is my type of geopolitical crisis
Wtf
Wtf
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The joint statement just published by European leaders reads like something they would say to Russia about Ukraine: "we stand ready to engage in a dialogue based on the principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity that we stand firmly behind." www.government.se/statements/2...
January 18, 2026 at 1:16 PM
The joint statement just published by European leaders reads like something they would say to Russia about Ukraine: "we stand ready to engage in a dialogue based on the principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity that we stand firmly behind." www.government.se/statements/2...
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The very stable geniuses of British politics should not be allowed to forget their sycophancy towards Trump.
January 18, 2026 at 8:40 PM
The very stable geniuses of British politics should not be allowed to forget their sycophancy towards Trump.
Priorities Telegraph, Priorities
January 18, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Priorities Telegraph, Priorities
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How it started ... How it's going
January 17, 2026 at 9:58 PM
How it started ... How it's going
Ok us Europeans being tariffed over Greenland is obviously the weirdest development of the weekend but we’re missing a close second: not only has Canada signed a massive strategic deal with China, it’s done so with vocal American Presidential support…
www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
ANALYSIS | Why Donald Trump endorsed Canada's deal with China | CBC News
Mark Carney's new deal with China — to lower tariffs on EVs, canola and other products — sparked fears that the U.S. would lash out at Canada. But President Donald Trump said the deal is a "good thing...
www.cbc.ca
January 17, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Ok us Europeans being tariffed over Greenland is obviously the weirdest development of the weekend but we’re missing a close second: not only has Canada signed a massive strategic deal with China, it’s done so with vocal American Presidential support…
www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
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ONCE upon a time (a few months ago) a group of over-excited British commentators argued that one Brexit benefit was that the UK would not be involved in a trade war between Trump and the EU.
Well.
Well.
January 17, 2026 at 4:48 PM
ONCE upon a time (a few months ago) a group of over-excited British commentators argued that one Brexit benefit was that the UK would not be involved in a trade war between Trump and the EU.
Well.
Well.
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The Julius Kivimaki and Vastaamo hack story is back in the news today with articles and a new BBC podcast series. Given that I've literally "written the book" on this hack I offered to help but they never replied. The good news is, there's a brilliant HBO doc series out, which I was involved in:
January 17, 2026 at 1:05 PM
The Julius Kivimaki and Vastaamo hack story is back in the news today with articles and a new BBC podcast series. Given that I've literally "written the book" on this hack I offered to help but they never replied. The good news is, there's a brilliant HBO doc series out, which I was involved in:
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NSA releases Zero Trust implementation guidelines, launches Primer and Discovery Phase aligned with DoW framework industrialcyber.co/zero-trust/n...
NSA releases Zero Trust implementation guidelines, launches Primer and Discovery Phase aligned with DoW framework - Industrial Cyber
NSA releases Zero Trust implementation guidelines, launches Primer and Discovery Phase aligned with DoW framework.
industrialcyber.co
January 17, 2026 at 10:12 AM
NSA releases Zero Trust implementation guidelines, launches Primer and Discovery Phase aligned with DoW framework industrialcyber.co/zero-trust/n...
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January 17, 2026 at 6:26 AM
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German authorities identified the suspected leader of the Black Basta ransomware group as a 36-year-old Russian national who is wanted on suspicion of large-scale extortion and related cyber offenses therecord.media/police-raid-...
Police raid homes of alleged Black Basta hackers, hunt suspected Russian ringleader
Black Basta has been active since at least early 2022 and is believed to be responsible for extorting hundreds of companies, hospitals and public institutions worldwide — including Swiss industrial gi...
therecord.media
January 16, 2026 at 4:27 PM
German authorities identified the suspected leader of the Black Basta ransomware group as a 36-year-old Russian national who is wanted on suspicion of large-scale extortion and related cyber offenses therecord.media/police-raid-...
This is one of the greatest exchanges in the history of below the line comments
January 15, 2026 at 7:44 PM
This is one of the greatest exchanges in the history of below the line comments