Alex Rudolph
@cyberincontext.ca
I research and publish on Canadian cyber defence policy, focusing on CAFCYBERCOM. CGAI/Triple Helix & NAADSN Fellow.
Carleton University PhD(ABD): Doctrine & Force Structures of Cyber Conflict
I run Canadian Cyber in Context: cyberincontext.ca
Carleton University PhD(ABD): Doctrine & Force Structures of Cyber Conflict
I run Canadian Cyber in Context: cyberincontext.ca
I have started doing weekly surveys of cyber news with a focus on Canada.
www.cyberincontext.ca/p/weekly-new...
www.cyberincontext.ca/p/weekly-new...
Weekly News Rewire - 10/01/26
Wiring you into the cyber news I have been following the week ending in January 10
www.cyberincontext.ca
January 11, 2026 at 4:26 PM
I have started doing weekly surveys of cyber news with a focus on Canada.
www.cyberincontext.ca/p/weekly-new...
www.cyberincontext.ca/p/weekly-new...
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Some thoughts from me in Bloomberg.
January 10, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Some thoughts from me in Bloomberg.
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Meta has maintained a years-long news blockade of Canada to bully Ottawa into dropping a meager attempt to make the company compensate the journalism organizations it systematically defunded.
It's time Canada stop being so chickenshit and do something about it. www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
It's time Canada stop being so chickenshit and do something about it. www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
Justin Ling: Canadians won’t let the U.S. government boss them around. But U.S. mega-corporations? Sure, why not
For years, Meta has blocked Canadians from accessing news content on its platforms. And for years, Canada has done nothing about this.
www.thestar.com
January 9, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Meta has maintained a years-long news blockade of Canada to bully Ottawa into dropping a meager attempt to make the company compensate the journalism organizations it systematically defunded.
It's time Canada stop being so chickenshit and do something about it. www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
It's time Canada stop being so chickenshit and do something about it. www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
MDA and Telesat right now.
January 9, 2026 at 4:30 PM
MDA and Telesat right now.
Hey, look Parliament if Canada! You aren't the only one anymore.
The attacks are the latest element of a massive cyber espionage campaign, known as Salt Typhoon, by Beijing’s intelligence service. ft.trib.al/7RyrXh1
January 8, 2026 at 10:03 AM
Hey, look Parliament if Canada! You aren't the only one anymore.
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GET TO KNOW SOME OF THE INTERNATIONAL TREATIES AND ORGANIZATIONS WE JUST WITHDREW FROM:
European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats
- Prepares NATO members for threats that destabilize democratic institutions, like disinformation, coercive diplomacy or economic influence.
European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats
- Prepares NATO members for threats that destabilize democratic institutions, like disinformation, coercive diplomacy or economic influence.
January 8, 2026 at 2:10 AM
GET TO KNOW SOME OF THE INTERNATIONAL TREATIES AND ORGANIZATIONS WE JUST WITHDREW FROM:
European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats
- Prepares NATO members for threats that destabilize democratic institutions, like disinformation, coercive diplomacy or economic influence.
European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats
- Prepares NATO members for threats that destabilize democratic institutions, like disinformation, coercive diplomacy or economic influence.
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A strong science culture is a contributor to innovation, growth, health, well-being, democratic integrity and a resource for navigating the current malaise.
But what is it, exactly?
Building on work by the @cca-reports.ca, Actua has developed a framework for discussion. actua.ca/wp-content/u...
But what is it, exactly?
Building on work by the @cca-reports.ca, Actua has developed a framework for discussion. actua.ca/wp-content/u...
January 7, 2026 at 4:14 PM
A strong science culture is a contributor to innovation, growth, health, well-being, democratic integrity and a resource for navigating the current malaise.
But what is it, exactly?
Building on work by the @cca-reports.ca, Actua has developed a framework for discussion. actua.ca/wp-content/u...
But what is it, exactly?
Building on work by the @cca-reports.ca, Actua has developed a framework for discussion. actua.ca/wp-content/u...
NATO has maintained for over a decade that a cyber attack could involve article 5, but adherence to Tallin Manual interpretation means it would need to arise to the level of a physical attack to likely initiate article 5 vote.
This was also when NATO allies were on friendly terms.
This was also when NATO allies were on friendly terms.
"Germany’s military planners are warning that recent cyberattacks, sabotage and disinformation campaigns could be the opening salvo in a new war, according to a confidential gov. document seen by POLITICO. Blueprint details Berlin’s options in a major NATO conflict." www.politico.eu/article/germ...
December 30, 2025 at 11:50 PM
NATO has maintained for over a decade that a cyber attack could involve article 5, but adherence to Tallin Manual interpretation means it would need to arise to the level of a physical attack to likely initiate article 5 vote.
This was also when NATO allies were on friendly terms.
This was also when NATO allies were on friendly terms.
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I'm speaking at the @SANSInstitute #CTISummit on an operation against #Rhadamanthys years before #OperationEndgame.
https://www.sans.org/u/1CtB
https://www.sans.org/u/1CtB
December 23, 2025 at 7:00 PM
I'm speaking at the @SANSInstitute #CTISummit on an operation against #Rhadamanthys years before #OperationEndgame.
https://www.sans.org/u/1CtB
https://www.sans.org/u/1CtB
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Grateful for the insight from one of Canada's leading cyber security experts.
Please give my latest @cdnaffairs.bsky.social article a read.
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Please give my latest @cdnaffairs.bsky.social article a read.
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My thanks to @samforster.bsky.social for talking with me for his latest article. A great article that gives a good overview of cyber operations and their role and what CAFCYBERCOM is doing.
www.canadianaffairs.news/2025/12/21/c...
www.canadianaffairs.news/2025/12/21/c...
Canada prepares for battle in cyberspace
In recent weeks, Canada’s cyber command participated with NATO allies in the alliance’s premier cyber defence exercise
www.canadianaffairs.news
December 22, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Grateful for the insight from one of Canada's leading cyber security experts.
Please give my latest @cdnaffairs.bsky.social article a read.
🇨🇦💻
Please give my latest @cdnaffairs.bsky.social article a read.
🇨🇦💻
My thanks to @samforster.bsky.social for talking with me for his latest article. A great article that gives a good overview of cyber operations and their role and what CAFCYBERCOM is doing.
www.canadianaffairs.news/2025/12/21/c...
www.canadianaffairs.news/2025/12/21/c...
Canada prepares for battle in cyberspace
In recent weeks, Canada’s cyber command participated with NATO allies in the alliance’s premier cyber defence exercise
www.canadianaffairs.news
December 22, 2025 at 3:21 PM
My thanks to @samforster.bsky.social for talking with me for his latest article. A great article that gives a good overview of cyber operations and their role and what CAFCYBERCOM is doing.
www.canadianaffairs.news/2025/12/21/c...
www.canadianaffairs.news/2025/12/21/c...
End the year with completing my dissertation?
Nope, pneumonia time.
Nope, pneumonia time.
spongebob squarepants is sitting in a chair in front of a window with his arms outstretched .
ALT: spongebob squarepants is sitting in a chair in front of a window with his arms outstretched .
media.tenor.com
December 22, 2025 at 3:15 PM
End the year with completing my dissertation?
Nope, pneumonia time.
Nope, pneumonia time.
hmm...
"France is investigating whether an organised group linked to a “foreign power” may have been involved in the malware infection of a passenger ship that would allow it to be controlled remotely."
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
"France is investigating whether an organised group linked to a “foreign power” may have been involved in the malware infection of a passenger ship that would allow it to be controlled remotely."
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
France probes 'foreign interference' after passenger ship hit by remote-control malware
France is investigating whether an organised group linked to a “foreign power” may have been involved in the malware infection of a passenger ship that would allow it to be controlled remotely. The ma...
www.france24.com
December 17, 2025 at 10:37 PM
hmm...
"France is investigating whether an organised group linked to a “foreign power” may have been involved in the malware infection of a passenger ship that would allow it to be controlled remotely."
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
"France is investigating whether an organised group linked to a “foreign power” may have been involved in the malware infection of a passenger ship that would allow it to be controlled remotely."
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
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Age verification will mean, in many places, that people who want to watch legal pornography will have to create an account on a porn site as part of the verification process. Here we can see how one of the largest sites in the world can’t protect user data.
🔓 PornHub is being extorted by hackers after Premium members’ historical search, watch, and download activity was stolen.
📊 The attackers claim to steal 200 million records, including searches and activity tied to Premium user's email addresses.
➡️ www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/securit...
📊 The attackers claim to steal 200 million records, including searches and activity tied to Premium user's email addresses.
➡️ www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/securit...
PornHub extorted after hackers steal Premium member activity data
Adult video platform PornHub is being extorted by the ShinyHunters extortion gang after the search and watch history of its Premium members was reportedly stolen in a recent Mixpanel data breach.
www.bleepingcomputer.com
December 15, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Age verification will mean, in many places, that people who want to watch legal pornography will have to create an account on a porn site as part of the verification process. Here we can see how one of the largest sites in the world can’t protect user data.
So, remember how Carney keeps talking about AI and Cloud data centers as if they're the same?
techcrunch.com/2025/12/13/a...
techcrunch.com/2025/12/13/a...
December 15, 2025 at 2:04 PM
So, remember how Carney keeps talking about AI and Cloud data centers as if they're the same?
techcrunch.com/2025/12/13/a...
techcrunch.com/2025/12/13/a...
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In the "everyday more bad news" category:
Trump Administration Turning to Private Firms in Cyber Offensive 🧵
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Trump Administration Turning to Private Firms in Cyber Offensive 🧵
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Trump Administration Turning to Private Firms in Cyber Offensive
President Donald Trump’s administration is preparing to turn to private businesses to help mount offensive cyberattacks against foreign adversaries, according to people familiar with the matter, poten...
www.bloomberg.com
December 12, 2025 at 5:21 PM
In the "everyday more bad news" category:
Trump Administration Turning to Private Firms in Cyber Offensive 🧵
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Trump Administration Turning to Private Firms in Cyber Offensive 🧵
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
News is that Trump is looking to allow private firms to conduct offensive cyber operations.
This has been in the works all year.
www.cyberincontext.ca/p/america-wa...
This has been in the works all year.
www.cyberincontext.ca/p/america-wa...
Will the Next Cyber Threat Actors be American Corporations?
Here comes extraterritoriality. As the Shadowrun RPG players say: one step closer
www.cyberincontext.ca
December 12, 2025 at 5:47 PM
News is that Trump is looking to allow private firms to conduct offensive cyber operations.
This has been in the works all year.
www.cyberincontext.ca/p/america-wa...
This has been in the works all year.
www.cyberincontext.ca/p/america-wa...
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Can we stop having most big hacker conferences in the U.S. please, as only people who support Trump publicly will be allowed into the country from overseas.
Requiring temporary visitors to surrender five years of social media to the U.S. sends the message that the American commitment to free speech is pretense. This simply is not the behavior of a country confident in its freedoms.
It's a threat to free speech around the world and must be opposed.
It's a threat to free speech around the world and must be opposed.
Foreign tourists could be required to disclose 5 years of social media histories under Trump administration plan
The Customs and Border Protection proposal would apply even to countries that don't require visas to enter.
www.nbcnews.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Can we stop having most big hacker conferences in the U.S. please, as only people who support Trump publicly will be allowed into the country from overseas.
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The names of two partial owners of contractor firms linked to China's Salt Typhoon hacker group also appeared in records for Cisco's "Networking Academy" global training program—years before those hackers targeted Cisco's devices in their sweeping spy campaign. www.wired.com/story/2-men-...
2 Men Linked to China’s Salt Typhoon Hacker Group Likely Trained in a Cisco ‘Academy’
The names of two partial owners of firms linked to the Salt Typhoon hacker group also appeared in records for a Cisco training program—years before the group targeted Cisco’s devices in a spy campaign...
www.wired.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The names of two partial owners of contractor firms linked to China's Salt Typhoon hacker group also appeared in records for Cisco's "Networking Academy" global training program—years before those hackers targeted Cisco's devices in their sweeping spy campaign. www.wired.com/story/2-men-...
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Canada is pushing the idea of “digital sovereignty,” yet a Canadian court just disregarded France’s own data sovereignty law.
This case has major implications for cross-border data access and cloud service providers. youtu.be/L2Mk9z1nKzQ
This case has major implications for cross-border data access and cloud service providers. youtu.be/L2Mk9z1nKzQ
What digital sovereignty? How a Canadian Court is forcing a French company to break French law
YouTube video by PrivacyLawyer - David Fraser
youtu.be
December 5, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Canada is pushing the idea of “digital sovereignty,” yet a Canadian court just disregarded France’s own data sovereignty law.
This case has major implications for cross-border data access and cloud service providers. youtu.be/L2Mk9z1nKzQ
This case has major implications for cross-border data access and cloud service providers. youtu.be/L2Mk9z1nKzQ
In light of recent discussion of Arctic communications, I'm reminded of a book chapter I wrote on the CAF in the Arctic and the risks of relying on satellite communications.
TL;DR: Don't expect to be able to use satellite comms in a conflict
www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi...
TL;DR: Don't expect to be able to use satellite comms in a conflict
www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi...
The Canadian Armed Forces' Arctic Pan-Domain Command and Control Cyber
The Department of National Defence (DND) and Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) have begun widespread digital transformation with the aim of being a digitally modern
www.taylorfrancis.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:16 PM
In light of recent discussion of Arctic communications, I'm reminded of a book chapter I wrote on the CAF in the Arctic and the risks of relying on satellite communications.
TL;DR: Don't expect to be able to use satellite comms in a conflict
www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi...
TL;DR: Don't expect to be able to use satellite comms in a conflict
www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi...
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Canada's cyber defence public-private partnership is more private than public, argues @cyberincontext.ca
What's happening with the Canadian Cyber Defence Collective?
Canada's cyber defence public-private partnership is more private than public
www.cyberincontext.ca
December 1, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Canada's cyber defence public-private partnership is more private than public, argues @cyberincontext.ca
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It’s official — the Policy Village schedule for #BSidesOttawa is now posted. Join sessions where security, policy, and innovation meet.
🔗 bsidesottawa.ca/policy-villa...
#PublicPolicy #CyberSecurity #BSides
🔗 bsidesottawa.ca/policy-villa...
#PublicPolicy #CyberSecurity #BSides
Policy Village - BSidesOttawa
Policy Village is not about corporate policies such as Acceptable Use Policy… Nor is it about implementing technical controls or anything like that. Rather, it’s about understanding the ways that…
bsidesottawa.ca
November 17, 2025 at 9:00 PM
It’s official — the Policy Village schedule for #BSidesOttawa is now posted. Join sessions where security, policy, and innovation meet.
🔗 bsidesottawa.ca/policy-villa...
#PublicPolicy #CyberSecurity #BSides
🔗 bsidesottawa.ca/policy-villa...
#PublicPolicy #CyberSecurity #BSides
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Cyber resilience starts local.
Hear Shelly Bruce on grassroots cybersecurity at Policy Village, BSides Ottawa.
#CyberSecurity #Grassroots
Hear Shelly Bruce on grassroots cybersecurity at Policy Village, BSides Ottawa.
#CyberSecurity #Grassroots
November 9, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Cyber resilience starts local.
Hear Shelly Bruce on grassroots cybersecurity at Policy Village, BSides Ottawa.
#CyberSecurity #Grassroots
Hear Shelly Bruce on grassroots cybersecurity at Policy Village, BSides Ottawa.
#CyberSecurity #Grassroots
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Policy Village at BSides Ottawa! A space where cybersecurity pros & policymakers connect. No tech workshops, no politics—just meaningful dialogue about how public policy impacts our field. All experience levels welcome! bsidesottawa.ca/ #BSidesOttawa #Cybersecurity
November 11, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Policy Village at BSides Ottawa! A space where cybersecurity pros & policymakers connect. No tech workshops, no politics—just meaningful dialogue about how public policy impacts our field. All experience levels welcome! bsidesottawa.ca/ #BSidesOttawa #Cybersecurity