Stefani Jones
@stefanijones.bsky.social
Dir of Cyber Programs, @aspendigital.bsky.social. Past lives: CISA, Microsoft, White House. Personal account.
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NEW: Mercenary spyware is coming to the US.
ICE just quietly unsuspended their contract with spyware maker #Paragon.
Remember them? Caught earlier this year being used to hack Italian journalists.
This is bad, let's talk about how we got here 1/
jackpoulson.substack.com/p/exclusive-...
ICE just quietly unsuspended their contract with spyware maker #Paragon.
Remember them? Caught earlier this year being used to hack Italian journalists.
This is bad, let's talk about how we got here 1/
jackpoulson.substack.com/p/exclusive-...
Exclusive: ICE reactivated its $2 million contract with Israeli spyware firm Paragon, following its acquisition by U.S. capital
The cyber division of ICE's Homeland Security Investigations on Saturday quietly lifted a stop-work order put into place by the Biden administration in October.
jackpoulson.substack.com
September 2, 2025 at 1:16 AM
NEW: Mercenary spyware is coming to the US.
ICE just quietly unsuspended their contract with spyware maker #Paragon.
Remember them? Caught earlier this year being used to hack Italian journalists.
This is bad, let's talk about how we got here 1/
jackpoulson.substack.com/p/exclusive-...
ICE just quietly unsuspended their contract with spyware maker #Paragon.
Remember them? Caught earlier this year being used to hack Italian journalists.
This is bad, let's talk about how we got here 1/
jackpoulson.substack.com/p/exclusive-...
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he still lives on in the world we left behind
July 21, 2025 at 2:11 AM
he still lives on in the world we left behind
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personally, I think it is a problem if a Substack eugenicist has access to lists of millions of people by race www.theverge.com/analysis/703...
The Columbia hack is a much bigger deal than Mamdani’s college application
A politically-motivated hack on a politically-vulnerable school is flying under the radar
www.theverge.com
July 9, 2025 at 9:37 PM
personally, I think it is a problem if a Substack eugenicist has access to lists of millions of people by race www.theverge.com/analysis/703...
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"It's really hard to fathom that the guy making my pizza for 25 years is a gangster and a terrorist, and the person who shows up in an unmarked car wearing a mask and body armor comes to take him away is somehow the good guy” www.wnep.com/article/news...
Wayne County community rally amid ICE raid at restaurant
Newswatch 16's Emily Kress spoke with people in the Honesdale community who are shaken after watching three restaurant employees get detained.
www.wnep.com
June 7, 2025 at 3:03 AM
"It's really hard to fathom that the guy making my pizza for 25 years is a gangster and a terrorist, and the person who shows up in an unmarked car wearing a mask and body armor comes to take him away is somehow the good guy” www.wnep.com/article/news...
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still trying to wrap my mind around the fact that today wasn’t friday
June 6, 2025 at 12:50 AM
still trying to wrap my mind around the fact that today wasn’t friday
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Elon threatening to just leave people on the ISS is making a pretty good case for why you nationalize your space program!
June 6, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Elon threatening to just leave people on the ISS is making a pretty good case for why you nationalize your space program!
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The threat and policy landscape is changing. How can we support effective cybersecurity at the state, local, and tribal levels? @stefanijones.bsky.social dives into this question in a new thought piece. Read her insights on the evolving roles in cyber policy: www.aspendigital.org/blog/state-a...
May 29, 2025 at 6:55 PM
The threat and policy landscape is changing. How can we support effective cybersecurity at the state, local, and tribal levels? @stefanijones.bsky.social dives into this question in a new thought piece. Read her insights on the evolving roles in cyber policy: www.aspendigital.org/blog/state-a...
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We’re joining @aspendigital.bsky.social in celebrating 10 years of the #AspenCyber Summit in DC this November 18. Be part of the conversation, and the movement to act, on the most pressing cybersecurity issues of our time. Learn more and register: www.aspencybersummit.org #CyberCivilDefense #take9
Aspen Cyber Summit
The Aspen Cyber Summit is the nation’s premier annual technology and cybersecurity policy gathering.
www.aspencybersummit.org
May 27, 2025 at 10:46 AM
We’re joining @aspendigital.bsky.social in celebrating 10 years of the #AspenCyber Summit in DC this November 18. Be part of the conversation, and the movement to act, on the most pressing cybersecurity issues of our time. Learn more and register: www.aspencybersummit.org #CyberCivilDefense #take9
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"What could be more anti-American than banishing potential immigrants who have come to our country to learn and contribute to our society?"
People not pawns, the editorial board at the Crimson is right on here…
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Harvard’s International Students Are People — Not Pawns | Opinion | The Harvard Crimson
Make no mistake: This is an attack on the fundamental value of pluralism — worthwhile for its own sake and fundamental to excellence and innovation. To protect our peers’ right to continue their educa...
www.thecrimson.com
May 23, 2025 at 1:11 PM
"What could be more anti-American than banishing potential immigrants who have come to our country to learn and contribute to our society?"
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I could be wrong about this but I really think most Americans do not want to be forced to “do their own research” about food & drug & product safety and would rather that the government agencies that have been sorting that all out for them for decades not be obliterated in the name of “efficiency.”
April 30, 2025 at 2:31 PM
I could be wrong about this but I really think most Americans do not want to be forced to “do their own research” about food & drug & product safety and would rather that the government agencies that have been sorting that all out for them for decades not be obliterated in the name of “efficiency.”
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Catch @vivianschiller.bsky.social on the west stage at @rsaconference.bsky.social today at 11:35am PT for a session on cyber messages that mobilize with @craignewmark.bsky.social, Michael Schmidt of #ZeroDay, and @wondros.bsky.social's president. Not in SF? Watch the stream: www.rsaconference.com
April 29, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Catch @vivianschiller.bsky.social on the west stage at @rsaconference.bsky.social today at 11:35am PT for a session on cyber messages that mobilize with @craignewmark.bsky.social, Michael Schmidt of #ZeroDay, and @wondros.bsky.social's president. Not in SF? Watch the stream: www.rsaconference.com
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recession indicator
April 26, 2025 at 1:00 PM
recession indicator
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🚨 Two BIG updates for the 2025 #CyberCivilDefense Summit! 🚨
🔑 Udbhav Tiwari, VP of Strategy & Global Affairs at @signal.org joins as our final Summit keynote!
📅 The agenda is LIVE! We have officially locked in the schedule — and the lineup is stacked!
Register today 👇
cybercivildefensesummit.org
🔑 Udbhav Tiwari, VP of Strategy & Global Affairs at @signal.org joins as our final Summit keynote!
📅 The agenda is LIVE! We have officially locked in the schedule — and the lineup is stacked!
Register today 👇
cybercivildefensesummit.org
April 24, 2025 at 8:10 PM
🚨 Two BIG updates for the 2025 #CyberCivilDefense Summit! 🚨
🔑 Udbhav Tiwari, VP of Strategy & Global Affairs at @signal.org joins as our final Summit keynote!
📅 The agenda is LIVE! We have officially locked in the schedule — and the lineup is stacked!
Register today 👇
cybercivildefensesummit.org
🔑 Udbhav Tiwari, VP of Strategy & Global Affairs at @signal.org joins as our final Summit keynote!
📅 The agenda is LIVE! We have officially locked in the schedule — and the lineup is stacked!
Register today 👇
cybercivildefensesummit.org
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Historians: Quibbling Over Exact Definition Of Concentration Camp Sign Of Healthy Society
Historians: Quibbling Over Exact Definition Of Concentration Camp Sign Of Healthy Society
NEW HAVEN, CT—Calling such concern for linguistic precision a clear indicator of a thriving country, a panel of historians from Yale University issued a statement Thursday announcing that quibbling ov...
theonion.com
April 17, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Historians: Quibbling Over Exact Definition Of Concentration Camp Sign Of Healthy Society
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"At least five children and three adults with cholera died as they went in search of treatment in South Sudan after aid cuts by the Trump administration shuttered local health clinics"
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/w...
Children Seeking Cholera Care Die After U.S. Cuts Aid, Charity Says
The victims died on a grueling three-hour walk in scorching heat as they tried to reach the nearest remaining health facility, officials of Save the Children said.
www.nytimes.com
April 12, 2025 at 10:29 AM
"At least five children and three adults with cholera died as they went in search of treatment in South Sudan after aid cuts by the Trump administration shuttered local health clinics"
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/w...
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuOH...
"Did it work? Anyone? Anyone know the effects? It did not work and the US sank deeper into the great depression."
(The average tariff under Smoot Hawley was 20%. As of "Liberation Day", the average tariff will be 22.5%)
"Did it work? Anyone? Anyone know the effects? It did not work and the US sank deeper into the great depression."
(The average tariff under Smoot Hawley was 20%. As of "Liberation Day", the average tariff will be 22.5%)
Hawley–Smoot Tariff - Ferris Bueller's Day Off.
YouTube video by International School History
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April 3, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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"Did it work? Anyone? Anyone know the effects? It did not work and the US sank deeper into the great depression."
(The average tariff under Smoot Hawley was 20%. As of "Liberation Day", the average tariff will be 22.5%)
"Did it work? Anyone? Anyone know the effects? It did not work and the US sank deeper into the great depression."
(The average tariff under Smoot Hawley was 20%. As of "Liberation Day", the average tariff will be 22.5%)
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The standout madness in the general madness are the enormous tariffs on South East Asia which, if these stick, is going to magnify China's sphere of influence. Geopolitical lunacy.
April 2, 2025 at 8:59 PM
The standout madness in the general madness are the enormous tariffs on South East Asia which, if these stick, is going to magnify China's sphere of influence. Geopolitical lunacy.
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what booker is doing right now is an example of what i mean when i say things like “we need more ambition right now.” there is room in american politics right now for people with ambition to take big stands and reap the rewards. he’s doing it!
April 1, 2025 at 8:24 PM
what booker is doing right now is an example of what i mean when i say things like “we need more ambition right now.” there is room in american politics right now for people with ambition to take big stands and reap the rewards. he’s doing it!
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This is as cruel and crazed as it is anti-constitutional. Kafka + Orwell + de Sade
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
An ‘Administrative Error’ Sends a Maryland Father to a Salvadoran Prison
The Trump administration says that it mistakenly deported an immigrant with protected status but that courts are powerless to order his return.
www.theatlantic.com
April 1, 2025 at 11:59 AM
This is as cruel and crazed as it is anti-constitutional. Kafka + Orwell + de Sade
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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We'll be at #WiCyS2025 in Dallas next week. If you're there too, make sure to stop by the #Take9 chalk wall or career fair booth to say hi to @amira.bsky.social, @stefanijones.bsky.social, and Devon! www.wicys.org
See something phishy? Pause for 9 seconds for a more cyber secure future.
See something phishy? Pause for 9 seconds for a more cyber secure future.
March 28, 2025 at 2:38 PM
We'll be at #WiCyS2025 in Dallas next week. If you're there too, make sure to stop by the #Take9 chalk wall or career fair booth to say hi to @amira.bsky.social, @stefanijones.bsky.social, and Devon! www.wicys.org
See something phishy? Pause for 9 seconds for a more cyber secure future.
See something phishy? Pause for 9 seconds for a more cyber secure future.
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daily reminder to take your meds, stay hydrated, and keep your OPSEC clean
March 28, 2025 at 1:32 AM
daily reminder to take your meds, stay hydrated, and keep your OPSEC clean
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This story makes a really powerful (and tragically depressing) point: that there is no evidence strong enough to counter a world view anchored in conspiracy theory and reinforced by a multitide of motivated "influencers" — even the death of one's own child.
Mom of child dead from measles: “Don’t do the shots,” my other 4 kids were fine arstechnica.com/health/2025/...
Mom of child dead from measles: “Don’t do the shots,” my other 4 kids were fine
The interview downplayed the disease, maligned vaccines…
arstechnica.com
March 21, 2025 at 4:34 PM
This story makes a really powerful (and tragically depressing) point: that there is no evidence strong enough to counter a world view anchored in conspiracy theory and reinforced by a multitide of motivated "influencers" — even the death of one's own child.
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It’s the 60th Anniversary of “Bloody Sunday” at Selma, and thus the 10th anniversary of President Obama’s speech there, my favorite of all his public oratory, although it reads differently now. 🧵
time.com/3736357/bara...
time.com/3736357/bara...
Read the Full Text of Obama's Speech in Selma
The President spoke on Saturday in Selma, Ala.
time.com
March 7, 2025 at 4:05 PM
It’s the 60th Anniversary of “Bloody Sunday” at Selma, and thus the 10th anniversary of President Obama’s speech there, my favorite of all his public oratory, although it reads differently now. 🧵
time.com/3736357/bara...
time.com/3736357/bara...
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Fascinating article from two researchers who have been studying right wing media with recommendations for how the left can/should build new media infrastructure to compete: jacobin.com/2025/03/left...
The Left Needs Media That Competes — and Wins
The Right’s growing success with working-class voters wasn’t won with policy papers or think tanks; it was built through media that speaks their language. If the Left wants to compete, it needs to bui...
jacobin.com
March 6, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Fascinating article from two researchers who have been studying right wing media with recommendations for how the left can/should build new media infrastructure to compete: jacobin.com/2025/03/left...