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Author of the Seriously Risky Business cyber security newsletter
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Good update from @tom.risky.biz about the evolving North Korea IT Worker threat and the pivot to Europe...and extortion.
Bonjour, Fellow IT Workers
Your weekly dose of Seriously Risky Business news is written by Tom Uren and edited by Patrick Gray. It's supported by Lawfare with help from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. This week's edit...
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April 3, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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Was great to get @tom.risky.biz’s thoughts on the Signal drama in today’s seriously risky biz

Audio: risky.biz/SRB114/
Video: risky.biz/video/srsly-...
Written analysis: risky.biz/the-signalga...
March 27, 2025 at 2:46 AM
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fergus.bsky.social
Fantastic piece by @tom.risky.biz --couldn't agree more.

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Outside America, Musk's X is a Foreign Influence Threat
Your weekly dose of Seriously Risky Business news is written by Tom Uren and edited by Patrick Gray. It's supported by Lawfare with help from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. This week's edit...
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March 13, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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Have you watched or listened to Between Two Nerds with @tom.risky.biz and @thegrugq.bsky.social yet? You should!

Deny, degrade, discombobulate!

Audio: risky.biz/BTN109/

Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEXg...
February 25, 2025 at 6:11 AM
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patrick.risky.biz
My colleague @tom.risky.biz makes a compelling argument that two hats are better than two heads when it comes to how NSA and Cyber Command are run.

Written analysis:

risky.biz/two-hats-are...

Audio discussion:

risky.biz/SRB106/

Video discussion:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNw5...
Srsly Risky Biz: Why two hats are better than two heads
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December 19, 2024 at 3:45 AM
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patrick.risky.biz
The Latest Between Two Nerds podcats with @tom.risky.biz and @thegrugq.bsky.social is out now:

risky.biz/BTN105/
Between Two Nerds: The evolution of Russia's cyber operations in Ukraine - Risky Business
Between Two Nerds: The evolution of Russia's cyber operations in Ukraine
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December 16, 2024 at 10:41 PM
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patrick.risky.biz
Between Two Nerds with @thegrugq.bsky.social and @tom.risky.biz is now available on YouTube as well as all audio podcast platforms!

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Between Two Nerds: How loose is too loose?
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December 9, 2024 at 10:35 PM
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This week's Seriously Risky Business looks at Russia's use of cybercriminals to support its war effort in Ukraine, new Australian cyber security legislation, and more. Read the weekly newsletter by @tom.risky.biz:
The PLA's Cyber Operations Go Dark
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November 22, 2024 at 2:39 PM
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This week's Seriously Risky Business looks at what a second Trump term may mean for cybersecurity, a UN draft cybercrime treaty, why Italy is a hub for spyware, and more. Read the weekly newsletter by @tom.risky.biz:
Expect More Covert Action Under Trump
The latest edition of the Seriously Risky Business cybersecurity newsletter, now on Lawfare.
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November 15, 2024 at 7:01 PM
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This is a good read from @tom.risky.biz on Trump's expected cybersecurity policy initiatives during his 2nd term

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Expect More Covert Action Under Trump
Your weekly dose of Seriously Risky Business news is written by Tom Uren and edited by Patrick Gray. It's supported by Lawfare with help from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. This week's edit...
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November 14, 2024 at 1:39 PM
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This week's Seriously Risky Business looks at Russia's use of cybercriminals to support its war effort in Ukraine, new Australian cyber security legislation, and more. Read the weekly newsletter by @tom.risky.biz:
Russia's GRU Thugs Double Down on Recruiting Cybercrooks
The latest edition of the Seriously Risky Business cybersecurity newsletter, now on Lawfare.
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October 18, 2024 at 2:51 PM
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shakirov2036.bsky.social
How is cyber conflict viewed from Russia and what implications does it have?

I'm presenting this Wednesday at the The Fletcher School at Tufts University Hitachi Center. Stop by if you are around Boston.

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RUnet Under Attack: Cyber Conflict Implications for Russia - Hitachi Center for Technology and International Affairs
Please join the Hitachi Center on Wednesday, October 9th at 12pm in Cabot 206 to hear from Oleg Shakirov from Johns Hopkins SAIS's research on the repercussions of cyber warfare in Russia.
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October 7, 2024 at 11:01 PM
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This week's Seriously Risky Business looks at Microsoft's update to its Secure Future Initiative, Indonesia's new cyber force, China's claim that Taiwan is running an influence campaign inside its borders, and more. Read the weekly newsletter by @tom.risky.biz:
Neutering Volt Typhoon to Deter China
The latest edition of the Seriously Risky Business cybersecurity newsletter, now on Lawfare.
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September 27, 2024 at 3:30 PM
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This week's Seriously Risky Business looks at how the Cyber Safety Review Board should investigate the CrowdStrike incident, the fragmenting of the ransomware ecosystem, Russian malware attacks against Ukraine, and more. Read the weekly newsletter by @tom.risky.biz:
How Chinese Illegal Gambling Infiltrates European Football
The latest edition of the Seriously Risky Business cybersecurity newsletter, now on Lawfare.
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July 26, 2024 at 3:06 PM
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This week's Seriously Risky Business looks at the recent White House report on the adoption of memory-safe programming languages, a £350k fine for the U.K. Ministry of Defence, and more. Read the weekly newsletter by @tom.risky.biz.
White House's Software Engineering Advice + Child Safety and Encryption Bans
The latest edition of the Seriously Risky Business cybersecurity newsletter, now on Lawfare.
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March 1, 2024 at 4:08 PM
tom.risky.biz
This week's Seriously Risky Business:
- The PRC's freewheeling cyber espionage market
- Disruption kicks off
- How state cyber groups use AI

Thanks to Dakota Cary and Dr Huong Le Thu for their thoughts.

listen: podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/s...
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February 22, 2024 at 4:19 AM
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shakirov2036.bsky.social
I listened to @tom.risky.biz & @the.gru.gq discussing Russian cyber doctrine on Between Two Nerds and had to write this because what they talk about is not Russian cyber doctrine but an almost random quote. Follow me into this not very deep rabbit hole

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February 21, 2024 at 1:46 AM
tom.risky.biz
This week's Seriously Risky Business:

- Spyware is an ecosystem
- Ukraine adopts US 'defend forward' strategy
- For China, evidence is optional

Listen here:
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read here:
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February 15, 2024 at 6:57 AM
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This week's Seriously Risky Business looks at how the U.S. is grappling with Chinese cyber actors who are building the capability to disrupt critical infrastructure, the growing problem of ransomware, the growing problem of ransomware, and more. Read the weekly newsletter by @tom.risky.biz:
Volt Typhoon: Keep Calm and Carry On + VPNs Wounded in Cyber Knife Fight
The latest edition of the Seriously Risky Business cybersecurity newsletter, now on Lawfare.
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February 9, 2024 at 4:30 PM
tom.risky.biz
This week's Seriously Risky Business

- Volt Typhoon: Keep Calm and Carry On
- VPNs Wounded in Cyber Knife Fight
- Hack-for-hire Streisand Effect

Listen here:
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/s...

or read:
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February 8, 2024 at 4:42 AM