Best Infosec-Related Long Reads for the Week of 11/2/24
Cops can't keep up with the rise of infostealers, How a third-party script exploited British Airways, Setting up a risk appetite statement, The security threats poised against Smart Grid 2.0
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Trump appointees asked CISA to secretly hack a voting machine and not reveal the results, report
The effort stalled, but election officials say the administration’s cuts have left CISA less equipped to defend voting systems against real threats.
Surveillance without borders, weaponized cameras, and the Russian bot myth: Best infosec long reads 10/17/26
Hacked cameras become weapons of war, China deepens its surveillance, Uganda slides into surveillance authoritarianism, Outlit wants AI agents to watch customers, Russian bots blackout is a myth Goodfire essay on neural networks is all the rage
Cyberattack on BAE Systems knocks US bankruptcy notices offline
Attack disrupts the platform serving every federal bankruptcy court, halting notice production and cutting access to key judiciary websites.
Spyware turns digital ads into silent attack vectors
Citizen Lab uncovered an ad-delivered, zero-click spyware campaign targeting 45 Al Jazeera devices—no clicks or visible warning required.