Will Ackerly

For those of you outside Texas that can’t make it to see the eclipse tomorrow, it looks something like this:

It goes without saying that foreign governments shouldn't be able to hack into the email accounts of U.S. government officials. I'm demanding the federal government investigate how Microsoft’s neglect of cybersecurity enabled this Chinese spying campaign.

@senykam @MongoDB This is extremely exciting, I cannot wait for our team @virtruprivacy to leverage your queryable encryption in MongoDB. Best of both worlds

When I started doing research in encrypted search 20 years ago, I made a commitment that I would see it through. In 2021 our company Aroki Sys. was acquired by @MongoDB and today I’m excited to announce that we’re releasing encrypted search in MongoDB: mongodb.com/blog/post/mong…

We're live with @SCMagazine's Stephen Lawton and Virtru's @willackerly discussing how to unlock data-centric #security. We'll share some key insights in this thread. 🧵 Listen here: onlinexperiences.com/scripts/Server… #ZeroTrust #Cybersecurity

On the latest episode of the Modern CTO podcast, our Co-Founder and CTO, @willackerly, shares his perspectives on innovation, data security, #privacy, #AI, and more. Don't miss this great discussion: virtru.co/3yQFAhY

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Tesla’s new Ventilator looks incredible. Mostly car parts yet has truly sophisticated features designed for tough cases. youtu.be/zZbDg24dfN0

This is scary. True privacy for contact tracing cannot come soon enough.

This season’s premier #cybersecurity diorama contest. What does “The New Normal” mean to you? Say it with #Peeps. peepingnormal.com Tweet photos or videos of your fluffy creations @PeepingNormal or using the hashtag #PeepingNormal. Submissions due before 5PM on 4/15.

Took a very social-distancing walk around my neighborhood, and found the Achilles heel of this whole approach. Big groups of dumb kids hanging out together, thinking this is an awesome vacation.

If you’re curious about the latest developments in encrypted search, here are my slides from the 2019 SAC summer school. Intro and basics: cs.brown.edu/people/seny/sl…. Leakage attacks: cs.brown.edu/people/seny/sl…. Leakage suppression: cs.brown.edu/people/seny/sl…

Over the last few weeks I've been really excited to learn that more & more top cryptographers are starting to work on encrypted search---especially on designing new & better schemes. Can't wait to see all the new results.

Whenever I talk with people into chemtrails, flat earth, or other conspiracies, I'm struck by how appealing a worldview with a "them" must be. If only we could stop "them!" As dark as those worldviews are, it is perhaps darker if there is no "them." That this world is just... us.

It's time for the U.S. to lead on data privacy law - by @virtruprivacy CEO @JohnAckerly1 and @wirewheel_io CEO @JustinAnt1, via @Newsweek bit.ly/2TGhsxq #privacy #dataprotection

@AmericanAir Thank you Sharron at DCA AA customer service, pulled huge miracle (+ran my ticket over last second) and saved big meeting tmrrw

Transparency leads to Measurement. Measurement leads to Enforcement. Enforcement leads to improved security. -- Yoda #SSL #CT #PKI

My take on Oliver Stone's "Snowden" & Privacy threats (technical and constitutional) that are still out there. darkreading.com/operations/sno…

Tonight: Join @OWASPNoVA — Encryption in the Age of Breaches w @karthikvbhat, 6:45 PM Reston, VA. Details: hubs.ly/H0425zW0