Mathew Schwartz

Riverside Walk — Dundee, Scotland (Jan. 2024)

BEGUN, THE TOKEN WARS HAVE

Great essay on writing and thinking in the age of AI theguardian.com/us-news/ng-int…

Interesting research from @RESecurity into recent supply chain attack and what it portends resecurity.com/blog/article/m…

„Russia is now moving away from using those low-cost, one-time recruits toward more “professional” operations, tapping into organized crime networks, according to the report published on Wednesday by the Internal Security Agency, or ABW.“ apnews.com/article/poland…

New - MEPs call for greater scrutiny of Europol following concerns over shadow IT computerweekly.com/news/366642721… via @computerweekly

@adrianmckinty Spot on. If only for an editor (or a more aggressive one)!

@mathewjschwartz what was so weird about that book is that there was a good, eccentric 400 page spy novel buried in over 1200 pages of nonsense

in the last year I've read 2 big swing Norman Mailer books, the first, Harlot's Ghost, was a huge, messy, swing & miss Executioner's Song was a home run comprehensive (almost exhaustive) lyrical & strange this wd be 2 season true crime podcast today and not nearly as good 👍

There’s something ominous about the speed with which the entire world has marched to require identification on platforms and, as I expected, begin the process of banning anonymous VPNs.

What’s the point of the consultation if the decision is already made?

"We tend not to associate monopolies with innovation. But this can be a mistake. Without competition nipping at its heels, Bell Labs engineers had the luxury of working out difficult ideas over decades." wsj.com/tech/bell-labs…

So I hear you say what are you reading on the road? Well I’m re -reading the entire Inspector Duffy series by Adrian McKinty with great relish. He has now replaced my love of Maigret. Sadly I’m on the last. Try them. I think they’re brilliant.

The number of Russian sabotage operations in Europe almost quadrupled from 2023 to 2024. NATO and EU policymakers have highlighted significant ongoing concerns with the resilience of European critical infrastructure (ECI): 🔹There has been a significant lack of investment in ECI in recent decades. 🔹The continued use of old computer systems and out-of-date software in ECI. 🔹A significant portion of critical infrastructure is privately owned or privately operated. 🔹The vulnerability of submarine cables given how reliant the European economy is on them. First published August 2025| Read the full report by Charlie Edwards and Nate Seidenstein: go.iiss.org/4qtDaQq Food for thought ahead of the inaugural IISS Stockholm Civil Defence Forum 2026 | For more information and outline agenda, please visit go.iiss.org/SCDF26 IISS Stockholm Defence Forum 2026 | #IISS_SCDF26 21–22 April 2026

It’s not just new, it’s newspeak

‘Shockingly bad’: Nissan Leaf drivers voice anger over app shutdown — carmaker’s decision to drop NissanConnect EV app on relatively recent cars fuels warnings from experts theguardian.com/environment/20…

Sensofusion has today announced the Tactical Drone Factory: a fully self-contained interceptor drone manufacturing facility built inside a standard shipping container. Shipping worldwide in May (export restrictions apply). app.accessnewswire.com/viewarticle?id…

Word of the month: 'Slopperganger' bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Let them eat ... humble crumble? 🤨people.com/kate-middleton…

And, in case you don’t read the paper, the vulnerabilities were patched very shortly after they were found. That’s what happens when researchers and service providers should work together.

@dcuthbert Very sad news. RIP, Felix

Everyone today is a hacker in a sense but there are very few OG hackers on which shoulders we stand Oh dude, Felix “FX” Lindner you were so much a hackers hacker and you will be missed RIP my friend and thank you

We found that Wi-Fi client isolation can often be bypassed. This allows an attacker who can connect to a network, either as a malicious insider or by connecting to a co-located open network, to attack others. NDSS'26 paper: ndss-symposium.org/wp-content/upl… GitHub: github.com/vanhoefm/airsn…