Thread by @tarah

For much of the last two years, I've been the @BrookingsInst contributing cybersecurity editor. As I move on from this role with gratitude, I want to take a moment to celebrate some of what I and my intrepid #TechStream editors @EliasGroll & @chrismeserole have published.

This mattered. The first piece I wrote called out the dangers in hyperbolic overstatement in what constituted cyberwar. Protip: if not a single human is harmed as a direct result of the attack, it's not cyberwar. brookings.edu/techstream/the…

Here's one Bruce Schneier @schneierblog and I wrote that explains cyberwar, including damaging weapons of mass destruction and denying food, water, healthcare, and logistical support. We were dead-on about what the Russian attacks on Ukraine meant. brookings.edu/techstream/hac…

I loved writing this one with @ciaranmartinoxf where we disagreed on whether ransomware payments should be allowed based on the incentives - but found by the end that our technical end goals were identical since they're based on protecting people. brookings.edu/techstream/sho…

I was proud to see this article by @josephinecwolff come out. Josephine and I have talked about the nature of cyber insurance's impact on the industry for a while, and when I asked her for this article and edited it, I was so glad she said yes. brookings.edu/techstream/how…

SO proud to see @vicontiveros w her first byline. She, @adamshostack, & I urge the creation of a technical review board for cybersecurity incidents based on the NTSB & on our work with the Aviation Lessons Learned project at @BelferCenter with @robknake. brookings.edu/techstream/the…

The brilliant @runasand, @pwnallthethings, & I wrote this to explain the seriousness with which the NSO group hacks should be taken, and to give credit to the journalists who broke the story while experiencing existential threats.
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I do love collaborating with the brilliant minds at @ArmyCyberInst. The Information Warfare Division Chief, Major Jess Dawson and I discuss how data brokering sensitive information to Chinese AI companies can lead to targeting of vulnerable populations. brookings.edu/techstream/how…

Robot security researcher @Straithe stepped up when I realized we really needed a piece on how anthropomorphized robots can hack human minds into more than we expect - and how their TOS needs to be clearly understood and posted. brookings.edu/techstream/whe…

But my joy, my pièce de résistance on this job was this: for the first time that we know of, the Brookings Institution published a professional Dominatrix. @SavannahSly & I disassemble the new EARN-IT here. brookings.edu/techstream/an-…

Savannah & I explained how vulnerable populations are often the real targets of privacy-harming bills. Denying people encryption is denying their human rights.

47 days later, the likely overturning of Roe v. Wade leaked and "vulnerable population" became "51% of Americans."

I want to express my extreme gratitude especially to @EliasGroll, a killer senior editor, thinker in tech and cybersecurity, and passionate advocate for bringing less-heard voices into the public debate on information security. It's been a good run. </end>