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Cyber threat analyst focused on state-aligned adversaries. @Cornell & @JacksonYale grad. Opinions are my own, not my employer's. #threatintel #infosec #osint
May 3, 2021 6 tweets 2 min read
Dutch intel agency AIVD's annual report is out. Here are some of the highlights on cyber, IO, and espionage generally. Some overlap with the recent MIVD report. aivd.nl/binaries/aivd_… [PDF - NL] China
- Top econ espionage threat. Targeted semiconductors, telecoms, pharma, and biotech
- Collected large scale personal data (travel, visa, passport, flight, telephone, medical)
- Sought to cast doubt on COVID origins, EU handling of pandemic
May 3, 2021 4 tweets 1 min read
Dutch Military Intel (MIVD)'s annual is report out. Here are some of the cyber & IO highlights, Russian and China defensie.nl/binaries/defen… [PDF] Russia
- Goals: defense modernization, economic strength, political influence, geopolitical ambitions
- Primary espionage focus was NGOs, think tanks, and sports organizers
- Unspecified cyber sabotage preparations outside the NL
- GRU disinfo targeted NATO/EU unity, COVID-19
Jun 25, 2018 32 tweets 10 min read
Obviously this immediately got added to my reading list #infosec #threatintel Well, off to the races. I'm starting to read through The Perfect Weapon. I'll share my train of thought as it comes up. Sadly, because I'm doing it as an audiobook the snippets I want to quote may not be available online