Chris Farris 

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Cloud Security nerd | AWS Security Hero | @fwdcloudsec Organizer | Warning: Snark ahead | @jcfarris on the bird site
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Chris Farris 3d ago
We've moved from "Shared Responsibility" in the Cloud, to "No Responsibility" in the Agentic AI space. You all deserve the fate you're going to get.
Chris Farris Dec 17
Daniel MolkentinDec 16
I am not sure if everyone who is outraged by the insane rise in RAM pricing understands that this is solely because a billionaire bought 40% of all memory chip production. Not because he needs it, just to oust the competition. And the entire IT sector, and all private PC owners, have been taken prisoners in the process.
Chris Farris Oct 23
lorax b. horne  🍉Oct 23
Yikes. Apple complying in advance with the technofascists? "Any user who updates to iOS 26 and subsequently restarts their device will inadvertently erase all evidence of older Pegasus and Predator detections that might have been present in their shutdown.log." https://iverify.io/blog/key-iocs-for-pegasus-and-predator-spyware-cleaned-with-ios-26-update
Key IOCs for Pegasus and Predator Spyware Cleaned With iOS 26 Update

iOS 26 changes how shutdown logs are handled, erasing key evidence of Pegasus and Predator spyware, creating new challenges for forensic investigators

Chris Farris Oct 10
Given that we elected a Groomer as president, can we go back to when it was acceptable to have sprint and backlog grooming sessions?
Chris Farris Jun 22, 2025
Flesh & bone by the telephoneJun 22, 2025
You don't have to prefix things with "doom" anymore, that's just the default now. You can just say scrolling.
Chris Farris May 28, 2025
AI6YR BenMay 28, 2025
Per Court Watch, woman who drove erratically at CIA headquarters at high speed before being shot... was just drunk driving. #cia https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.vaed.574813/gov.uscourts.vaed.574813.2.0.pdf?utm_source=www.courtwatch.news&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=fbi-woman-shot-at-cia-was-driving-drunk&_bhlid=954bd9bf52ff0df779adaf50070973dd748e2fea
Chris Farris May 27, 2025
schrotthaufenMay 26, 2025
Chris Farris May 18, 2025
Jan PenfratMay 15, 2025

For weeks I have been telling reporters that #Trump could have the power to switch off our tech in #Europe. It felt a bit alarmist until I just read that #Microsoft, on the behest of the #US gov, has suspended the email account of Karim Khan, the #ICC chief prosecutor.

One of the most important international courts and a legal bulwark against #genocide, crimes against humanity, and #warcrimes is threatened by #BigTech dependency.

https://apnews.com/article/icc-trump-sanctions-karim-khan-court-a4b4c02751ab84c09718b1b95cbd5db3

#DigitalSovereignty #FOSS #EthicalTech

Trump's sanctions on ICC prosecutor have halted tribunal's work

Nearly three months ago, U.S. President Donald Trump slapped sanctions on the International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor, Karim Khan. He has lost access to his email and his bank accounts have been frozen. American staffers at The Hague-based court also have been told that if they travel to the U.S. they risk arrest. In addition, some nongovernmental organizations have stopped working with the ICC. Rights groups say these problems will prevent victims of war crimes from getting justice.

AP News
Chris Farris May 18, 2025
Erik Uden 🚩May 16, 2025
Chris Farris May 17, 2025

Right before RSAC, I posted an addendum to the Universal Cloud Threat Model that addresses the risks to non-US companies now that the US Government has lost its shit.

https://www.chrisfarris.com/post/threat-model-2025/

Specifically, I examined three new attack vectors: Denial of Availability, Violation of Confidentiality, and Attacks on Integrity. What could an unhinged and unrestrained US Government attempt to do, if they deem your organization is "not in the National Interest"

Well, this morning we woke up to the news that a prosecutor with the International Criminal Court (ICC) had his Outlook account shut down. Why did Microsoft do that? Well, Trump got upset because the ICC was going after leaders in Israel over alleged war crimes in Gaza. Also, I suspect because that same body indicted his KGB handler.

Ironically, just last month, Microsoft promised to push back against Trump, yet they are just rolling over. Admittedly, the ICC incident was for a consumer outlook account, and the promise was to protect the Azure Sovereign Cloud and maintain their operations in Europe.

So that is now my open question for all US companies building a Sovereign Cloud in Europe:

If the ICC attempted to open an account in your sovereign cloud, would you allow them to do so?

Threat Modelling Cloud Service Providers in 2025 - Chris Farris

Rethinking the Threat Model for US Cloud Providers due to Trump

https://www.chrisfarris.com/