Incredible reporting from NRK coming out this week: Bjørn Hallstrøm claims he worked for the CIA in the 80s and 90s; posed as a journalist in Afghanistan, Colombia, Libya; and produced documentaries for Norwegian television. https://www.dagbladet.no/nyheter/jeg-var-cia-agent/82586765
Runa Sandvik
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Founder of @granitt, securing journalists and at-risk people around the world.
Great piece from @lorenzofb about the work Apple is doing for spyware victims and some thoughts on why the company should not get into the business of doing forensics on people’s devices. https://techcrunch.com/2024/12/20/why-apple-sends-spyware-victims-to-this-nonprofit-security-lab/
Why Apple sends spyware victims to this nonprofit security lab | TechCrunch
Cybersecurity experts, who work with human rights defenders and journalists, agree that Apple is doing the right thing by sending notifications to victims of mercenary spyware — and at the same time refusing to forensically analyze the devices.
I wrote a very timely introduction to digital security for journalists for @GIJN, this guidance may also apply to activists, lawyers, and anyone else doing at-risk work these days. https://gijn.org/resource/introduction-investigative-journalism-digital-security
For those who enjoy threat assessments and thinking through all sorts of what ifs, here's a fascinating look at the risks to civil aviation in the Middle East and how international operators are navigating the airspace. https://ops.group/blog/dodging-danger-the-three-routes-through-the-middle-east/
Dodging Danger: The Three Routes Through the Middle East
Navigating the airspace of the Middle East has become a major headache for international operators. In recent times, risk to civil aviation in the region has changed at a pace we have never seen before. Transits are now faced with a common conundrum: it no longer seems to be a simple question
I’ve focused on security for at-risk civil society groups for over a decade now (🙀), including human rights defenders, lawyers, and journalists. I've got some availability these next few months, please get in touch for collaboration, consulting, training, presenting, etc!
Had the pleasure of speaking to @agreenberg for WIRED’s guide to protecting yourself from government surveillance. https://www.wired.com/story/the-wired-guide-to-protecting-yourself-from-government-surveillance/
Watched @Tarah’s 2019 presentation the other day about common security pitfalls in pilot training; turns out ✨federal law✨ requires the FAA to publish names, addresses, and ratings for all U.S. airmen on its website. https://youtube.com/watch?v=xyvmux45860
Tarah Wheeler - Common Online Security Fails In Pilot Training - DEF CON 27 Aviation Village
👋 A few friends in the U.S. have recently asked me how to get into cybersecurity, where to start, whether to go for a degree or certification, where to find work, etc. If you have any ideas or resources on this topic that I can pass along, please share them here.
My @VirusBulletin keynote next month is titled “Solving puzzles: protecting high-risk communities.” Here’s what I’ll talk about. I don’t think there’s a live stream, but it will be recorded and available on YouTube later.
Had the pleasure of being interviewed by Jennifer Leggio for her SecurityWeek column about the work I do for and with high-risk communities. https://www.securityweek.com/rising-tides-runa-sandvik-on-creating-work-that-makes-a-difference/
