Security Geek, Virtru Founder
Washington, DC
Joined May 2013
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For those of you outside Texas that canāt make it to see the eclipse tomorrow, it looks something like this: ā at Houston, TX
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It goes without saying that foreign governments shouldn't be able to hack into the email accounts of U.S. government officials. I'm demanding the federal government investigate how Microsoftās neglect of cybersecurity enabled this Chinese spying campaign.
New: Microsoft is facing mounting scrutiny over its security practices related to the recent China-linked email hack. Sen. @RonWyden is asking for three separate federal probes as some researchers say breach could be worse than initially feared. wsj.com/articles/microsoft-fā¦
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When I started doing research in encrypted search 20 years ago, I made a commitment that I would see it through. In 2021 our company Aroki Sys. was acquired by @MongoDB and today Iām excited to announce that weāre releasing encrypted search in MongoDB: mongodb.com/blog/post/mongodā¦
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We're live with @SCMagazine's Stephen Lawton and Virtru's @willackerly discussing how to unlock data-centric #security. We'll share some key insights in this thread. š§µ Listen here: onlinexperiences.com/scriptsā¦ #ZeroTrust #Cybersecurity
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On the latest episode of the Modern CTO podcast, our Co-Founder and CTO, @willackerly, shares his perspectives on innovation, data security, #privacy, #AI, and more. Don't miss this great discussion: virtru.co/3yQFAhY
Teslaās new Ventilator looks incredible. Mostly car parts yet has truly sophisticated features designed for tough cases. youtu.be/zZbDg24dfN0
This is scary. True privacy for contact tracing cannot come soon enough.
This is exactly why privacy needs to be taken extremely seriously with contact tracing using mobility datasets: cbsnews.com/news/rodrigo-dutā¦
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This seasonās premier #cybersecurity diorama contest.
What does āThe New Normalā mean to you? Say it with #Peeps.
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Tweet photos or videos of your fluffy creations @PeepingNormal or using the hashtag #PeepingNormal. Submissions due before 5PM on 4/15.
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Took a very social-distancing walk around my neighborhood, and found the Achilles heel of this whole approach. Big groups of dumb kids hanging out together, thinking this is an awesome vacation.
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If youāre curious about the latest developments in encrypted search, here are my slides from the 2019 SAC summer school. Intro and basics: cs.brown.edu/people/seny/sliā¦. Leakage attacks: cs.brown.edu/people/seny/sliā¦. Leakage suppression: cs.brown.edu/people/seny/sliā¦
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Over the last few weeks I've been really excited to learn that more & more top cryptographers are starting to work on encrypted search---especially on designing new & better schemes. Can't wait to see all the new results.
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Whenever I talk with people into chemtrails, flat earth, or other conspiracies, I'm struck by how appealing a worldview with a "them" must be. If only we could stop "them!" As dark as those worldviews are, it is perhaps darker if there is no "them." That this world is just... us.
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It's time for the U.S. to lead on data privacy law - by @virtruprivacy CEO @JohnAckerly1 and @wirewheel_io CEO @JustinAnt1, via @Newsweek bit.ly/2TGhsxq #privacy #dataprotection
My take on Oliver Stone's "Snowden" & Privacy threats (technical and constitutional) that are still out there. darkreading.com/operations/sā¦
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Tonight: Join @OWASPNoVA ā Encryption in the Age of Breaches w @karthikvbhat, 6:45 PM Reston, VA. Details: hubs.ly/H0425zW0
Verifying myself: I am willackerly on Keybase.io. g7OAwTl1AbqRGZTZSKRWhoppxWQm1h3Ih3gY / keybase.io/willackerly/sigs/ā¦
@fugueish @dchest @sweis @virtruprivacy @estark37 I just asked the team to rollup all F/OSS we use for full attrib. Ping me for source :)