The Battle Between Encryption and Mass Surveillance with Former FBI Agent...
I emailed retired FBI agent David Gomez from my new ProtonMail account to propose a podcast about encryption and its effect on mass surveillance from a homeland security and law enforcement...
View ArticleEncryption as the New Norm: Discussing A Changing Internet with ProtonMail...
Over the past couple of weeks I’ve been evaluating ProtonMail. This service is part of a new generation of tools (most inspired by Edward Snowden) developed with the aim of delivering robust encrypted...
View ArticleWindows 10 Dogged by Privacy Concerns
While developers are increasingly embracing encryption and building apps with privacy as a key selling point our operating systems are moving in the opposite direction: “Some users have even gone so...
View ArticleEncrypted Communication Has Never Been Easier – Security Never More Challenging
Just over two years ago I decided to spend some time digging into an emerging class of encryption tools that were making a solid run at simplifying the notoriously cumbersome use of PGP. “So I stopped...
View ArticleGovernment Email Problems, Wikileaks, Russia, Drone Leaks, NASA Security and...
The Covert Contact podcast kicks off again with an admittedly rambling, but hopefully entertaining, start as I review a number of high profile security issues with counterintelligence pro William...
View ArticlePodcast: Understanding the Limits of Intelligence and Counterterrorism
In episode 31 of the Covert Contact podcast I’m joined by Patrick Skinner, Director of Special Projects for The Soufan Group. Patrick is a former CIA case officer who specializes in counter-terrorism...
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