Blackbird.AI grabs $10M to help brands counter disinformation

New York-based Blackbird.AI has closed a $10 million Series A as it prepares to launched the next version of its disinformation intelligence platform this fall. The Series A is led by Dorilton Ventures, along with new investors including Generation Ventures, Trousdale Ventures, StartFast Ventures and Richard Clarke, former chief counter-terrorism advisor for the National Security […] Continue reading Blackbird.AI grabs $10M to help brands counter disinformation

The Attack on Fair Elections Is a Great Marketing Opportunity For Tech Companies

With Donald Trump downplaying and denying Russian attempts to interfere with American elections, companies like Microsoft, Google, and Cloudflare have filled the void as defenders of democracy. Continue reading The Attack on Fair Elections Is a Great Marketing Opportunity For Tech Companies

Panera Bread: Do’s and Don’ts of Data Breach Crisis Management

Let’s step back, together, and revisit the recent Panera Bread exposure of data associated with millions of their customers. The faulty and vulnerable Panera Bread data configurations were detected in August 2017. Panera apparently was very skeptical … Continue reading Panera Bread: Do’s and Don’ts of Data Breach Crisis Management

Windows Privilege Escalation Techniques (Local) – Tradecraft Security Weekly #2

In episode 2 of Tradecraft Security Weekly Beau Bullock (@dafthack) discusses Windows privilege escalation techniques. There are many reasons why normal employees should not be local administrators of their own systems. Network administrators tend to l… Continue reading Windows Privilege Escalation Techniques (Local) – Tradecraft Security Weekly #2