Infosecurity

There is much being said right now about the AI Alignment Problem. There’s more to it, but it’s essentially the question of how to a AI from destroying us when it wakes up. Yay. Russell argues that we need uncertainty built into our alignment efforts. I just read Stuart Russell’s excellent book on the topic—which I highly recommend—and… There is much being said right now about the AI Alignment Problem. There’s more to it, but…

Happy Monday! I hope you're doing well, I believe the explosion of intelligence we're currently seeing is not just a tech event, but a civilizational event. To me, it's the most disruptive thing to happen to humans—probably ever—and that's why I'm thinking and creating so much around it. I thought about changing the structure of the show to… Happy Monday! I hope you're doing well, I believe the explosion of intelligence we're currently seeing is…

After two and a half decades in information security, I’ve witnessed countless failures in security efforts. Most of them can be traced back to either asking the wrong questions or lacking the necessary context for effective action. Enter AI, which promises to address these shortcomings with two fundamental advantages: Context and Question-based security products. Flaws in Vulnerability Management… After two and a half decades in information security, I’ve witnessed countless failures in security efforts. Most…

Happy Monday—I hope you're doing well! I find myself disoriented by the pace of the AI innovation right now. I can barely pay attention work, anything but AI. I suppose it's because I believe AI's acceleration is more important than nearly anything else. And every time I check Twitter I'm hit with another idea, company, or development that… Let's attack the week. Spring/Summer 2023 Sponsorship Window We are opening the window for new sponsors for…

Since 1999, most of my site traffic has been from technical tutorials. That’s going away. I’ve been writing technical tutorials for things like tcpdump, lsof, etc, for years. More of I’ve been explaining technical topics in more approachable language. Only ideas will survive this purge. Here’s a good example: the difference between red and blue teams. Or the… Since 1999, most of my site traffic has been from technical tutorials. That’s going away. I’ve been…