Aurora Blum

Geopolitics and cybersecurity researcher working @Google. Formerly @NATO, FletcherSchool and @yale alum. When not ant work, talking about books, dogs & travel.

[Shane Huntley @ShaneHuntley]

Announcing the latest report from Threat Analysis Group documents the rise of commercial surveillance vendors and the industry that threatens free speech, the free press and the open internet

https://t.co/6y7gkrwS6A

Some highlights below. 🧵

[Aurora Blum @auroracath]

@tithenai One of my favorite books of all time!

[billy leonard @billyleonard]

🆕 Updates from @Google TAG on recent APT, IO and Crime from 🇷🇺🇧🇾 actors against 🇺🇦 and regionally. 🎣 and more from 🇷🇺GRU, 👻🖊️, 🇨🇺💰 looking like APT and IO from the once adored 👨‍🍳.

1/🧵

https://t.co/vKd8VCUUj2

[billy leonard @billyleonard]

fun summary of past few years of 🇰🇵 actor 🦕 activity by @digivector from @Google TAG! 🎣 that won't stop, novel use of filenames in ☁️, crx✏️, and more!

https://t.co/vcBbyX7kTC

[Jens Stoltenberg @jensstoltenberg]

Thirty-one flags flying together as a symbol of our unity and solidarity.
#Finland is safer and #NATO is stronger with Finland as an Ally
Welcome to our Alliance 🇫🇮

[IISS News @IISS_org]

How durable is the ‘Ukrainian model’ as the war enters another year with seemingly no end in sight?

@DanWBlack’s latest research paper investigates. https://t.co/Df7cJLSmBl

[billy leonard @billyleonard]

Great writeup from @_clem1 from @Google TAG on recent ITW 0days and exploit chains against 🤖 and 🍏 devices. Tech from commercial surveillance vendors targeting users in 🇮🇹🇲🇾🇰🇿🇦🇪

https://t.co/WcjsEkjWRt

[IFES Africa @IFESAfrica]

#SummitForDemocracy: CEO B. Musenga discussed @ZambiaElections' progress & challenges. @dleichtman & @auroracath presented tools @Microsoft & @Google developed for EMBs' cyber resiliency while @IFES1987's @MattBailey0 cautioned EMBs to review their attack surface vulnerabilities.

[Toni Gidwani @t_gidwani]

It's finally here! Great analysis from TAG and Mandiant across APT, IO, and crime featuring a number of threat actor deep dives

[Aurora Blum @auroracath]

So proud to have been part of this report!

[Shane Huntley @ShaneHuntley]

"Fog of War: How the Ukraine conflict Transformed the Cyber Threat Landscape"

TAG's biggest ever report. Along with @Mandiant and others from @Google we outline insights into changes in the cyber threat landscape triggered by the war.

https://t.co/INBnokgcPp 1/7

[Berkley Publishing @BerkleyPub]

#PayItForward. That's the theme of @GRRMspeaking's blog post where he shares a message from @isabelcanas_, author of #TheHacienda + a recipient of his Worldbuilder scholarship who because of that opportunity is now able to pay it forward for someone else. https://t.co/biKb8EuCYb

[Aurora Blum @auroracath]

@isabelcanas_ And ACOTAR

[Kayla 🔜 Midsummer Scream 🔜 PAX West 🔜 BlizzCon @probablyfidget]

😬📤🙈

[Aurora Blum @auroracath]

@maddiestone Needed that, thank you!

[Aurora Blum @auroracath]

@isabelcanas_ I figured it out about three months ago...

[Aurora Blum @auroracath]

@CarolineCBaxter I need a company like that!!

[Thoughts of Dog @dog_feelings]

i can tell. when the human’s heart rate goes up. it really stresses me out. so if we could all try to have a nice. boring week. that would be best. for both of us

[Dick King-Smith HQ @DickKingSmith]

Old but gold.

[Aurora Blum @auroracath]

Ending Twitter hiatus like:

[Dick King-Smith HQ @DickKingSmith]

The morning after.