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Encrypted messaging is great... Until an attacker steals the account, adds a linked device, or tricks someone out of a recovery key. In episode 441 of Shared Security, Tom and Kevin discuss the FBI warning about Russian intelligence targeting Signal, WhatsApp, and Telegram users and why endpoint/ac7 views Encrypted messaging is great... Until an attacker steals the account, adds a linked device, or tricks someone out of a recovery key. In episode 441 of Shared Security, Tom and Kevin discuss the FBI warning about Russian intelligence targeting Signal, WhatsApp, and Telegram users and why endpoint/ac Your phone’s location history is not just metadata! This week on the Shared Security Podcast, we discuss the Supreme Court’s geofence warrant/location privacy ruling and why it matters for anyone carrying a smartphone. A geofence warrant starts with a place, not a named suspect. That means location 5 views Your phone’s location history is not just metadata! This week on the Shared Security Podcast, we discuss the Supreme Court’s geofence warrant/location privacy ruling and why it matters for anyone carrying a smartphone. A geofence warrant starts with a place, not a named suspect. That means location Getting hacked isn't the problem. How you respond is. Data breaches are inevitable but your response defines your organization's reputation. In this week's episode of @sharedsecurity we discuss the need to stop judging organizations for being attacked and why we need to start holding them accountabl5 views Getting hacked isn't the problem. How you respond is. Data breaches are inevitable but your response defines your organization's reputation. In this week's episode of @sharedsecurity we discuss the need to stop judging organizations for being attacked and why we need to start holding them accountabl Apple and Google are finally bringing end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging to iPhone and Android chats. That is a big win for everyday privacy...but it does not mean SMS is dead or that every text message should be treated as secure. In episode 435 of the @sharedsecurity podcast, Kevin Tackett and I 4 views Apple and Google are finally bringing end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging to iPhone and Android chats. That is a big win for everyday privacy...but it does not mean SMS is dead or that every text message should be treated as secure. In episode 435 of the @sharedsecurity podcast, Kevin Tackett and I

📊 Post engagement

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Avg engagement / post
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Engagement vs followers
Nov 2022
On Mastodon since

🔥 Top post: Encrypted messaging is great... Until an attacker steals the acc · 7 likes + reposts

📊 Activity & format

Posting cadence
1.1 / week
A lower-frequency account — each post lands with more weight.
Content mix
Mostly video
Recent: 0 text · 0 image · 12 video.

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▶ 🔥 Top post Encrypted messaging is great... Until an attacker steals the account, adds a linked device, or tricks someone out of a recovery key. In episode 441 of Shared Security, Tom and Kevin discuss the FBI warning about Russian intelligence targeting Signal, WhatsApp, and Telegram user… ★ 7
▶ Surveillance pricing is not just airline-style dynamic pricing! It is personal data, location, shopping history, loyalty programs, and AI-driven targeting influencing the price or discount someone sees. Watch this episode of @sharedsecur… ★ 3 ▶ Your phone’s location history is not just metadata! This week on the Shared Security Podcast, we discuss the Supreme Court’s geofence warrant/location privacy ruling and why it matters for anyone carrying a smartphone. A geofence warrant s… ★ 5 ▶ Jay Beale joined us on @sharedsecurity for one of those episodes that starts with hilarious physical pentest stories and ends in a very real modern security problem: what happens when AI agents, RAG systems, and vector databases are runnin… ★ 3 ▶ What happens when the government can force an AI model offline overnight? This week on Shared Security, we discuss Anthropic, AI export controls, why defenders may be hurt more than attackers, and why cloud AI dependency is now a business… ★ 2 ▶ AI agents are not just chatbots. Once they can reset, approve, publish, delete, or change things, they need real security controls. In episode 437, I discuss guardrails for AI agents: least privilege, read-only first, human approval, sepa… ★ 3 ▶ Mobile apps are not “just apps” anymore! They’re connected platforms handling identities, payments, sessions, APIs, and critical business workflows. In this special episode of @sharedsecurity I talked with Joel DeStefano, Senior Product Ma… ★ 3 ▶ Microsoft’s recent zero-day disclosure backlash raises a bigger question: do legal threats against researchers make customers safer, or just make researchers quieter? In this week's episode of @sharedsecurity we discuss responsible disclos… ★ 1 ▶ Apple and Google are finally bringing end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging to iPhone and Android chats. That is a big win for everyday privacy...but it does not mean SMS is dead or that every text message should be treated as secure. In epi… ★ 4 ▶ AI tools are becoming deeply personal. Your health data. Email access. Calendars. And now… bank accounts. This week on @sharedsecurity we discuss OpenAI’s new finance feature and the growing risks of giving public LLMs access to sensitive … ★ 3 ▶ Getting hacked isn't the problem. How you respond is. Data breaches are inevitable but your response defines your organization's reputation. In this week's episode of @sharedsecurity we discuss the need to stop judging organizations for be… ★ 5 ▶ Pointing fingers at users won't stop phishing... It's up to us to build systems that don’t depend on users clicking links. Let's shift focus from user blame to system change! New episode of Shared Security available now. Special thanks to… ★ 1

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Home server
infosec.exchange
A cybersecurity & infosec server — its members and audience skew toward that niche, so expect a community-aligned, engaged following.
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Joined in the Twitter-exodus wave of late 2022 — part of the migration that made Mastodon a real destination.

💡 Facts

🗓️Joined Mastodon in 2022 — 3 years ago.
👁️Averages 3 views per post.
📤Posts about 1.1× per week.

🛡️ Audience credibility

52/100 Fair
  • Est. 76% real, active audience · Medium fake-follower risk.
  • Low engagement (~0.2% of followers engage each post) — a sign of an inflated or inactive audience.
  • Verified account.
  • Established account (3+ years old).
Est. authentic audience
76%
Fake-follower risk
Medium
Data confidence
Medium

Heuristic estimate from engagement, follower ratios, account age & growth — a screening signal, not a guarantee.

About

#Cybersecurity Aficionado, #Privacy Advocate, #Podcaster, Founder and Co-Host of the Shared Security Podcast @sharedsecurity #podcast I like to talk about: #cybersecurity #infosec #appsec #privacy #humanrights #leadership #management #podcasting #running #cycling #cats #scifi #cyberpunk #music #books Thoughts, rants, and opinions are my own.

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Surveillance pricing is not just airline-style dynamic pricing! It is personal data, location, shopping history, loyalty programs, and AI-driven targeting influencing the price or discount someone sees. Watch this episode of @sharedsecurity on Youtube: https://youtu.be/B9mxJXkerWA Listen wherever Encrypted messaging is great... Until an attacker steals the account, adds a linked device, or tricks someone out of a recovery key. In episode 441 of Shared Security, Tom and Kevin discuss the FBI warning about Russian intelligence targeting Signal, WhatsApp, and Telegram users and why endpoint/ac Your phone’s location history is not just metadata! This week on the Shared Security Podcast, we discuss the Supreme Court’s geofence warrant/location privacy ruling and why it matters for anyone carrying a smartphone. A geofence warrant starts with a place, not a named suspect. That means location Jay Beale joined us on @sharedsecurity for one of those episodes that starts with hilarious physical pentest stories and ends in a very real modern security problem: what happens when AI agents, RAG systems, and vector databases are running on Kubernetes infrastructure that attackers can reach? We t What happens when the government can force an AI model offline overnight? This week on Shared Security, we discuss Anthropic, AI export controls, why defenders may be hurt more than attackers, and why cloud AI dependency is now a business continuity issue. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://you AI agents are not just chatbots. Once they can reset, approve, publish, delete, or change things, they need real security controls. In episode 437, I discuss guardrails for AI agents: least privilege, read-only first, human approval, separate contexts, logging, and prompt-injection awareness. Watch Mobile apps are not “just apps” anymore! They’re connected platforms handling identities, payments, sessions, APIs, and critical business workflows. In this special episode of @sharedsecurity I talked with Joel DeStefano, Senior Product Manager at Guardsquare, about the modern mobile application thr Microsoft’s recent zero-day disclosure backlash raises a bigger question: do legal threats against researchers make customers safer, or just make researchers quieter? In this week's episode of @sharedsecurity we discuss responsible disclosure, full disclosure, bug bounties, and vendor trust. Don't m

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