Beau Woods

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hack all the cybers

A brief, unauthorized history of tech: -60s-70s: this seems fun -80s-90s: it's my way to find myself and my community -2000s: we can build ANYTHING! -2010s: wait WHY are we making this addictive? -2020s: yeah but if WE don't use all the Earth's resources, somebody else might and we don't want that!

Enjoyed joining @hackersonthehill.org in Washington, DC. Cybersecurity isn’t just a technology challenge. It’s also about governance, public policy, and collaboration. Thanks @beauwoods.com and everyone who organized the event. What cybersecurity policy issue deserves more attention from Congress?

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I'm impressed with Apple's Private Cloud Compute and its extension to Google Cloud. Servers with a verified boot chain, attesting to their verified status to clients. Stateless computation. Hardened supply chain. This is a massive investment in privacy. security.apple.com/blog/expandi...

Expanding Private Cloud Compute - Apple Security Research

Alongside the next generation of Apple Intelligence, today we’re expanding Private Cloud Compute (PCC) beyond Apple’s data centers. When Apple introduced Private Cloud Compute in 2024, we defined a ne...

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