Tom Hegel

@hegel.bsky.social

Hunting nation-state threats, and bending intelligence tech to shape real-world outcomes.

A response to recent reporting in Germany, in service of clarity and accountability: First, it’s important to be precise when it comes to critical infrastructure like Signal. Signal was not “hacked” — in that our encryption, infrastructure, & the integrity of the app’s code was not compromised. 1/

Here we go. Free, no-reg versions of favorite stories from my four years at the Washington Post. First, three pieces from our Pulitzer-finalist series on how India's ruling party coerced U.S. tech giants into violating their own policies. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/0...

Under India’s pressure, Facebook let propaganda and hate speech thrive

Facebook has retreated from its professed ideals in India under pressure from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party.

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🔥 The hunt is on for the world’s ultimate threat hunter? 🔍 🛡️Introducing Sentinels League: The Threat Hunting World Championships 🛡️ 3 Rounds. 3 Regions. 3 Finalists. Only One World Champion.

Is the era of the “named actor” done? As the OG adversary sets diverge, get promoted, or move on actors dispersing across the kill chain based on specialized skills increases (ORBs, criminal underground) AND the CTI models maturing… APTs ⬇️⬇️ UNCs ⬆️⬆️

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An absolutely stunning look inside @sentinelone.com 's use of #synapse to provide intelligence context to inter-disciplinary intelligence stakeholders in defense of their own org. Truly on the leading edge of the intel driven fusion, collaboration, and impact. 🤩 www.sentinelone.com/labs/top-tie...

Top Tier Target | What It Takes to Defend a Cybersecurity Company from Today's Adversaries

This report highlights a rarely-discussed but crucially important attack surface: security vendors themselves.

sentinelone.com