The Cavalry is a global grassroots organization that is focused on issues where computer security intersects public safety and human life. We strive to ensure that these technologies are worthy of the trust we place in them.
Media and Research Requests
For journalists of all media, please use my PGP key for e-mail communications. Most requests I receive are for validating claims of major security events or vulnerabilities.
About one out of every five events I examine turn out to be fully or partially true. Our little community is increasingly becoming filled with rotten apples.
There is also an assumption of anonymity on my part, with exceptions only in very specific and authorized situations.
For research discoveries and disclosure, I already have a trusted list of journalists. For individuals and groups looking to include me in their efforts, please communicate using my PGP key listed above. Do your due dilligence first. I get a lot of requests and vetting what is legitimate is time consuming..
17 January 2019 - Just released:Snort Subscriber Rule Set Update for Jan. 17, 2019The newest SNORTⓇ rule set is here from Cisco Talos. This release includes 35 new rules and three modified rules, none of which are shared object rules.This release provides coverage for several malware families, including…
15 January 2019 - Just released:Snort Subscriber Rule Set Update for Jan. 15, 2019Cisco Talos released the newest SNORTⓇ rule set today. In this release, we introduced 22 new rules, six of which are shared object rules. There are also 11 modified rules, including two shared object rules.This release…
15 January 2019 - An update has been released today for the Snort OpenAppID Detector content. This release, build 308, includes:A total of 2,833 detectors. It also includes some additional detectors that came in from the open source community. For more details on which contributions were included, we have added…
10 January 2019 - Just released:Snort Subscriber Rule Set Update for Jan. 10, 2019Cisco Talos released the newest SNORTⓇ rule set today. In this release, we introduced 19 new rules, none of which are shared object rules. There are also 56 modified rules.This release continues to provide coverage for…
For research discoveries and disclosure, I already have a trusted list of journalists. For individuals and groups looking to include me in their efforts, please communicate using my PGP key listed above. Do your due dilligence first. I get a lot of requests and vetting what is legitimate is time consuming..
