Mike Thompson @appsecbloke.com · 29/09/2026Also, the $42B loss is a bit clickbaity. It isn't a cash loss, but still. But I just love the $518 billion in future cloud, compute and infrastructure commitments. Forget that PC upgrade, kids. Forever. 021
Mike Thompson @appsecbloke.com · 29/09/2026Anthropic is effectively telling investors: AI may transform the global economy more profoundly than industrialisation, electricity or the Internet... ... while simultaneously warning them that advanced AI could create “catastrophic or existential risks to humanity.” Jeeez, decisions, decisions! 122
Mike Thompson @appsecbloke.com · 24/09/2026The OpenAI agent(s) exceeded an inadequately enforced authorisation boundary. Again. Thanks for reading. 032
Mike Thompson @appsecbloke.com · 20/09/2026nypost.com/2026/09/19/u...nypost.comOpenAI and Anthropic oversold AI security breaches to pressure feds into protecting turf: insidersOpenAI and Anthropic hyped “rogue AI” security breaches to pressure Washington into a regulatory partnership that would cement their industry dominance, tech insiders told The Post R… 012
Mike Thompson @appsecbloke.com · 17/08/2026Not too bad. Quit 'the scene' a couple of years back. Still very much taking people's security seriously, but much more quietly these days. 110
Mike Thompson @appsecbloke.com · 17/08/2026Nice write up, mate. Long time since I was your unused sub at BSides Glasgow. Hope you're doing OK.🙂 110
Reposted by Mike ThompsonJavvad Malik @j4vv4d.com · 30/06/2026Thought-provoking post... does anyone know what a vulnerability even is anymore? research.empiricalsecurity.com/rese… 011
Mike Thompson @appsecbloke.com · 19/06/2026He was, but in total there have been 45 individuals in the office, including Trump. 000
Mike Thompson @appsecbloke.com · 18/06/2026How can there be "the other 45", when there have only been 45, including Trump? 2140
Mike Thompson @appsecbloke.com · 15/06/2026Well, looks like Keir has just reinvented the cybercafe industry, except this time they'll be in vape shops. 130
Mike Thompson @appsecbloke.com · 15/06/2026Yeah, best of luck. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukStarmer set to ban under-16s from major social media platformsThe prime minister promises "bold action" ahead of Monday's announcement on restrictions for children. 100
Mike Thompson @appsecbloke.com · 14/06/2026This concerns me above all else, to be honest. The dependency trap. As organisational reliance builds, so does the risk of critical tech being withdrawn (literally switched off), in this case seemingly on purely political grounds. 000
Mike Thompson @appsecbloke.com · 12/06/2026Common sense from @ciaranm.bsky.social. Problem is, where's all the common sense when you need it most? www.thetimes.com/article/e895...thetimes.comIf ministers fear X fuels disorder, they should stop using itThe government voices concern about the social media platform spreading hate but has hundreds of accounts that help make it a success 032
Mike Thompson @appsecbloke.com · 13/05/2026I may have lobbied for this long overdue update of archaic legislation. Now, lawmakers - make it so. therecord.media/uk-moves-to-...therecord.mediaUK moves to shield security researchers in cybercrime law overhaulThe proposed reforms, outlined in briefing documents published alongside the King’s Speech opening a new parliamentary session, would update the Computer Misuse Act 1990 as part of a broader national ... 060
Reposted by Mike ThompsonCiaran Martin @ciaranm.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Stunningly good on Claude mythos and the long term technical debt of the internet finally being called in 0132
Reposted by Mike ThompsonCiaran Martin @ciaranm.bsky.social · 14/04/2026This paper represents a small but deeply impressive and genuinely important achievement by the much maligned British state in what is probably the most important global issue of our era. Hear me out ( 🧵) 1/ www.aisi.gov.uk/blog/our-eva...aisi.gov.ukOur evaluation of Claude Mythos Preview’s cyber capabilities | AISI WorkWe conducted cyber evaluations of Anthropic’s Claude Mythos Preview and found continued improvement in capture-the-flag (CTF) challenges and significant improvement on multi-step cyber-attack simulati... 4228135
Mike Thompson @appsecbloke.com · 05/03/2026He also, perhaps curiously, twice referred to speaking to "our allies, *and* the US" in his presser. Perhaps that's reading too much into it. 010
Mike Thompson @appsecbloke.com · 18/02/2026"You can just take a picture of your medical data or upload the file... and we'll hold onto it forever". 030
Mike Thompson @appsecbloke.com · 30/01/2026Religious links aside, there is pancake day in Feb. All is not lost. 000
Mike Thompson @appsecbloke.com · 29/01/2026All social media tbf. You shove the word "password" in a post on Musk's shithouse platform and just watch those scammers swoop. 010
Mike Thompson @appsecbloke.com · 26/01/2026You mean blaming their depravity on a hitherto undiagnosed medical condition? Gotcha. 220
Mike Thompson @appsecbloke.com · 26/01/2026media.tenor.coma man in a black shirt is making a funny face and says `` this '' .ALT: a man in a black shirt is making a funny face and says `` this '' . 010
Reposted by Mike ThompsonGabby HC @scriblit.bsky.social · 26/01/2026Liz Truss waiting patiently by her phone for Reform to ring, not realising it's actually a penguin biscuit 533083610
Mike Thompson @appsecbloke.com · 20/01/2026He didn't choose his parents either, just for balance. 060
Mike Thompson @appsecbloke.com · 18/01/2026And fun fact, they used a pig as the logo, cos they took the name "Now that's what I call..." from Danish bacon ads. 😉 000
Mike Thompson @appsecbloke.com · 18/01/2026When your song went out of the charts, it was still featuring at every party in the land, because people just shoved the whole album on and left it running. Very clever. 100
Mike Thompson @appsecbloke.com · 18/01/2026Yeah they went for two releases per year. Easy money though and labels lobbied the compilers for their acts to be on them. As they would, because at that time it was as effective as heavy airplay rotation, but without the radio! 110
Mike Thompson @appsecbloke.com · 18/01/2026I've still got the original from 1983 knocking about somewhere, complete with Duran Duran, UB40 et Al on it. 👨🦳 100
Mike Thompson @appsecbloke.com · 16/01/2026Or there's a different definition of peace to the one the rest of us understands! 320
Mike Thompson @appsecbloke.com · 16/01/2026The same Gorbachev that collected a Nobel Laureat for 'Peace'... 110
Mike Thompson @appsecbloke.com · 07/01/2026So, is the site formerly known as Twitter now to be known as 12chan? 031
Mike Thompson @appsecbloke.com · 03/01/2026www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Mind you, the USG didn't tell it's own people, either, so...bbc.co.ukKeir Starmer says UK 'not involved in any way' in US strike on VenezuelaThe PM has not spoken to US President Donald Trump about the US seizure of President Nicolas Maduro. 110
Mike Thompson @appsecbloke.com · 31/12/2025A few token flurries seems to be all we see these days. 000
Mike Thompson @appsecbloke.com · 28/12/2025Hmmm, @wired.com here, taking my security seriously™. It would have been nice to hear about this from them, or at least Condé Nast. Alas... 240
Mike Thompson @appsecbloke.com · 24/12/2025'New Order and The Light' eh? Can't see that ever being a thing. 🤣 000
Mike Thompson @appsecbloke.com · 23/12/2025Twiki's helmet could never be unseen and I wondered whether it was deliberate. 010