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Kim Chandler McDonald

@kimcmcd.bsky.social
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3 Steps Data Co-Founder/CEO; Global VP at CyAN; #AI #Cyber #DataEthics #DataGovernance #DataPrivacy #Trust&Safety; feminist; anti-racist; advocate; activist; award-winning author; yada yada yada

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Kim Chandler McDonald @kimcmcd.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
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Buffalo Springfield - For What It's Worth 1967
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Kim Chandler McDonald @kimcmcd.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
I wrote this a long time ago (and yet it feels painfully current). Every so often it finds its way back, and the tension it holds between love, hope, and fear feels impossible to ignore. We may sometimes be afraid to speak. Let’s speak anyway. medium.com/@kim_9194/i-...
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I CAN’T SPELL PIANO
(A peaceful reflection…)
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
A big part of the authoritarian playbook is war. War takes over the news. War blots out criticism. War divides a nation’s people, subjecting those against it to being called unpatriotic. War grants leaders all sorts of emergency powers. War consumes everything else. We mustn’t let this war do so.
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Kim Chandler McDonald @kimcmcd.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
Last night I saw Nowhere by Khalid Abdalla. It was generous, playful, piercing & deeply human. It spoke to memory, erasure, survival & the quiet ways stories & voices endure. "They thought they were burying us - they didn’t realise we were seeds." Thank you, Khalid, for this act of truth-telling.
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Kim Chandler McDonald @kimcmcd.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
When the Nobel Committee honours innovation itself, it’s a reminder: progress isn’t about doing the old thing better — it’s about daring to outgrow legacy thinking. True innovators don’t just build; they rebuild. www.actoninstitute.au/post/nobel-p... #Innovation #FutureThinking #JazzThinking #Jazz
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Nobel Prize for Innovation: what does that actually mean?
The 2025 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences was awarded to Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion, and Peter Howitt for showing the role of public investment in innovation for economic growth. The award signals th...
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Kim Chandler McDonald @kimcmcd.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Does anyone know whether Orwell: 2+2=5 is available to stream/buy anywhere? I’m searching but it seems to have ‘fallen off the radar’. #movies #films #documentaries #documentary
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Kim Chandler McDonald @kimcmcd.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
If your week didn’t involve SIM farms or zero-days, congrats - you’re probably not in cyber. Europol took down 49M fake accounts (1/2 of which were likely patching TikTok exploits), trust is fragile, clouds are down, and AI’s still oversharing. #Friday. cybersecurityadvisors.network/2025-10-24-c...
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Cyber (In)Securities – Issue 176 – Cybersecurity Advisors Network
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Kim Chandler McDonald @kimcmcd.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
It’s easy to talk about trust and safety... harder to build it. Here's my article noting that Germany’s recent stand against “Chat Control” is a reminder that digital trust starts with respecting privacy. www.linkedin.com/pulse/german... #DataGovernance #DataPrivacy #DigitalRights #TrustAndSafety
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Germany’s Privacy Win: Why It Matters for International Data Week
Digital governance isn’t just about frameworks and policies, it’s about people, power, and the principles we’re willing to defend when technology overreaches. And this week, as delegates gather for In...
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Kim Chandler McDonald @kimcmcd.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
I RARELY do this, REALLY RARELY, but I’m just back from seeing this absolutely amazing movie and… hoodle doodle, I’m #Obsessed! If you’re into fabulous films, do yourself a favour and see this one in the cinema! We’ll be talking about it for years to come! #NoNotes www.youtube.com/watch?v=feOQ...
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One Battle After Another - Official Trailer - Warner Bros. UK & Ireland
YouTube video by Warner Bros. UK & Ireland
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Kim Chandler McDonald @kimcmcd.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
#SharedSmile: This may be the cutest thing I’ve seen in a long while (worth the read before watching the video): www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
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Cooking for Seamus: celebrities and chefs clamour to cook for a disabled bull in this irresistible show
The YouTube series is a lo-fi celebration of cuisine-as-care, starring a disabled rescue bull in regional Victoria who is obsessed with human food, and his best friend and carer
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Kim Chandler McDonald @kimcmcd.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
How marvellous - Margaret Atwood made it on this list twice… kudos!! www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a... #Books #BanningBooks
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Banned! The 20 books they didn’t want you to read
From Instagram poetry to Greek classics, the works of fiction that have caused uproar through history – and into the present
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Kim Chandler McDonald @kimcmcd.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
🔐 Canada’s Bill C-2 could force decryption through secret orders while still claiming GDPR alignment. You can’t build trust with backdoors. I wrote about what this means for encryption, privacy & cross-border data handling. #DigitalRights #EncryptionMatters #CyberPolicy medium.com/@kim_9194/en...
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🇨🇦 Encryption, Accountability, and the Cliff Edge: Why Canada Must Rethink Bill C-2
I grew up in Canada. I’m a proud citizen, and still carry with me that deep, cultural belief that our country, at its best, strives to…
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Kim Chandler McDonald @kimcmcd.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
In an industry as competitive as food & beverage, thoughtful service isn’t just memorable - it’s strategic. And tech would do well to take note. Because whether you’re serving sashimi or SaaS, what people remember is how you made them feel. #customersuccess www.linkedin.com/pulse/restau...
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Not a Restaurant Review - But a Lesson in Hospitality Every Industry Should Heed
Last night, I had the pleasure of attending a preview dinner at Prefecture 48, the soon-to-open Japanese fine dining experience in Sydney. I’m not here to write a restaurant review - others will do th...
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Kim Chandler McDonald @kimcmcd.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
If your AI can’t name injustice, it’s not neutral – it’s unsafe. The U.S. is banning “woke” AI from federal use. But when politics starts dictating what models can know, it’s not just bias at risk – it’s trust, privacy, and safety. Here’s why that should concern all of us medium.com/@kim_9194/wh...
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When Politics Dictates AI: Why Trust, Safety, and Data Privacy Must Stay Non-Negotiable
We’re hearing a familiar refrain again: make it neutral. Strip the bias. Clean it up. But whose version of “neutral” are we embedding in…
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Kim Chandler McDonald @kimcmcd.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
NASA helps fight cancer. Seriously- tumour growth in microgravity, better imaging tech, radiation insights. Now its science programs are being gutted. Newton Campbell's piece is a sharp read on what we’re losing. thenewtoncampbell.substack.com/p/narrow-amb... #SciencePolicy #PublicInterestScience
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Narrow Ambitions: NASA Quiet Quits
NASA Quiet Quits - Part 1
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Kim Chandler McDonald @kimcmcd.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Gen Z didn’t opt in. They were born into the algorithm. If we want real digital safety, we need to give them power not just protection, empowerment not entrapment; make them co-designers not targets. www.linkedin.com/pulse/from-t... #ResponsibleAI #DigitalEmpowerment #CyberSafety #YouthOnlineSafety
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From Targets to Co-Designers: Empowering Gen Z in the Age of AI
Gen Z is the first generation to grow up entirely within an AI-powered world. From school apps that track their attention spans to platforms that curate their every scroll, they’ve been nudged, measur...
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Kim Chandler McDonald @kimcmcd.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Cyber safety. Digital privacy. AI for Gen Z. Join me on 11 July for a global convo on what it really means to protect and empower young people in an AI-powered world. Open to all (16+). Register us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #AILiteracy #EthicalTech #ResponsibleAI #TrustAndSafety #OnlineSafety
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: "Cyber Safety and Privacy for Youth - Responsible AI for GenZ". After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Organised by: Enterprise IT World MEA & CyAN
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Kim Chandler McDonald @kimcmcd.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
DNS4EU is the EU’s attempt to build a privacy-first alternative to Google & Cloudflare. It promises more #Cybersecurity, fewer trackers, & data that stays in Europe. But if govs can still access your DNS logs, is it really private? tinyurl.com/4z67jnxs #DigitalSovereignty #Privacy #TrustAndSafety
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Not Just European, But Trustworthy: What DNS4EU Reminds Us About Sovereignty, Surveillance, and…
When Infrastructure Becomes Political
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Kim Chandler McDonald @kimcmcd.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Too big to fail? Try too centralised to survive. The RockYou2024 leak shows what happens when we build scale without resilience. 16B+ logins later, maybe it’s time we stop worshipping growth and start designing for safety. Let’s talk about what needs to change. www.linkedin.com/pulse/too-bi...
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Too Big to Fail, Too Centralised to Survive: What 16 Billion Leaked Logins Tell Us About the Wrong Kind of Scale
When 16 billion credentials turn up in a single breach compilation, it should shake us. But it doesn’t.
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Kim Chandler McDonald @kimcmcd.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
A sharp, urgent piece from @ninajankowicz.com on how political violence in the US is escalating & why it matters globally. Deeply researched, clearly argued, and well worth your time. Reposting with gratitude. #Democracy #PoliticalViolence #Disinformation #Extremism #GlobalImpacts #StrongerTogether
https://ninajankowicz.com‬
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Kim Chandler McDonald @kimcmcd.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Globally, the digital dashboards that run our water systems are sitting wide open online - often with no password at all. These are key #CyberThreats in the #CriticalInfrastructure we rely on every day. #CyberSecurity #HackingRisks #ICS #SmartCities #WaterSecurity www.linkedin.com/pulse/hack-p...
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Hack the Planet? No. Just Hack the Tap: What exposed water systems tell us about the state of cybersecurity around the world
I was already feeling twitchy about the state of critical infrastructure, but it was Ryan Naraine’s article in SecurityWeek - “Misconfigured HMIs Expose U.S.
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Kim Chandler McDonald @kimcmcd.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Keen to hear from technologists thinking seriously about data governance, consent, & AI training. What does responsible AI development actually look like when the training data includes us? @danielvanstrien.bsky.social @emilyliu.me 
 (And anyone else thinking deeply about this.) tinyurl.com/3kd6fsbf
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Used, Not Consulted: When AI Trainson Our Work Without Consent
CyAN Context At CyAN, we often talk about trust, governance, and transparency aspillars of a secure digital future. But what happens when thoseprinciples are ignored, not in a breach or a ransomwar…
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Kim Chandler McDonald @kimcmcd.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
There are so many brilliant authors here on Bluesky, I’d genuinely love to hear your thoughts on this. What do we do when our words are used without consent, credit, or compensation to train AI? @margaretatwood.bsky.social @joannechocolat.bsky.social @ianrankin1.bsky.social @doctorow.bsky.social
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Kim Chandler McDonald @kimcmcd.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
If you’ve ever created anything - a report, a blog post, a book - your work might already be training someone else’s AI. No credit. No consent. No pay. Here’s why it matters for all of us. #AI #DigitalRights #DataGovernance #EthicalTech #SydneyWritersFestival #AIethics medium.com/@kim_9194/us...
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Used, Not Consulted: When AI Trains on Our Work Without Consent
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lookingtothefuture.bsky.social @lookingtothefuture.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
Blink and we’re back in the dark ages!
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Kim Chandler McDonald @kimcmcd.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
So you know how everyone was searching for Conclave last week... just wondering how many are searching for The Grifters this week.
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Kim Chandler McDonald @kimcmcd.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Yep - just put 3kg of chicken breasts in the slow cooker to be shredded and frozen for easy dishes for yonks to come!!
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Kim Chandler McDonald @kimcmcd.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Elizabeth Holmes's partner reportedly raises millions for blood-testing startup :| www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Elizabeth Holmes’s partner reportedly raises millions for blood-testing startup
Billy Evans, father of Holmes’s children, says company can make diagnoses from users’ blood, urine and saliva
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Kim Chandler McDonald @kimcmcd.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
#ProudCanadian
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WomenWarriors @womenwarriors.com · 01/04/2025
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Kim Chandler McDonald @kimcmcd.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Welcome to bluesky @free-to-roam.bsky.social - Looks like you're going to fit in just fine! 😊
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Kim Chandler McDonald @kimcmcd.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Honoured to have judged the Australian Space Awards 2025 — my 4th year supporting this amazing industry! 🛰️ Cybersecurity isn’t optional for space — it’s the bedrock of trust, innovation, and future exploration. Congrats to all the finalists; see you at the awards dinner tonight!🚀 #CyberInSpace
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Kim Chandler McDonald @kimcmcd.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Just finished @janecaro.bsky.social's amazing new book, The Lyre Bird & I can't recommend it highly enough! Cracking characters, biting social commentary, & a wonderful warp & weft of wit & quotes that take my breathe away. "Women screaming is the soundtrack of our lives." Oof! tinyurl.com/3ze92fa6
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Lyrebird - Jane Caro
Lyrebird - Jane Caro
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Kim Chandler McDonald @kimcmcd.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
and yep, even more articles from writers rockin' @bsky.app including: @iainthomson.bsky.social @ionila.bsky.social @josephcox.bsky.social @lawrenceabrams.bsky.social @mattkapko.com @robertlemos.bsky.social @ryanaraine.bsky.social @serghei.bsky.social @lot49.com … and me! 😎
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Kim Chandler McDonald @kimcmcd.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
It also features articles from: @404media.co @bleepingcomputer.com @darkreading.bsky.social @securityweek.bsky.social @trendmicro.bsky.social @thehackernews.com.web.brid.gy @theregister.com and articles by: @connorjonespwns.bsky.social @derekbjohnson.bsky.social @jifi60.bsky.social and...
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Kim Chandler McDonald @kimcmcd.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Issue 142 of @cybersecadvisors.net (In)Securities is out! Bots are winning, billion-dollar scams are booming, & I’m calling out why small businesses are still being used as digital cannon fodder. It also features articles from: @apnews.com @cyberscoop.bsky.social and... tinyurl.com/4cpr44ff
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Cyber (In)Securities Issue 142 | Cybersecurity Advisors Network (CyAN)
(In)Securities Issue #142: Supply Chains, Sovereignty, and the State of Cybercrime From North Korean phishing operations and Ripple’s npm breach to the FBI’s $16.6B cybercrime figure and the quiet co...
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Kim Chandler McDonald @kimcmcd.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
... & there's more (had to make sure you had some reading for your long weekend!)! It also features articles by: @raphae.li @robwright22.bsky.social @robertlemos.bsky.social @ryanaraine.bsky.social @serghei.bsky.social @timstarks.bsky.social @vaishnavi.bsky.social @zevshalev.bsky.social …. and me!
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Kim Chandler McDonald @kimcmcd.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
... and articles by @beckybracken.bsky.social @derekbjohnson.bsky.social @grahamcluley.com @iainthomson.bsky.social @jennamclaughlin.bsky.social @jessicalyons.bsky.social @kevincollier.bsky.social @lancewhit.bsky.social @lawrenceabrams.bsky.social @libbybrooks.bsky.social @jifi60.bsky.social; and...
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Kim Chandler McDonald @kimcmcd.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
and articles from @evisec.bsky.social @middle-east-eye.bsky.social @technologyreview.com @nbcnews.com @npr.org @securityweek.bsky.social @theguardian.com @thehackernews.com.web.brid.gy @theregister.com @wired.com @zdnet.bsky.social And features articles written by: @adriawalkr.bsky.social; &...
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Kim Chandler McDonald @kimcmcd.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
The latest @cybersecadvisors.net (In)Securities -Issue 141 -as ever, edited by yours truly, is a BEAST (had to make sure you had something to read over the long weekend!)! It features articles from: @bleepingcomputer.com @cyberscoop.bsky.social @darkreading.bsky.social and... tinyurl.com/mr393t26
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Cyber (In)Securities Issue 141 | Cybersecurity Advisors Network (CyAN)
(In)Securities | Issue #141: Silent Operators, Submerged Threats, and Strategic Oversight From stealth hackers to threats against undersea cables, this edition traces how the most dangerous disruption...
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Kim Chandler McDonald @kimcmcd.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
No lifeline should be this flimsy. We nearly lost CVEs—the global dictionary for vulnerability intelligence. This isn't just a funding crisis; it's a design flaw. If our entire cyber resilience plan depends on one fragile thread, it’s not resilience at all. Time for a rethink. tinyurl.com/y3dcfyxf
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No Time for Antics with Semantics: Why CVEs Are Cybersecurity’s Lifeline
The cybersecurity world runs on shared language. We don’t often talk about it in those terms—but that’s exactly what the CVE (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures) system is.
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Kim Chandler McDonald @kimcmcd.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
#Gooners. Always.
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Kim Chandler McDonald @kimcmcd.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Though I find it hard to believe it possible that there may be people who don't yet adore the devilishly delightful, titanically talented @timminchin.bsky.social - if there are, this should do it for them. Congrats Tim - you LEGEND! www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lmt... #GdayAustralia #Comedy #Wit #Wisdom
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Tim Minchin Acceptance Speech | G'DAY USA Arts Gala 2025
YouTube video by American Australian Association
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Kim Chandler McDonald @kimcmcd.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
I am hugely grateful to all the amazing journalists and publications covering cyber issues - without them my work as Editor of the @cybersecadvisors.net twice-weekly publication would be impossible! (As accreditation is an imperative, if I've missed any Bluesky sources please do let me know!)
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Kim Chandler McDonald @kimcmcd.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
…it also features articles from @theregister.com ; and by: @grahamcluley.com @gregotto.bsky.social @iainthomson.bsky.social @jasonkoebler.bsky.social @jessicalyons.bsky.social @robertlemos.bsky.social @ryanaraine.bsky.social @serghei.bsky.social and @timstarks.bsky.social 2/3
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Kim Chandler McDonald @kimcmcd.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
The latest @cybersecadvisors.net (In)Securities -Issue 140-as ever, edited by yours truly, features articles from @404media.co @bitdefender.bsky.social @bleepingcomputer.com @cyberscoop.bsky.social @darkreading.bsky.social @securityweek.bsky.social @theguardian.com @thehackernews.com.web.brid.gy 1/3
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Kim Chandler McDonald @kimcmcd.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
@arsenalfc.bsky.social are up 3-0 against Real Madrid in the Champions League semi-final… what a score to wake up to!
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Kim Chandler McDonald @kimcmcd.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
MY APPRECIATION & THANKS TO ALL WRITERS & SOURCES! (Accreditation is important to us at @cybersecadvisors.net so if we have missed tagging any Bluesky-based sources and/or writers, please let us know!) Stay safe out there!
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Kim Chandler McDonald @kimcmcd.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
Along with articles from Blueskyers: @markapomerleau.bsky.social @mattkapko.com @ryanaraine.bsky.social @robwright22.bsky.social @jifi60.bsky.social @serghei.bsky.social @vaishnavi.bsky.social... & me It also includes a special feature on Women in Cyber to commemorate Women in Tech Day! 3/4
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Kim Chandler McDonald @kimcmcd.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
It also features features articles from: @semafor.com @siliconrepublic.bsky.social @theguardian.com @theregister.com @satellitetoday.com.web.brid.gy … and articles by Blueskyers: @connorjonespwns.bsky.social @gregotto.bsky.social @iainthomson.bsky.social THANKS TO ALL WRITERS & SOURCES! 2/4
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