identity

The End of Optional Security: Snowflake and the Global ID Fallout

John Z Black Apr 22, 2026

Privacy & Digital Rights #mfa #snowflake #identity #breach #france #canada-life #saas-security

Snowflake is making MFA mandatory for all new users this May. It is a massive policy shift that marks the end of the choice to be insecure in a high-risk world.

The 2-Minute Defeat: Why the EU's Child Safety App is a Case Study in Security Theater

John Z Black Apr 21, 2026

Policy, Law & Governance #eu #age-verification #identity #privacy #child-safety

The EU's high-profile age verification app was cracked in under two minutes by a security consultant. It turns out storing sensitive tokens in an unencrypted local text file is not 'Safe by Design.' Here is what happens when PR outpaces engineering.

The Week the Infrastructure Fought Back (and Lost)

John Z Black Mar 23, 2026

Weekly Recap #the-week-in-cyber #mobile-security #supply-chain #identity #iran #dprk #ransomware #ai-fraud #threat-intelligence

The week of March 16-22 hit management planes, identity infrastructure, and security tooling itself -- and North Korea kept hiring.