Opinions – Свободна планета https://svobodnaplaneta.com българските блогове за свободен софтуер и свободна култура Tue, 26 Aug 2025 07:39:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.11 209689584 Position Regarding the “Chat Control” EU Regulation Proposal https://techblog.bozho.net/position-regarding-the-chat-control-eu-regulation-proposal/ Tue, 26 Aug 2025 07:39:05 +0000 https://techblog.bozho.net/?p=3574 Interest in a very sensitive digital topic has been gaining momentum in recent weeks – the so-called “chat control” – a draft EU regulation under which every message we send,Continue reading

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]]> 13438 Assessment of DOGE and Musk’s Actions for Government Efficiency https://techblog.bozho.net/assessment-of-doge-and-musks-actions-for-government-efficiency/ Sun, 23 Mar 2025 05:49:13 +0000 https://techblog.bozho.net/?p=3571 The Trump administration began with a commitment to optimizing the efficiency of the government, introducing the so-called DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency) under Elon Musk. On the first day, IContinue reading

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]]> 12891 Is Ransomware Protection Working? https://techblog.bozho.net/is-ransomware-protection-working/ Tue, 25 Jun 2024 11:03:32 +0000 https://techblog.bozho.net/?p=3555 Recently an organization I’m familiar with suffered a ransomware attack. A LockBit ransomware infected a workstation and spread to a few servers. The attack was contained thanks to a quickContinue reading

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]]> 11900 The xz Backdoor Should Not Happen Again https://techblog.bozho.net/the-xz-backdoor-should-not-happen-again/ Mon, 01 Apr 2024 11:00:31 +0000 https://techblog.bozho.net/?p=3550 A few days ago a significant supply chain attack attempt was accidentally revealed – the xz utiliy was compromised, likely by a nation state, in order to plant a backdoorContinue reading

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]]> 11597 Why Facebook’s Lack of Customer Support Is a Problem https://techblog.bozho.net/why-facebooks-lack-of-customer-support-is-a-problem/ Sun, 04 Feb 2024 16:41:44 +0000 https://techblog.bozho.net/?p=3546 Facebook is arguably the biggest social network. The network effect makes it hard for people to leave Facebook, and so many businesses, celebrities, institutions, politicians rely on it for reachingContinue reading

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]]> 11407 Another Attack Vector For SMS Interception https://techblog.bozho.net/another-attack-vector-for-sms-interception/ Thu, 18 Jan 2024 16:28:18 +0000 https://techblog.bozho.net/?p=3543 SMS codes for 2FAs have been discussed for a long time, and everyone knowledgeable in security knows they are not secure. What’s more – you should remove your phone numberContinue reading

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]]> 11348 eIDAS 2.0, QWACs And The Security Of The Web https://techblog.bozho.net/eidas-2-0-qwacs-and-the-security-of-the-web/ Wed, 03 Jan 2024 08:36:41 +0000 https://techblog.bozho.net/?p=3524 Tension has been high in the past months regarding a proposed change to the European eIDAS regulation which defines trust services, digital identity, and the so-called QWACs – qualified websiteContinue reading

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]]> 11298 MERDA – A Framework For Countering Disinformation https://techblog.bozho.net/merda-a-framework-for-countering-disinformation/ Wed, 29 Nov 2023 16:16:44 +0000 https://techblog.bozho.net/?p=3516 Yesterday, on an conference about disinformation, I jokingly coined the acronym MERDA (Monitor, Educate, React, Disrupt, Adapt) for countering disinformation. Now I’ll put the pretentious label “framework” and describe whatContinue reading

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]]> 11083 Anticorruption Principles For Public Sector Information Systems https://techblog.bozho.net/anticorruption-principles-for-public-sector-information-systems/ Sat, 02 Sep 2023 22:24:30 +0000 https://techblog.bozho.net/?p=3508 As a public official, I’ve put a lot of though on how to make the current and upcoming public government information systems prone to corruption. And I can list severalContinue reading

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]]> 10653 Methodology for Return on Security Investment https://techblog.bozho.net/methodology-for-return-on-security-investment/ Sat, 19 Aug 2023 03:56:16 +0000 https://techblog.bozho.net/?p=3505 Measuring return-on-investement for security (information security/cybersecurity) has always been hard. This is a problem for both cybersecurity vendors and service providers as well as for CISOs, as they find itContinue reading

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