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Here's everything important that happened in the cybers this week, complete with a cat in a black hat!
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The Ninth Circuit's CFAA Ruling in Amazon v. Perplexity
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While I was at Black Hat and BSides, the appeals court vacated Amazon's injunction against Perplexity's Comet browser. However, the reasoning turns on a narrow technical question: who actually "accesses" a website when an AI agent does the clicking. Back in March 2026, a district court granted Amazon a preliminary injunction barring Perplexity's Comet browser and its AI "Assistant" from …
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What Actually Stuck After Four Days in Vegas
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I'm writing this during my connection at SEA, waiting on a flight out after four days at BSides and Black Hat. I'm still processing, and honestly I'm not sure all of it will resolve before I get home to an air quality warning and a heat advisory. But a few things, mostly from day three, stuck hard enough that I …
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Three Days of Noise, Some Actual Signal
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Writing in the first person is exhausting; normal legal and regulatory commentary resumes Friday. My morning started with a phone call to ISSA Vancouver. We're coordinating a speaking engagement for my upcoming September book launch of Cyber Risk is a Myth. We picked a date and they're confirming with their board, expecting 50 to 70 CXOs. I'm planning a brief reading followed …
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What the Slides Didn't Show at BSides
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BSides, the community-run counterpoint to Black Hat, opens with a live DJ, fresh coffee at 9 AM, and a room that's actually pleasant. No QR code badges hanging from lanyards, no name tags plastered across chests. The people in the main hall don't need ear plugs, like the show floor at Mandalay Bay. You can hear people talking. That difference …
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Night One at Black Hat 2026
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Instead of my usual regulatory and legal commentary, I'll be posting daily content from Black Hat / BSides through Thursday. Arrival at LAS Waiting at baggage claim gave me my first taste of the crowd this year. I made friends with a DEF CON hall pass goon (volunteer staff, in case you've never been to DEF CON) who'd started her …
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Black Hat/DEF CON 2026
- If you're still there, safe travels home!
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Thanks, and have a great weekend! This newsletter is published every Friday I'm in the office.
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