On a monthly basis I will publish my reading recommendations which mainly focus on Information Security and Outdoor Sports.

All InfoSec Reading Lists can be found here.

Best of Twitterverse

InfoSec

• Kidnapping, assassination and a London shoot-out: Inside the CIA’s secret war plans against WikiLeaks – link
• Windows 10, iOS 15, Ubuntu, Chrome fall at China’s Tianfu hacking contest – link
• New York Times Journalist Ben Hubbard Hacked with Pegasus after Reporting on Previous Hacking Attempts – “The extensive and routine abuse of Pegasus spyware to hack journalists is a direct threat to press freedom worldwide, and is contributing to a growing chilling climate for investigative journalism.” – link
• You’re Trying to Do Too Much – as often, can be strongly applied to the infosec industry – link
• Moving toward Qubes OS 4.1 – link
• Qube Apps: a Flatpak-based app store for each qube – link
• The Project-Driven Life – link
• Conferences and the Wider Security Eco System Culture – Toxic or Not? – link

Outdoor

• Pandemic Wilderness Explorers Are Straining Search and Rescue – link
• Understanding and Managing the High-Altitude Environment Article – longer and more detailed article on managing high altitude environments – link
• Europe’s Dirt Road Adventure – probably a nice trail with the bicycle – link
• Hexatrek, 3000km thru hike to explore France – nice idea, it received obviously 450% of the original funding target – link
• 2021 Marathon des Sables: Death, Record DNFs Plague ‘Toughest Footrace on Earth’ – link
• A Family of Three Died Mysteriously on a Hike. Here’s What Happened. – clickbait headline, but the article is worth a read to find out what can go wrong – link
• The Farthest Shore – link