Infosec Reading List - October 2021

On a monthly basis I will publish my reading recommendations which mainly focus on Information Security (InfoSec) and Outdoor Sports. All InfoSec Reading Lists can be found here. Text in italic represent quotes from the original article.

Quotes from the Twitterverse

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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]
• 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 - [link]
• Europe’s Dirt Road Adventure - probably a nice trail with the bicycle - [link]
• Hexatrek, 3000km thru hike to explore France - [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]