“Max joined the Gargoyle at a time when being an unpaid writer there required nearly the effort of a full-time job, and he pursued it with gusto. He was willing to put in the time necessary to make the magazine successful, writing multiple articles per issue. He's a reliable workhorse, easy to work with, and very, very funny.”
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Crossing two areas I cover: security and faxes. https://lnkd.in/dCnuuah
Crossing two areas I cover: security and faxes. https://lnkd.in/dCnuuah
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Experience & Education
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Publications
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Wrong Numbers, Fake Invoices, and Catfishing: How to Avoid the Top Internet Scams
See publicationYou're not paranoid, they are after you. A look at some of the most prevalent scams in 2022, and how to avoid them.
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Twitter Won't Get Better: It's Time to Shut It Down
PCMag
See publicationGrim findings from the Twitter whistleblower.
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A History of PCMag, and the Tech Industry, in 6 Objects
See publicationFor PCMag's 40th anniversary, I looked at the products that we revisited again and again.
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Election Engineering: How US Experts Are Making Sure Your Vote Will Count
PCMag
See publicationThe 2020 election faced unique challenges. I spoke with the people working to ensure that votes counted on election day.
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Election War Games: How I Tried to Undermine Democracy
PCMag
See publicationIn a tabletop simulation, a group of journalists attempted to throw a make-believe election into chaos.
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Evil, Metal-Destroying Bubbles Are Hackers' New Best Friends
PCMag
See publicationThe Lead Cyber Security Researcher at Honeywell, Marina Krotofil returned to the security conference this year with a 600-pound water pump and a new weapon: bubbles. By attacking industrial pumps and valves, Krotofil demonstrated that tiny bubbles could lead to long term damage and eventual failure.
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Researchers Reveal Secrets of SHA-1 Hash Collision
PCMag
See publicationResearchers at Black Hat presented their work on generating a hash collision, a remarkable feat of mathematics and computer science. But far from being an academic exercise, the presenters showed that similar collisions had been use to attack Iranian computers.
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How to Safeguard Your Private Data at the US Border
PCMag
See publicationThe first of President Trump's travel bans prompted questions about what steps travelers can take to prevent US border agents from impounding or inspecting their digital devices.
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Connecting Everything to the Internet: What Could Go Wrong?
PCMag
See publicationA look at the security, or lack thereof, built into Internet of Things devices.
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Crypto Wars: Why the Fight to Encrypt Rages On
PCMag
See publicationA look at the history, importance, and controversy of encryption. Includes interviews with one of the creators of the seminal public-key encryption scheme, and contemporary encryption experts.
Projects
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The Best VPN Services
See projectA comprehensive roundup of quality VPN services, based on hours of research and hands-on testing.
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Inside the Dark Web
See projectA look at the legal and illegal world of the Dark Web, exploring what it is and why it might be a better model for the Internet.
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PC Magazine Reviews and SecurityWatch Stories
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At PC Magazine, I've focused on reviewing Android apps and writing about security for the SecurityWatch blog.
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The Mary Sue Articles
While working at Geekosystem, I was asked to contribute a few articles to The Mary Sue.
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Brine Weekly
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Geekosystem Articles
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All the stories I wrote while working at Geekosystem, covering tech, education, space exploration, Iranian railguns, and beer.
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Languages
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German
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