Best Infosec-Related Long Reads of the Week, 12/10/22

Protecting society from spyware, The world of spyware maker Altrnativ, Spyware is out of control, Women rule at MI6, Lessons learned from the Uber breach, Could security firms become military targets?

Metacurity is pleased to offer our free and paid subscribers this weekly digest of long-form infosec pieces and related articles that we couldn’t properly fit into our daily crush of news. Tell us what you think, and feel free to share your favorite long-reads via email at info@metacurity.com. We’ll gladly credit you with a hat tip. Happy reading!

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Protecting Society From Surveillance Spyware

Citizen Lab’s Ron Deibert has this piece in the Winter 2022 Issues of Science and Technology on how to deal with the mushrooming problem of commercial spyware, which is being supplied by an increasing number of vendors in an environment where the digital dynamic has shifted in favor of illiberal governments and their security agencies, helping to fuel the spread of a new kind of digital authoritarianism that crosses international borders.

Reflecting the urgency of the problem, some have advocated for an immediate worldwide moratorium on the sale and transfer of commercia…