We Are Currently Clean on OPSEC: Why JD Can't Encrypt

We analyse the 2025 Signalgate leak of sensitive US military information by the Trump administration, addressing why confidentiality was violated messages leaked to the press in spite of encryption Signal, to deepen the socio-technical considerations when designing and deploying encryption. First...

‘Signalgate’ Inspector General Report Wants Just One Change to Avoid a Repeat Debacle

The United States Inspector General report reviewing Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s text messaging mess recommends a single change to keep classified material secure...

The Signalgate Case Is Waiving a Red Flag to All Organizational and Behavioral Cybersecurity Leaders, Practitioners, and Researchers: Are We Receiving the Signal Amidst the Noise?

The Signalgate incident of March 2025, wherein senior US national security officials inadvertently disclosed sensitive military operational details via the encrypted messaging platform Signal, highlights critical vulnerabilities in organizational security arising from human error, governance gaps...

The Trump Administration Sure Is Having Trouble Keeping Its Comms Private

In the wake of SignalGate, a knockoff version of Signal used by a high-ranking member of the Trump administration was hacked. Today on Uncanny Valley, we discuss the platforms used for government communications...

SignalGate Is Driving the Most US Downloads of Signal Ever

Scandal surrounding the Trump administration’s Signal group chat has led to a landmark week for the encrypted messaging app’s adoption—its “largest US growth moment by a massive margin.”...