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Blogs, webinars, infographics, oh my!

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COMIC BOOK: When VASTFLUX Attacks

I wrote a comic book! Based on the Satori team's takedown of the VASTFLUX ad fraud operation, we told the story of how they did it in the best way possible. It was a hit in the industry!

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How the VASTFLUX Takedown Benefits Programmatic Players

HUMAN kicked off 2023 with the largest private takedown ever with the disruption of the ad fraud operation we dubbed VASTFLUX. Here I simplify what happened.

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Keeping Music HUMAN with Modern Defense Strategy

Ghostwrote a blog with HUMAN CTO about a bot service that compromised a very popular streaming service (wink wink nudge nudge) and the hackers being sad we stopped them. Oops!

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Giving Fraudsters the Cold Shoulder: Inside the Largest Connected TV Bot Attack

She can do reports, too! I wrote about ICEBUCKET, the largest CTV attack to hit the advertising world. Pour yourself a bucket of ice, and learn about this wild investigation.

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BADBOX, PEACHPIT, and the Fraudulent Device in Your Delivery Box

HUMAN's most recent ad fraud investigation included an out-of-the-box scheme originating from China. Here's everything you need to know. 

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WEBINAR: Show Me the $$: E-commerce Holiday Fraud

I spoke to a member of the HUMAN Detection team to learn about threats to e-commerce during the holiday season and how we can give fraudsters coal this year.

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Show Me the $$: Account Fraud

Show Me the $$ is a series I started to explain different threat models using some fun storytelling! This one is about trying to get tickets to a concert, but bots snatch them up. How do they do it so fast? Find out.

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Bringing the Cats Back to Cats On Broadway

Let's lighten things up, shall we? Here's some satire that was published in The Haven. Check it out right meow. 

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What We Learned at Cannes

Cannes isn't just home to the film festival, it's also the ad industry's playground. In this piece, I dive into what we learned this year at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. Cue the rosé.

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WEBINAR: Show Me The $$: VASTFLUX

In this interview, I chatted with the head researchers behind the takedown of the VASTFLUX ad fraud operation. Learn something with me!

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The Difference Between Fraud & Non-Fraud

This is a spicy one! In response to a a WSJ piece on a major discrepancy in Gannett's ad ecosystem, I wrote a piece explaining what could've happened and the lessons learned. 

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What You Need to Know About Sea Monkeys

Probably the most bizarre piece I've written to date (and that's saying something), here's a weird emoji-filled fever dream about why you should buy sea monkeys. I too can't believe I was paid money to write this.

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