Here’s what that looks like in practice 👇
Using colorize, analysts can instantly distinguish cold vs. warm infrastructure clusters based on created timestamps—making patterns easier to spot and pivots faster to execute.
A few weeks ago we dropped the colorize Storm command—bringing run-time colors to tables, maps, and force graphs.
In our Slack, Golo Mühr’s IBM X-Force team used it to instantly surface cold vs. warm infra clusters by their created timestamps.
How are you using colorize?
Missed the webinar with @censys.bsky.social?
Our follow-up blog shows how analysts can pivot from indicators to infrastructure patterns using the Synapse-Censys Power-Up — and turn findings into lasting intelligence.
Find it here: vertex.link/blogs/censys...
🎉A brand new Synapse Power-Up is here!
The new @DoppelHQ Synapse Power-Up brings Doppel alerts into the workflow, helping teams spot typosquatting, correlate activity, and take faster action.
A new step forward for brand protection inside Synapse: synapse.docs.vertex.link/projects/rap...
My entire adult life
Synapse integrations are called Power-Ups and man have we been busy making them... The cards made an 8x9 grid! 💚 Which has already been outgrown by the recent addition of Synapse-Doppel 🎉
stanley tucci with members of the gold medal winning USA women's hockey team
crying in the club* (*at my desk) bc stanley tucci took the USA women's hockey team out for a meal at his favorite restaurant and they gave him his own jersey
Donald Trump canceled Direct File after giant tax prep companies spent millions lobbying.
Why? Because Direct File let you file your taxes for free.
So today, I’m introducing a bill to make Direct File the law of the land. And 160 members of Congress are joining me.
I'm *finally* home! 🎉💚 Now to begin digging out of comms debt... 😅
Both U.S. Olympic hockey teams won gold. But only the men got a presidential call and celebration, while the women were met with a joke at their expense. The contrast isn’t just about sports. It’s about how respect, power, and attention are allocated in our culture.
Staying ahead of the constant flow of intelligence data isn’t about collecting more, it’s about connecting the right signals faster.
Ryann Hallback (reign) shows how analysts cut through noise, link critical data, and move investigations forward with confidence. www.youtube.com/watch?v=84oG...
They beat a blind refugee who speaks no English for failing to obey police commands he could not understand. Then instead of apologizing, they charged him with possession of a “weapon”—HIS WALKING STICK. Then they dumped him miles from home without notifying anyone, after which he was found dead.
They won't start with banning birth control. First they'll lie about it. Then dictate who can prescribe it, use it, fund it, in what forms, and for how long. Suddenly, your doctor won't call you back. I know this is what they'll do because it's what they're doing to transgender healthcare right now.
No analyst gets perfect information.
The best ones find a path forward regardless.
Lesson #3 from Operation Deepfake explores how real investigations require decisions under uncertainty and the discipline to revise them when new evidence appears.
Dive in: vertex.link/blogs/inside...
Donald Trump killed two of my constituents. He is a liar and should be ashamed of himself.
Peter Williams, former Trenchant exec who stole zero-day exploits from his employer and sold them to a Russian exploit buyer between 2022-2025, was sentenced today to 7 years and 3 months in prison in a hearing that was partially closed to the public due to sensitive nature of tools he stole.
A disgraceful act of banal evil. @ioponomarenko.bsky.social Our thoughts and material support are with you and the people of Ukraine now and in the future. The fortitude of Ukrainians is an inspiration. Slava Ukraini! 💛💙
The defining face of the first day of the full-scale invasion is Ukrainian marine Vitalii Skakun.
He heroically sacrificed his life by blowing up a bridge in Henichesk to slow the advancing Russian columns.
Absolutely shameful. Four years of war and the United States sends nobody to mark it.
The *audacity* it takes the big model trainers to complain that somebody else scraped their work and is capturing value from it without permission. The sheer chutzpah. The staggering lack of self-awareness. It's gobsmacking.
🔥 A proper 7-minute rant on the AI people making a deal with the devil @jags.bsky.social @craiu.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGre...
Gonna be "stuck" 😉 in Panama City for a couple days while NYC air traffic unsnarls. Anybody have food / entertainment recommendations?
The team is together in Curaçao this week for some face time, planning, and collaboration 🌴
As a remote-first company, time onsite at The Vertex Project is a rare chance to align on what’s next — with good ideas, great conversations, and a little sunshine to help.
A login time
A download
A meeting invite
Harmless alone. Suspicious together.
Nothing stands out until you connect the dots — then the real story appears.
See all the lessons learned from Operation Deepfake here: vertex.link/blogs/inside...
And so it begins! Another Vertex all-hands is getting underway... 💚 Guess where?
Missed our webinar on tracking DDoSia’s rapidly changing infrastructure?
We covered how analysts use the Synapse–Censys Power-Up to enrich infrastructure, query host data, and spot fast-moving DDoS campaigns tied to hacktivist activity.
Watch on demand: www.youtube.com/watch?v=raKQ...
Oops! If you attempted our CYBERWARCON Challenge - Operation Deepfake - you likely received an error - our apologies! We “fixed the glitch” ;)
Try it here: vertex.link/blogs/inside...
