Scott Mortimer β€‹

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Information Security geek, Old School RPG nerd, and wannabe fiction writer.

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I wonder if these full-face masks could fool common facial recognition systems? πŸ€”

https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7270576541816745985

Brian Armstrong on LinkedIn: These masks are going to be a problem, and this is a law enforcement… | 644 comments

These masks are going to be a problem, and this is a law enforcement nightmare. First, it was AI deepfakes, and now this for under $20. They're… | 644 comments on LinkedIn

Microsoft just released a tool that lets you convert Office files to Markdown. Never thought I'd see the day.

Google also added Markdown export to Google Docs a few months ago.

https://github.com/microsoft/markitdown

GitHub - microsoft/markitdown: Python tool for converting files and office documents to Markdown.

Python tool for converting files and office documents to Markdown. - microsoft/markitdown

GitHub

I have been off social media almost completely for more than a year and am only now just poking my head out of the shell. World events brought me back because misery loves company.

If this is your first time meeting me, find out more here: https://scott.mortimer.name

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Good article about MITRE ranking XSS as the Top Threat of 2024.

#websecurity #appsec

https://scotthelme.co.uk/xss-ranked-1-top-threat-of-2024-by-mitre-and-cisa/

XSS Ranked #1 Top Threat of 2024 by MITRE and CISA

As we draw near the end of 2024, MITRE have taken a look back at the security vulnerabilities discovered throughout the year and published their list of the Top 25 Most Dangerous Software Weaknesses, and Report URI is here to help you with the #1 Top Threat: XSS. Common Weakness

Scott Helme

~Open Source Security Tool of the Day~

#osstotd

BadZure

BadZure orchestrates the setup of Azure Active Directory tenants, populating them with diverse entities while also introducing common security misconfigurations to create vulnerable tenants with multiple attack paths.

https://github.com/mvelazc0/BadZure

GitHub - mvelazc0/BadZure: BadZure orchestrates the setup of Azure AD tenants, populating them with diverse entities while also introducing common security misconfigurations to create vulnerable tenants with multiple attack paths.

BadZure orchestrates the setup of Azure AD tenants, populating them with diverse entities while also introducing common security misconfigurations to create vulnerable tenants with multiple attack ...

GitHub

There's a new opensource and federated service dedicated to Table-top Roleplaying. Check it out:

https://ttrpg.network

The TTRPG network - a site dedicated to TTRPG discussion, memes, news, etc.

Lemmy

Free Tools for Cloud Environments | CISA

Free Tools for Cloud Environments provides network defenders and incident response/analysts open-source tools, methods, and guidance for identifying, mitigating, and detecting cyber threats, known vulnerabilities, and anomalies while operating a cloud or hybrid environment.

https://www.cisa.gov/resources-tools/resources/free-tools-cloud-environments

OpenAI prepping ChatGPT-5
Lol. Wait till they find out about climate change.