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SolarWinds Issues Patch for Critical ARM Vulnerability Enabling RCE Attacks - RedPacket Security

SolarWinds has released fixes to address two security flaws in its Access Rights Manager (ARM) software, including a critical vulnerability that could result

RedPacket Security
Google prioritizes profits over privacy by keeping third-party cookies in Chrome. It's time for privacy legislation to put you in control of your data. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/08/google-breaks-promise-block-third-party-cookies
Google Breaks Promise to Block Third-Party Cookies

Last week, Google backtracked on its long-standing promise to block third-party cookies in Chrome. This is bad for your privacy and good for Google's business. Third-party cookies are a pervasive tracking technology that allow companies to snoop on your online activity for surveillance and ad-...

Electronic Frontier Foundation

Based on all available evidence, Egypt gave Trump $10 million in cash a few days before his 2017 inauguration (that’s 200 pounds of $100 bills). The FBI and DOJ started investigating this in 2019, but attorney general Bill Barr shut that down. Trump then changed US policy in Egypt’s favor.

Note that Sen. Bob Menendez was just convicted of likewise taking bribes from Egypt. This is their MO. https://wapo.st/3SxAkvO

$10M cash withdrawal drove secret probe into whether Trump took money from Egypt

Then political appointees shut the case down.

The Washington Post
Technically speaking CrowdStrike actually kept a lot of hackers from breaking into your systems today.
There are several types of two-factor authentication out there, here's how to pick the best option (when you have the luxury of choice). https://ssd.eff.org/module/how-enable-two-factor-authentication
How to: Enable Two-factor Authentication

Two-factor authentication (or β€œ2FA”) is a way to make your online accounts more secure by adding a requirement for additional proof ("factors") alongside your password when you log in. This may be something you know (like a password or PIN), something you have (like a security key or mobile phone),...

CISA: CISA Adds Two Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog - RedPacket Security

CISA Adds Two Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog

RedPacket Security
Privacy is dead, and all of your data, including medical information, is constantly being sold to the highest bidder. This is a terrible situation, and there should be strict regulations for those who are breaking the law. Source https://www.threads.net/@thebrianpenny/post/C6y2ckfxaDj/
Let's celebrate by NOT replying to emails for at least 72 hours. That would teach them lessons πŸ˜‚

Revisiting code I wrote 6 months ago...

I'm equal parts horrified and impressed. How did I even make this work back then? πŸ€”

Guess I've grown a bit since then... 😳

Now is the time to make this mess presentable to the world. 😈

FCC scraps old speed benchmark, says broadband should be at least 100Mbps

Standard of 100Mbps down and 20Mbps up replaces old 25Mbps/3Mbps benchmark.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/03/fcc-scraps-old-speed-benchmark-says-broadband-should-be-at-least-100mbps/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

FCC scraps old speed benchmark, says broadband should be at least 100Mbps

Standard of 100Mbps down and 20Mbps up replaces old 25Mbps/3Mbps benchmark.

Ars Technica