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Husband | Dad | Geek | NetSec | USN Vet

Currently Network Security Consultant at <redacted>.

(he/him)

Work:
#infosec #splunk #networksecurity #nsm #threatdetection

Fun:
#homelab #cooking #cocktails #beer

Hi friends. The world for some of us is a little chaotic and the fediverse is an important escape from other social media for many. But it isn’t free and most instance operators accept donations to offset their costs. If you are able and don’t already, please consider supporting your instance to help keep the fediverse alive and healthy, assuming they accept donations.

For the InfoSec/Fedia donors, I appreciate your support.

Be kind and I wish you all the best.

Everyone is posting their wrapped so thought I would post mine

And before you ask, yes my computer does seem to be infected with a virus, how did you know?

#Meme #Limewire #Wrapped #SpotifyWrapped #Torrenting #Pirating

The fight for abortion care and the fight for trans rights are the same fight. It is the fight for bodily autonomy. If you do not have control over your own body, you do not have control over anything.
I honestly can't stand when journalists use the term "culture war" to describe an argument over whether or not trans people should be recognized as worthy of human rights.
Security people routinely oscillate between nerding out about what computers are capable of, and also, a strong preference computers never, ever existed

Who would have thought that a hacker who goes by "Waifu" would be hoisted on the petard of his own misogyny? This is my most shocked face.

My dude, you could have just not threatened a woman who runs her own security research company.

https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/accused-kitchener-hacker-unmasked-after-threatening-woman-online/article_3501ea8b-1514-5524-8de6-f52e92c3e103.html

Accused Kitchener hacker unmasked after threatening woman online

Kitchener-based hacker Alexander “Connor” Moucka was unmasked after making threats against a woman on the messaging app Telegram. Moucka threatened Allison Nixon, the chief research officer at Unit221B, a U.S. cybersecurity firm.

Metroland Media

Apple added a feature called "inactivity reboot" in iOS 18.1. This is implemented in keybagd and the AppleSEPKeyStore kernel extension. It seems to have nothing to do with phone/wireless network state. Keystore is used when unlocking the device. So if you don't unlock your iPhone for a while... it will reboot!

In the news: "Police Freak Out at iPhones Mysteriously Rebooting Themselves, Locking Cops Out"
https://www.404media.co/police-freak-out-at-iphones-mysteriously-rebooting-themselves-locking-cops-out/

iOS version diffs to see yourself:
https://github.com/search?q=repo%3Ablacktop%2Fipsw-diffs%20inactivity_reboot&type=code

Police Freak Out at iPhones Mysteriously Rebooting Themselves, Locking Cops Out

Law enforcement believe the activity, which makes it harder to then unlock the phones, may be due to a potential update in iOS 18 which tells nearby iPhones to reboot if they have not been in contact with a cellular network for some time, according to a document obtained by 404 Media.

404 Media
This is the realest advice I have for people who are wondering how they're going take effective action in the upcoming Trump administration: https://wagingnonviolence.org/2024/11/10-things-to-do-if-trump-wins/
10 ways to be prepared and grounded now that Trump has won

The key to taking effective action if Trump wins is to avoid perpetuating his goals of fear, isolation, exhaustion and disorientation.

Waging Nonviolence

36 years ago
Fugazi, also known as the EP 7 Songs, is the debut eponymous release by the American post-hardcore band Fugazi, released in November 1988 on vinyl.

#punk #punks #punkrock #hardcorepunk #fugazi #history #punkrockhistory #otd

Tiny Privacy Tip 🔒✨:

Using a quality VPN service can be a great step to improve your privacy online.

If you heard about VPN services but aren’t quite sure how it works and would like to learn more, or if you are ready to give it a try, I wrote this little tip to guide you through this: https://controlaltdelete.technology/articles/easy-practical-privacy-tips-for-everyone.html#tip-vpn

And since I recommend them in my article, I will also tag them here đź’ś @protonvpn

#TinyPrivacyTip #Privacy

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