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I did a ting! https://www.youtube.com/live/dHthJNFt-NI?feature=shared webinar on Zeek scripts / spicy analyzers for a real world project...and the challenges therein. Enjoy.
Zeek Webinar: Designing logs in the real world

YouTube
Ben Reardon shared an awesome (and funny) post on the Corelight blog about his experience at the Black Hat USA NOC (2024) and his process for detecting runZero's SSHamble.com research scans in real-time. Rob and I had a great time chatting with Ben and getting to the see Black Hat NOC up close: https://corelight.com/blog/black-hat-usa-2024-noc-learnings
Black Hat USA 2024: Tales from the NOC | Corelight

Recapping our learnings from the Network Operations Center (NOC) at Black Hat USA 2024. Using historical network logs to detect threats during the Network Operations Center (NOC) at Black Hat USA 2024.

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I really should start using this:

github.com/sharkdp/fd
GitHub - sharkdp/fd: A simple, fast and user-friendly alternative to 'find'

A simple, fast and user-friendly alternative to 'find' - sharkdp/fd

GitHub

BREAKING: Trump is hosting a Gala for the January 6 insurrectionists.

Someone should alert Trump's probation officer -- because convicted felons are legally prohibited from associating with other felons.

"Keeping VLC free and without ads is a no-brainer. I know people focus a lot on that part but, for me, it’s just the way it should be and it’s not difficult for me to keep it like that... Sure, more money would be fun, but most of the people I know who have more money are annoying." -- Jean-Baptiste Kempf

EDIT to add: You can donate at https://www.videolan.org/ in the upper-right hand corner.

https://www.welcometothejungle.com/en/articles/kempf-interview-vlc-videolan

https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/g6cqr/iama_vlc_media_player_developer_ama/

https://usesthis.com/interviews/jean-baptiste.kempf/

#OpenSource #NonExtractiveSystems

VLC: Official site - Free multimedia solutions for all OS! - VideoLAN

VLC: Official site - Free multimedia solutions for all OS!

🇺🇸 Trump praises GA election board's pro-Trump majority at rally. Board enacts controversial rule changes 3 months before election. New rules allow "reasonable inquiries" into results, stricter ID for mail-in ballots. Critics fear certification delays, voter suppression. Some Republicans defend GA election integrity. Concerns rise over Trump's influence on swing state's election process & potential for post-election chaos. Board member's rally attendance criticized.

👀“#ClarenceThomas failed to publicly disclose additional private travel provided by the wealthy conservative donor Harlan Crow…

Customs & Border Protection records revealed that the he and his wife, Virginia Thomas, took a round trip between Hawaii & New Zealand in Nov 2010 on Crow’s private jet, according to the letter. Sen Ron Wyden, Dem of Oregon, writing to Crow’s lawyer, demanded that he supply more info about financial relationship between the 2 men”

🎁https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/05/us/politics/clarence-thomas-harlan-crow-private-jet.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Ak4.i_ro.GYqTCY16me1G&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Justice Thomas Failed to Disclose More Private Jet Trips, Senate Democrats Say

Senator Ron Wyden sent a letter to the wealthy conservative donor Harlan Crow’s lawyer after records showed undisclosed flights between Hawaii and New Zealand with the Supreme Court justice in 2010.

The New York Times

we got a new #curl security vulnerability reported *this morning*, and since we already had a patch release planned for tomorrow, well, we have worked like crazy through-out the day and the fix and the advisory and everything will be published tomorrow along with #curl 8.9.1

Never a dull moment in this factory.

This Crowdstrike issue is definitely one that can only be managed by a CISO who is in the office. It’s good that that my former employer fixed that problem. I’m sure when my replacement shows up, they’ll be all over it, while working from the office.