First blog post for the new job!

Security Should Be the Path of Least Resistance

Security often creates friction that frustrates developers and users, this can actually make systems less secure because when security is difficult, noisy, or just gets int he way, people bypass or ignore the controls.

https://semgrep.dev/blog/2026/security-should-be-the-path-of-least-resistance/

Companies will put up all kinds obstacles to responsible disclosure for researchers to get around to make their own lives easier. But they often forget that in the end it is researcher who calls the shots. It is the researchers vuln and they can do whatever they want with it.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/disgruntled-researcher-leaks-bluehammer-windows-zero-day-exploit/#comments

#vulnerability #disclosure #responsibledisclosure #windows #microsoft

PhoneCon 2026, the Mid-Atlantic Historical Telephony Conference & Expo
When: Sat/Sun July 25-26, 2026
Where: The Computer Museum - Baltimore MD
What: Presentations and talks on telephone history, collecting, and phreaking; displays and exhibits; telephones for sale; tours of the Computer Museum
Why: To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the telephone

Schedules and other event information is available at https://phonecon.org

#telephone #phone #hacker #phreaker #con

Gen-X to Gen-Z Translation Matrix

Meaning Gen-X Gen-Z
That’s cool Dope Bussin
Lame Bogus Cringe
I agree Word Facts
Nonsense Whatever Cap
True For real No cap
Impressive Tight Goes hard
Weird Sketchy Sus
Funny That’s rich I’m dead
Attractive Fine Baddie

Any others?