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Aaron Soto

@surefire@infosec.exchange

176 Followers

524 Following

6.2K Posts

Teaching was my first love. Packets were my second.

I make classes to teach people how to defend themselves against hackers. In my spare time, I teach college students to compete in cybersecurity competitions, or try to take back my home automation from the cloud.

he/him 🏳️‍🌈 ❤️💜💙

(Profile banner is a sunset sky from underneath a bridge with kayakers and the edge of the Austin city skyline)

Twitter	@_surefire_
Github	https://github.com/sure-fire

Aaron Soto 42m ago

ACARS Drama 1h ago

ACARS Message From: N12136 / C54850

Message: MOBILE IS CONSISTENT WITH THIS PARTICULAR GUY. WE HAD ISSUES WITH HIM A FEW WEEKS AGO TO SAME ISSUE. SUPER RUDE SUPER PUSHY ESPECIALLY AT CRITICAL TIMES

Area: New Orleans, LA, USA

#acars #vdlm2 #N12136 #C54850

Aaron Soto 43m ago

Alexia Starling

"Google Gemini Flaw hijacks email summaries for phishing"

Excuse me, GEMINI IS THE FLAW

www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-gemini-flaw-hijacks-email-summaries-for-phishing/

Google Gemini flaw hijacks email summaries for phishing

Google Gemini for Workspace can be exploited to generate email summaries that appear legitimate but include malicious instructions or warnings that direct users to phishing sites without using attachments or direct links.

BleepingComputer

Aaron Soto 10h ago

I love The Korean Vegan (Joanne Molinaro) for a lot of reasons related to her food blogging, but she's also a bad ass lawyer.

This YouTube Short is the first I've seen that explains really clearly what the warrant paperwork should look like if you're being asked to open your door (and don't just open the door - she explains).

https://youtube.com/shorts/qDnzbyLDHGo?si=u_hjcCtfvYRKNa4x

Before you continue to YouTube

Aaron Soto 10h ago

Courtney Rosenthal 11h ago

"But it’s alarming how easy it is for smart device makers to decide that your property won’t work. There’s no easy solution to this problem. "

Uhhh ... yes there is. Use standard protocols or open the APIs. Every device that requires vendor-managed cloud control should be considered as having a limited lifetime, which could blow at any moment.

(I put my Dreo fans and Roborock vacuum in this category. i priced that into my initial purchase decision.)

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/07/belkin-shows-tech-firms-getting-too-comfortable-with-bricking-customers-stuff/

#iot #smartHome

Belkin shows tech firms getting too comfortable with bricking customers’ stuff

There’s no easy alternative, and IoT customers are paying the price.

Ars Technica

Aaron Soto 10h ago

Norcal Gma 2 11h ago

I took two pictures of Summer on our walk that might be my new favorites.
I am glad she isn't bothered by my phone in her face. She is a good sport.
I especially love the photo with all paws in the air. Summer is a high flying dog.
#Summer #DogsOfMastodon

Aaron Soto 11h ago

Extreme Electronics 17h ago

Validate your mastodon account by

Posting a picture of a shark or elephant stuffie.

Talking about #gravy

Installing Linux instead of "anything else"

Detailing in depth why AI doesn't work.

Posting 20 photos of your dog or cat.

Adding ALT text to all pictures.

Fed verse chick may not respond.

Aaron Soto 11h ago

Mary Austin VOTED 4 HARRIS!14h ago

Everybody's been saying that the only warning system left for #Texas is Ted Cruz fleeing the state, so there needs to be a new system based on that.

Here it is!

Aaron Soto 11h ago

spiegelmama 11h ago

@mrundkvist I'm getting a little tired of reading about all the studies that show UBI works well and pays for itself. I wish we'd stop studying and start implementing.
@grrlscientist

Aaron Soto 11h ago

GrrlScientist ⧖ Ⓥ 🇺🇦17h ago

Who fucking cares if poor people abuse the system? Rich people do it every fucking day and y'all ain't bat an eye."

#poverty #WarOnPoorPeople #racism #misogyny #GreedyBastards #politics #FascistAmeriKKKa #fascism #Nazis #tyranny #ProfitsOverPeople

Aaron Soto 11h ago

Inspirational Skeletor💀1d ago

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Norcal Gma 2 11h ago

I took two pictures of Summer on our walk that might be my new favorites.
I am glad she isn't bothered by my phone in her face. She is a good sport.
I especially love the photo with all paws in the air. Summer is a high flying dog.
#Summer #DogsOfMastodon

Mike McCaffrey 11h ago

@NorcalGma2 You are lucky. My dogs immediately stop doing whatever cute thing whenever I point my phone at them.

Norcal Gma 2 11h ago

@mikemccaffrey
Summer humors me.

Katherine W 10h ago

In the first picture, she looks as though she is levitating! Both are very good photos.

Norcal Gma 2 10h ago

@FiddleSix
Thank you. My phone liked the early morning light. We left home earlier than usual.

@NorcalGma2
Always love leaping Summer. 💚

Norcal Gma 2 10h ago

@amyedge
She my first dog so I don't have much to compare but she launches herself in the air at every opportunity. I don't know if that is a common lab trait or not.

@NorcalGma2
I have a lab/hound/? mix. He is not a jumper. I just love the pictures of her jumping. 💚

@NorcalGma2 @amyedge Labs are rambunctious.

stephaniepixie 🏳️‍🌈9h ago

@NorcalGma2 @amyedge When I was a teen my family had a lab. He was not a jumper. He could swim if his life depended on it but he preferred wading in water so he could have the security of four paws on land at all times 😄

Norcal Gma 2 7h ago

@stephaniepixie @amyedge
I am constantly amazed that Summer will dive into the water from as high as ten feet and fly through the air with no concern for landing. She loves to swim too. She can clear many of our fences but won't jump them without permission.

stephaniepixie 🏳️‍🌈7h ago

@NorcalGma2 So brave and athletic. Good thing she’s a good listener

Norcal Gma 2 7h ago

@stephaniepixie
She must have been born with good manners because I know nothing about training dogs. We got her at eight weeks old. I have lots of parenting skills and it really isn't that different.

stephaniepixie 🏳️‍🌈7h ago

@NorcalGma2 Our lab was really smart too but very anxious. No way he would’ve been leaping from any height. He might’ve been mixed (we got him from the local Humane Society and they just said he was a lab) because he was taller than most labs. Big barrel chest and skinny legs.
Not much of a runner. He was heavier than me as a teen and he desperately wanted to be a lap dog 😄

DB Schwein 7h ago

Has Summer been watching Dock Diving competitions? 😁

@stephaniepixie @amyedge

Norcal Gma 2 7h ago

@deirdrebeth @stephaniepixie @amyedge
I think she could do that if she wanted to.

Ryan The Red 🖥️🚲🍺🏳️‍🌈7h ago

@NorcalGma2 @amyedge This is your first dog? What a gem! Fetching and swimming is standard lab, the high jump not so much.

Norcal Gma 2 7h ago

@redrummy @amyedge
She is our very first attempt at giving a dog a good home. I thing it is working out well for all of us.

Ryan The Red 🖥️🚲🍺🏳️‍🌈7h ago

@NorcalGma2 @amyedge I should say so! <3