C can be memory-safe
The idea of memory-safe languages is in the news lately. C/C++ is famous for being the world's system language (that runs most things) but also infamous for being unsafe. Many want to solve this by hard-forking the world's system code, either...
I’m still bitter about Slammer
Today is the 20th anniversary of the Slammer worm. I'm still angry over it, so I thought I'd write up my anger. This post will be of interest to nobody, it's just me venting my bitterness and get off...
The RISC Deprogrammer
I should write up a larger technical document on this, but in the meanwhile is this short (-ish) blogpost. Everything you know about RISC is wrong. It's some weird nerd cult. Techies frequently mention RISC in conversation, with other...
DS620slim tiny home server
In this blogpost, I describe the Synology DS620slim. Mostly these are notes for myself, so when I need to replace something in the future, I can remember how I built the system. It's a "NAS" (network attached storage) server...
We need to refine and secure AI, not turn our backs on the technology
While the potential poisoning of ChatGPT raises some concerns, we need to take this threat as an opportunity to better refine and secure emerging AI models.
Active Mirai Botnet Variant Exploiting Zyxel Devices for DDoS Attacks
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a recently patched critical security flaw in Zyxel gear to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation.
Tracked as CVE-2023-28771 (CVSS score: 9.8), the issue relates to a command injection flaw impacting...
Urgent WordPress Update Fixes Critical Flaw in Jetpack Plugin on Million of Sites
WordPress has issued an automatic update to address a critical flaw in the Jetpack plugin that’s installed on over five million sites.
The vulnerability, which was unearthed during an internal security audit, resides in an API present in the plugin since version 2.0,...
Dark Pink cyber-spies add info stealers to their arsenal, notch up more victims
Not to be confused with K-Pop sensation BLACKPINK, gang pops military, govt and education orgs Dark Pink, a suspected nation-state-sponsored cyber-espionage group, has expanded its list of targeted organizations, both geographically and by sector, and has carried out at...
Feds, you’ll need a warrant for that cellphone border search
Here's a story with a twist A federal district judge has ruled that authorities must obtain a warrant to search an American citizen's cellphone at the border, barring exigent circumstances.…
