Matthew Gracie
@infosecgoon.bsky.social
Security Analyst. Panther Modern.
Engineer at Security Onion Solutions.
Professor at Canisius University.
Organizer at Infosec 716 and BSides Buffalo.
Engineer at Security Onion Solutions.
Professor at Canisius University.
Organizer at Infosec 716 and BSides Buffalo.
Is it too much to ask that they just work on making the browser better?
An interview with Mozilla president Mark Surman about plans to deploy its ~$1.4B in reserves to fund an AI "rebel alliance" to challenge companies like OpenAI (Ashley Capoot/CNBC)
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January 27, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Is it too much to ask that they just work on making the browser better?
If you're interested in deploying Security Onion on your network, we've just updated our free Security Onion Essentials training. Learn about the platform itself, the included tools, how to download and install it, and how to use it for alert triage, threat hunting, and detection engineering.
We've updated our popular Security Onion Essentials video series!
Peel back the layers and make your adversaries cry!
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Peel back the layers and make your adversaries cry!
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Security Onion Essentials 2026 - YouTube
Security Onion Essentials by Matt Gracie, updated for 2026 using 2.4.190 and 2.4.200.
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January 27, 2026 at 6:36 PM
If you're interested in deploying Security Onion on your network, we've just updated our free Security Onion Essentials training. Learn about the platform itself, the included tools, how to download and install it, and how to use it for alert triage, threat hunting, and detection engineering.
Reposted by Matthew Gracie
Always funny when the booth for a pentesting firm gives away pens that don't work. You had one job, dude.
December 11, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Always funny when the booth for a pentesting firm gives away pens that don't work. You had one job, dude.
My desk is like two laptops away from looking like one of those DPRK remote worker front operations.
January 26, 2026 at 8:21 PM
My desk is like two laptops away from looking like one of those DPRK remote worker front operations.
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A watched bubble never pops.
January 26, 2026 at 8:05 AM
A watched bubble never pops.
Legit LOL
"Your video wasn't posted as we have detected that there are more cores in your phone than your current licence agreement allows"
January 26, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Legit LOL
I'm begging you, with tears in my eyes, if you have a support contract for a piece of software please talk to support or at least read the documentation before following the recommendations of some AI bot.
January 26, 2026 at 2:02 PM
I'm begging you, with tears in my eyes, if you have a support contract for a piece of software please talk to support or at least read the documentation before following the recommendations of some AI bot.
Sign of the economic times - this weekend I spent $250 on a grocery trip. A trip to Aldi.
For two hundred and fifty American dollars I should be leaving Aldi with a small automobile, an off-brand laptop, and an ownership stake in that location.
For two hundred and fifty American dollars I should be leaving Aldi with a small automobile, an off-brand laptop, and an ownership stake in that location.
January 26, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Sign of the economic times - this weekend I spent $250 on a grocery trip. A trip to Aldi.
For two hundred and fifty American dollars I should be leaving Aldi with a small automobile, an off-brand laptop, and an ownership stake in that location.
For two hundred and fifty American dollars I should be leaving Aldi with a small automobile, an off-brand laptop, and an ownership stake in that location.
"You're almost done setting up your PC!"
Uh, this PC is many years old and running Windows 10, I assure you, it's as set up as it's going to be.
Uh, this PC is many years old and running Windows 10, I assure you, it's as set up as it's going to be.
January 25, 2026 at 7:49 PM
"You're almost done setting up your PC!"
Uh, this PC is many years old and running Windows 10, I assure you, it's as set up as it's going to be.
Uh, this PC is many years old and running Windows 10, I assure you, it's as set up as it's going to be.
A lovely photo of Buffalo's Central Terminal.
January 25, 2026 at 6:24 PM
A lovely photo of Buffalo's Central Terminal.
The weather outside is frightful,
but hacking's quite delightful
but hacking's quite delightful
Looks like the weather is going to be cold this weekend - no better time to stay inside, stay warm, and submit your talk to our CFP! Now accepting submissions for four different tracks, we'd love to hear from you!
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BSides Buffalo 2026: Call for Speakers
BSides Buffalo is a grassroots, community-driven information security and technology conference held annually in Buffalo, NY. Our fifth event will be ...
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January 23, 2026 at 2:54 PM
The weather outside is frightful,
but hacking's quite delightful
but hacking's quite delightful
Steve Jobs trying to change the pronunciation of SCSI to "sexy" is definitely a top ten cringeworthy moment in computer history.
January 22, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Steve Jobs trying to change the pronunciation of SCSI to "sexy" is definitely a top ten cringeworthy moment in computer history.
Many of our flagship public universities are actually real estate and professional sports ventures with a small side hustle in educating students.
Of course, there's no mention of the 200+ degree programs she cut or consolidated to help pay for this historic football win (by tripling the football budget).
January 22, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Many of our flagship public universities are actually real estate and professional sports ventures with a small side hustle in educating students.
I lost my schedule, is it time for this fight again? I thought we'd moved back to "are certifications really important" or "should we release offensive security tools on Github".
no, you're wrong. using one of these books is infinitely preferable to someone using nothing but a reused password 9,000 times. they're especially good for older people who don't go out much. if your book is at risk in your home, you have bigger problems than "they're going to steal my amazon login"
January 22, 2026 at 1:56 PM
I lost my schedule, is it time for this fight again? I thought we'd moved back to "are certifications really important" or "should we release offensive security tools on Github".
A huge thank you to SnyderMesh of BuffaLoRa for being our featured speaker at Infosec 716 this month -- that was an excellent presentation on Meshtastic. If you weren't able to make the meetup or if you'd like to revisit any of his talk, the recording is available here:
Meshtastic - Decentralized Community-Wide Off-Grid Messaging
YouTube video by Bit Haven LLC
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January 22, 2026 at 1:34 PM
A huge thank you to SnyderMesh of BuffaLoRa for being our featured speaker at Infosec 716 this month -- that was an excellent presentation on Meshtastic. If you weren't able to make the meetup or if you'd like to revisit any of his talk, the recording is available here:
MOM! HANG UP THE PHONE YOU BROKE THE INTERNET!
Yahoo and AOL are down
Yahoo and AOL are down
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January 21, 2026 at 8:23 PM
MOM! HANG UP THE PHONE YOU BROKE THE INTERNET!
If only Congress were showing one tenth as much backbone as the average Minneapolis wine mom.
The choice is impeachment and removal or calamity for the United States. I don't see how anybody watching Trump's speech in Davos can draw any other conclusion. He's a senile madman.
January 21, 2026 at 3:14 PM
If only Congress were showing one tenth as much backbone as the average Minneapolis wine mom.
As someone living in a border city, I would very much not like to have a war with Canada, thanks. Last time they burned Buffalo to the ground on their way to do the same to the White House.
"Canada does not have the number of military personnel or the sophisticated equipment needed to fend off a conventional American attack. So the military envisions unconventional warfare in which small groups of irregular military or armed civilians would resort to ambushes, sabotage, drone warfare…"
Military models Canadian response to hypothetical American invasion
Armed Forces envision insurgency tactics like those used by Afghan mujahedeen, sources say. But officials and experts stress a U.S. operation is unlikely, and the scenarios are conceptual
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 20, 2026 at 5:55 PM
As someone living in a border city, I would very much not like to have a war with Canada, thanks. Last time they burned Buffalo to the ground on their way to do the same to the White House.
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Microsoft has basically spent a trillion dollars to add a Teams meeting summary option to Office and a PowerPoint creation system for executives who should have retired a while ago.
Or as they call it, the GenAI Industrial Revolution.
Or as they call it, the GenAI Industrial Revolution.
January 20, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Microsoft has basically spent a trillion dollars to add a Teams meeting summary option to Office and a PowerPoint creation system for executives who should have retired a while ago.
Or as they call it, the GenAI Industrial Revolution.
Or as they call it, the GenAI Industrial Revolution.
An admiral job.
There's that famous Pegula attention to detail!
There's that famous Pegula attention to detail!
January 19, 2026 at 4:37 PM
An admiral job.
There's that famous Pegula attention to detail!
There's that famous Pegula attention to detail!
While I'll admit that I did hope for the Bills to revert to their historic mediocrity for the first season in the new stadium that they looted public coffers for...
a close up of a woman 's face in a dark room in a movie .
ALT: a close up of a woman 's face in a dark room in a movie .
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January 19, 2026 at 3:37 PM
While I'll admit that I did hope for the Bills to revert to their historic mediocrity for the first season in the new stadium that they looted public coffers for...
What I was a stone broke undergrad the Lebanese diner up the street had a breakfast special, eggs toast and hash browns for 99 cents. It was often my only meal of the day.
Sunday night timeline cleanse
please tell me about your favorite lost restaurant (closed for at least 5 years, like I really want you to go back into the vault), why you loved it and what you ate there
please tell me about your favorite lost restaurant (closed for at least 5 years, like I really want you to go back into the vault), why you loved it and what you ate there
January 19, 2026 at 3:29 AM
What I was a stone broke undergrad the Lebanese diner up the street had a breakfast special, eggs toast and hash browns for 99 cents. It was often my only meal of the day.
Got my county tax bill in the mail this weekend. Ten percent of it goes to the local library system, which is fantastic. The other ninety percent pays for roads and snowplows for the exurban towns whose residents go to Facebook and call me a socialist looking for handouts because I live in a city.
January 18, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Got my county tax bill in the mail this weekend. Ten percent of it goes to the local library system, which is fantastic. The other ninety percent pays for roads and snowplows for the exurban towns whose residents go to Facebook and call me a socialist looking for handouts because I live in a city.
New video -- controlling the color of an RGB LED using three potentiometers. Fun little project!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNDm...
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Arduino For Amateurs - Episode 8 - RGB LEDs 2
YouTube video by Bit Haven LLC
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January 17, 2026 at 2:43 AM
New video -- controlling the color of an RGB LED using three potentiometers. Fun little project!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNDm...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNDm...
Stop scrolling and post two characters that bring you joy.
January 16, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Stop scrolling and post two characters that bring you joy.