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.
You as a cartoon:
January 31, 2026 at 4:40 AM
You as a cartoon:
"I have to reboot my watch every once in a while, I think it has a memory leak" is a stupid, stupid sentence and I can't believe I have to say it.
January 30, 2026 at 10:07 PM
"I have to reboot my watch every once in a while, I think it has a memory leak" is a stupid, stupid sentence and I can't believe I have to say it.
A new episode of Arduino for Amateurs, in which I play around with some weird thing I got on Amazon.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2X4...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2X4...
Arduino For Amateurs - Episode 9 - Neopixel Ring
YouTube video by Bit Haven LLC
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January 30, 2026 at 9:53 PM
A new episode of Arduino for Amateurs, in which I play around with some weird thing I got on Amazon.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2X4...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2X4...
Just sat for an interview on The Life Of An Adjunct Professor(tm) for someone's grad school project. I'm just one of many subjects - looking forward to seeing the final result.
January 30, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Just sat for an interview on The Life Of An Adjunct Professor(tm) for someone's grad school project. I'm just one of many subjects - looking forward to seeing the final result.
Going to have to watch A Mighty Wind this weekend. RIP, legend.
January 30, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Going to have to watch A Mighty Wind this weekend. RIP, legend.
These posters and flyers are going to the printer soon -- if you'd like some for your office, lab, hacker space, or evil lair under a dormant volcano, send me a DM and I'm happy to put some in the mail.
This year's event posters, brilliant work as always by Katy at Katydidart.
January 30, 2026 at 2:28 PM
These posters and flyers are going to the printer soon -- if you'd like some for your office, lab, hacker space, or evil lair under a dormant volcano, send me a DM and I'm happy to put some in the mail.
Just realized that I have a child in the high school class of 2031.
January 29, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Just realized that I have a child in the high school class of 2031.
Signal is a very secure communications platform, provided you don't do something stupid like use an unvetted fork of the client and then add a journalist to the group chat.
January 29, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Signal is a very secure communications platform, provided you don't do something stupid like use an unvetted fork of the client and then add a journalist to the group chat.
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Dan McQuade was so much to so many people. More than anything, he was a cool, funny guy that you wanted to hang out with. Here he is in his element, doing anthropology on the t-shirts on the Wildwood boardwalk defector.com/dan-and-dave...
Dan And Dave Hit The Wildwood Boardwalk: A 2024 T-Shirt Report | Defector
There was no way we were going to win this seagull. It was the second time I’d put a buck into the claw machine, attempting to win a little stuffed seagull with a french fry in its mouth. My dad had a...
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January 29, 2026 at 1:12 AM
Dan McQuade was so much to so many people. More than anything, he was a cool, funny guy that you wanted to hang out with. Here he is in his element, doing anthropology on the t-shirts on the Wildwood boardwalk defector.com/dan-and-dave...
Searching my email for "intuit" and "inuit" are two very different things.
January 28, 2026 at 10:44 PM
Searching my email for "intuit" and "inuit" are two very different things.
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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Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
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.
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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: