Patrick
@patrickb.net
He/Him | security architect, observer of technology train wrecks
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If you're getting started in security and find the raw number of subjects daunting, that's because security is a vastly larger field than it was even just a few years ago.
For context, when I took my Security+, IAM wasn't even an acronym. Go broad or go deep, but keep learning.
For context, when I took my Security+, IAM wasn't even an acronym. Go broad or go deep, but keep learning.
December 2, 2023 at 1:11 PM
If you're getting started in security and find the raw number of subjects daunting, that's because security is a vastly larger field than it was even just a few years ago.
For context, when I took my Security+, IAM wasn't even an acronym. Go broad or go deep, but keep learning.
For context, when I took my Security+, IAM wasn't even an acronym. Go broad or go deep, but keep learning.
This must be that “more value” Netflix keeps touting as their excuse for constantly raising rates
This is an absolutely wild story that reflects the excesses of the streaming wars. Netflix gave $55 million and final cut to a director with one unsuccessful movie, who never delivered anything but used some of the money on crypto bets.
www.nytimes.com/2023/11/22/b...
www.nytimes.com/2023/11/22/b...
November 26, 2023 at 9:01 PM
This must be that “more value” Netflix keeps touting as their excuse for constantly raising rates
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Over the last ~5 years, deceptive uses of generative AI have become increasingly pervasive on social media. Here's a brief and partial history of the topic from the perspective of a social media researcher (specifically, me).
conspirator0.substack.com/p/a-brief-an...
conspirator0.substack.com/p/a-brief-an...
A brief and partial history of generative AI on social media
In recent years, misleading uses of AI-generated content have become increasingly common on social media platforms (and elsewhere on the Internet)
conspirator0.substack.com
November 19, 2023 at 5:49 PM
Over the last ~5 years, deceptive uses of generative AI have become increasingly pervasive on social media. Here's a brief and partial history of the topic from the perspective of a social media researcher (specifically, me).
conspirator0.substack.com/p/a-brief-an...
conspirator0.substack.com/p/a-brief-an...
The corporate equivalent of Wagner's one day rebellion - just need Microsoft to announce they brokered a truce between Altman and the board and that there was in fact no attempted coup, nothing to see here!
The day after firing him and ousting him from the board of directors, Open AI is trying to woo Sam Altman back.
Everything in AI is going fine, guys.
Everything in AI is going fine, guys.
OpenAI board in discussions with Sam Altman to return as CEO
Altman is “ambivalent” and wants governance changes.
www.theverge.com
November 19, 2023 at 1:01 AM
The corporate equivalent of Wagner's one day rebellion - just need Microsoft to announce they brokered a truce between Altman and the board and that there was in fact no attempted coup, nothing to see here!
I'm going with MiB logic - a baby that's intelligent enough to hold a conversation while skydiving and has the motor skills to operate the parachute is obviously looking to start some shit
Either that or he's been possessed by Chucky and this is rouse so he can cut your parachute after you open it
Either that or he's been possessed by Chucky and this is rouse so he can cut your parachute after you open it
Given the very specific circumstances, I'd either check to see if I'm on drugs or if the baby is on drugs and if the latter find out where I could get some because clearly those are some gooooood drugs.
November 14, 2023 at 11:41 PM
I'm going with MiB logic - a baby that's intelligent enough to hold a conversation while skydiving and has the motor skills to operate the parachute is obviously looking to start some shit
Either that or he's been possessed by Chucky and this is rouse so he can cut your parachute after you open it
Either that or he's been possessed by Chucky and this is rouse so he can cut your parachute after you open it
The "We really don't want to offer this but we're being forced to so fuck you" pricing strategy paired with some A-tier smoke blowing on the free with ads pitch
Curious to see just how ad free the experience is - eg. does this include all the sponsored content that isn't PI data based?
Curious to see just how ad free the experience is - eg. does this include all the sponsored content that isn't PI data based?
November 7, 2023 at 1:30 PM
The "We really don't want to offer this but we're being forced to so fuck you" pricing strategy paired with some A-tier smoke blowing on the free with ads pitch
Curious to see just how ad free the experience is - eg. does this include all the sponsored content that isn't PI data based?
Curious to see just how ad free the experience is - eg. does this include all the sponsored content that isn't PI data based?
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A lot of security is learning how to analyze failure, not be crippled by it, and figuring out how not to fail as hard the next time.
Be real though - it's usually a thankless job and you'll always be playing catch-up with new technologies, so high stress and lifetime learning.
Be real though - it's usually a thankless job and you'll always be playing catch-up with new technologies, so high stress and lifetime learning.
November 3, 2023 at 12:18 PM
A lot of security is learning how to analyze failure, not be crippled by it, and figuring out how not to fail as hard the next time.
Be real though - it's usually a thankless job and you'll always be playing catch-up with new technologies, so high stress and lifetime learning.
Be real though - it's usually a thankless job and you'll always be playing catch-up with new technologies, so high stress and lifetime learning.
Doesn't that.. completely defeat the purpose of having the police robot in the first place? When you need five police guarding the robot that's supposed to be there in place of said police officers
October 26, 2023 at 1:40 PM
Doesn't that.. completely defeat the purpose of having the police robot in the first place? When you need five police guarding the robot that's supposed to be there in place of said police officers
1Password's official statement and incident report on their security incident via the Okta breach
On the positive side, it seems like the attacker was still in the reconnisance phase when they were detected and cut off before they could do anything more
On the positive side, it seems like the attacker was still in the reconnisance phase when they were detected and cut off before they could do anything more
Okta Support System incident and 1Password | 1Password Blog
We detected suspicious activity on our Okta instance that we use to manage our employee-facing apps. We immediately terminated the activity, investigated, and found no compromise of user data or other...
blog.1password.com
October 24, 2023 at 11:32 AM
1Password's official statement and incident report on their security incident via the Okta breach
On the positive side, it seems like the attacker was still in the reconnisance phase when they were detected and cut off before they could do anything more
On the positive side, it seems like the attacker was still in the reconnisance phase when they were detected and cut off before they could do anything more
1 - This isn't going to do shit to actually stop minors from accessing whatever online content they bloody well feel like
2 - This -will- make future platform data breaches much worse with the biometric/national ID data needed for age verification
3 - VPNs about to get much more popular in the UK
2 - This -will- make future platform data breaches much worse with the biometric/national ID data needed for age verification
3 - VPNs about to get much more popular in the UK
New age verification rules in the UK’s Online Safety Bill require platforms with UK users to stop minors accessing harmful content, resulting in an enormous shift in available information online and posing a serious threat to privacy for UK internet users.
UK Online Safety Bill Will Mandate Dangerous Age Verification for
This blog post was co-written by Dr. Monica Horten, and is also available on the Open Rights Group website.Under new age verification rules in the UK’s massive Online Safety Bill, all internet
www.eff.org
October 21, 2023 at 11:14 PM
1 - This isn't going to do shit to actually stop minors from accessing whatever online content they bloody well feel like
2 - This -will- make future platform data breaches much worse with the biometric/national ID data needed for age verification
3 - VPNs about to get much more popular in the UK
2 - This -will- make future platform data breaches much worse with the biometric/national ID data needed for age verification
3 - VPNs about to get much more popular in the UK
Don’t think I have a violin small enough for this ongoing train wreck of a speaker selection process, plenty of popcorn though
Speaker vote ballot 2
Jeffries (D) 212
Jordan (R) 199
Scalise (R) 7
McCarthy (R) 5
Others (R) 10
Jordan does worse today than he did yesterday
Jeffries (D) 212
Jordan (R) 199
Scalise (R) 7
McCarthy (R) 5
Others (R) 10
Jordan does worse today than he did yesterday
October 18, 2023 at 5:25 PM
Don’t think I have a violin small enough for this ongoing train wreck of a speaker selection process, plenty of popcorn though
This never happens on the internet, especially not on social media/microblogging platforms :)
Check it out. Is it just me or do people write some really stupid shit on the internet?
October 18, 2023 at 11:26 AM
This never happens on the internet, especially not on social media/microblogging platforms :)
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The notion that charging new users $1 per year will stop bots is laughable.
X will begin charging new users $1 a year
X owner Elon Musk has long floated the idea of charging users $1 for the platform. Now, the team is moving the idea into production.
fortune.com
October 17, 2023 at 11:55 PM
The notion that charging new users $1 per year will stop bots is laughable.
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If you're in the US, this is your regular reminder to contact your Senator and tell them that you oppose KOSA and they should too.
NEW: The Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) has faced criticism from advocates who say Republican politicians could weaponize it to target LGBTQ+ content. But the ACLU, EFF, and Fight for the Future said state AGs could also use it to censor info about abortion.
22 Democratic Senators cosponsor the bill
22 Democratic Senators cosponsor the bill
22 Democrats Sponsor a Bill That Could Censor Abortion Info From the Internet
The Kids Online Safety Act is “a blank check” for Republican AGs to "intimidate any way they can," a digital civil liberties advocate told Jezebel.
jezebel.com
October 12, 2023 at 10:41 PM
If you're in the US, this is your regular reminder to contact your Senator and tell them that you oppose KOSA and they should too.
A verification system that's generally workable for social media posting, is free (at least the verification component), and doesn't involve providing your government photo ID to multiple companies
Imagine that
Imagine that
Domain handles mean we know this is legitimately Bloomberg, on Bluesky
Welcome to the network!
Welcome to the network!
new day, new handle 😎
October 6, 2023 at 10:21 PM
A verification system that's generally workable for social media posting, is free (at least the verification component), and doesn't involve providing your government photo ID to multiple companies
Imagine that
Imagine that
This is a particular pet peeve of mine when it comes to privacy advocacy, your average user isn't going to completely abandon Chrome/Windows/Android/etc just because of privacy. That's not how their personal threat model works
If you're mad at EFF for making it possible to use Chrome with less tracking instead of yelling at people to use a different browser, then I assume you have never heard of harm reduction. 1/2
October 1, 2023 at 10:03 PM
This is a particular pet peeve of mine when it comes to privacy advocacy, your average user isn't going to completely abandon Chrome/Windows/Android/etc just because of privacy. That's not how their personal threat model works
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ahahahaha hahahahaha haaaaaahahaha
September 28, 2023 at 6:23 PM
ahahahaha hahahahaha haaaaaahahaha
For emphasis, the MBTA green line extention is literally barely a year old and has already been neglected to the point that it has speed restrictions of 3mph.. In addition to slowdowns on literally every other branch.. And this is supposed to be one of the -better- public transit systems in the US
the t is a modern transit system
the t is a modern transit system
the t is…already so defective that trains are forced to move at a walking pace
the t is a modern transit system
the t is…already so defective that trains are forced to move at a walking pace
September 27, 2023 at 3:03 PM
For emphasis, the MBTA green line extention is literally barely a year old and has already been neglected to the point that it has speed restrictions of 3mph.. In addition to slowdowns on literally every other branch.. And this is supposed to be one of the -better- public transit systems in the US
Can't imagine what could possibly go wrong with police robots modeled after an aerodynamic Dalek
Also can't wait for the inevitable follow up articles when these end up spray painted and flipped over in the nearest dumpster or river
Also can't wait for the inevitable follow up articles when these end up spray painted and flipped over in the nearest dumpster or river
Police Robots Are Not a Selfie Opportunity, They’re a Privacy Disaster Waiting to Happen.
Police Robots Are Not a Selfie Opportunity, They’re a Privacy
The arrival of government-operated autonomous police robots does not look like predictions in science fiction movies. An army of robots with gun arms is not kicking down your door to arrest you.
www.eff.org
September 26, 2023 at 9:29 PM
Can't imagine what could possibly go wrong with police robots modeled after an aerodynamic Dalek
Also can't wait for the inevitable follow up articles when these end up spray painted and flipped over in the nearest dumpster or river
Also can't wait for the inevitable follow up articles when these end up spray painted and flipped over in the nearest dumpster or river
Friendly reminder that this is the same Twitter that wants you to trust them with your government issued ID and biometric information among other things as part of their new privacy policy taking effect end of September
New layoffs at Twitter hit trust and safety workers even as advertisers worry about toxic speech
Elon Musk continues to let go Twitter workers charged with making the platform safer as advertising revenue plummets.
www.businessinsider.com
September 20, 2023 at 10:37 PM
Friendly reminder that this is the same Twitter that wants you to trust them with your government issued ID and biometric information among other things as part of their new privacy policy taking effect end of September
No pressure on the Bsky devs, but.. that V2 capacity may come in handy realllly soon if Elon actually goes through with this and finishes burning Twitter to the ground
Elon Musk suggests he will charge all X/Twitter users a “small monthly fee” to be on the platform
Elon Musk Suggests He Will Charge All X/Twitter Users a Fee to Be on the Platform
Elon Musk may flip the switch to make X -- the social network formerly known as Twitter -- an entirely subscription-based platform.
variety.com
September 18, 2023 at 8:17 PM
No pressure on the Bsky devs, but.. that V2 capacity may come in handy realllly soon if Elon actually goes through with this and finishes burning Twitter to the ground
My stance on this blocking morality discourse/brawl is fairly simple:
If I have gone out of my way to block you.. Then I don't particularly care for your thoughts on the matter
If you have gone out of your way to block me.. Then I also don't particularly care as it probably just saves us both time
If I have gone out of my way to block you.. Then I don't particularly care for your thoughts on the matter
If you have gone out of your way to block me.. Then I also don't particularly care as it probably just saves us both time
September 17, 2023 at 10:27 PM
My stance on this blocking morality discourse/brawl is fairly simple:
If I have gone out of my way to block you.. Then I don't particularly care for your thoughts on the matter
If you have gone out of your way to block me.. Then I also don't particularly care as it probably just saves us both time
If I have gone out of my way to block you.. Then I don't particularly care for your thoughts on the matter
If you have gone out of your way to block me.. Then I also don't particularly care as it probably just saves us both time
A bit windy post-tropical storm Lee but otherwise we're finally getting some normal (eg. not 90s and humid) September weather around Boston which means perfect for some biking
September 16, 2023 at 10:34 PM
A bit windy post-tropical storm Lee but otherwise we're finally getting some normal (eg. not 90s and humid) September weather around Boston which means perfect for some biking
Patriots were.. Not great, not terrible. Mess of a first quarter but managed to keep it close despite the early hole they dug themselves in. If they can improve on the consistency they'll at least be competitive.
September 11, 2023 at 12:25 AM
Patriots were.. Not great, not terrible. Mess of a first quarter but managed to keep it close despite the early hole they dug themselves in. If they can improve on the consistency they'll at least be competitive.
GM from an especially dreary and humid Boston
September 10, 2023 at 1:50 PM
GM from an especially dreary and humid Boston