Brian Baskin
@bbaskin.bsky.social
Just someone that dabbles in threat research, malware analysis, RE, incident response, CTFs, and old school forensics.
Apologetic ginger.
Apologetic ginger.
The work day has just barely started and I already know that I'm going to be in a bad mood
November 4, 2025 at 3:09 PM
The work day has just barely started and I already know that I'm going to be in a bad mood
AI is going to take over the world!
October 27, 2025 at 8:32 PM
AI is going to take over the world!
I cut out TV and games for the last five weeks to focus.
Making up for lost time starting tonight
Making up for lost time starting tonight
October 24, 2025 at 9:52 PM
I cut out TV and games for the last five weeks to focus.
Making up for lost time starting tonight
Making up for lost time starting tonight
AI - Master of the backhanded compliment
October 23, 2025 at 6:30 PM
AI - Master of the backhanded compliment
I just need to monitor these two bytes at 0x...c8.
10PM brain: Sure. Query "0x...c8 to 0x...c10"
Computer go brrrrr for an hour 🫠
10PM brain: Sure. Query "0x...c8 to 0x...c10"
Computer go brrrrr for an hour 🫠
October 10, 2025 at 2:12 AM
I just need to monitor these two bytes at 0x...c8.
10PM brain: Sure. Query "0x...c8 to 0x...c10"
Computer go brrrrr for an hour 🫠
10PM brain: Sure. Query "0x...c8 to 0x...c10"
Computer go brrrrr for an hour 🫠
The Binary Ninja 5.2 dev release is showing some amazing work with their new Time Travel Debugging (TTD) interface. This makes a huge impact on analysis!
(and fits well on my UW monitor)
(and fits well on my UW monitor)
October 10, 2025 at 1:40 AM
The Binary Ninja 5.2 dev release is showing some amazing work with their new Time Travel Debugging (TTD) interface. This makes a huge impact on analysis!
(and fits well on my UW monitor)
(and fits well on my UW monitor)
Debugging is a long journey
Plan random rest breaks along the way
Plan random rest breaks along the way
October 5, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Debugging is a long journey
Plan random rest breaks along the way
Plan random rest breaks along the way
A gorgeous start to GrrCon
October 2, 2025 at 12:01 PM
A gorgeous start to GrrCon
Rewriting Noriben to be class-based Python, now that I'm learning it properly.
And playing with process tree output ...
As I do all my best work from hotel rooms.
And playing with process tree output ...
As I do all my best work from hotel rooms.
September 2, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Rewriting Noriben to be class-based Python, now that I'm learning it properly.
And playing with process tree output ...
As I do all my best work from hotel rooms.
And playing with process tree output ...
As I do all my best work from hotel rooms.
For the "did we run into each other at Vegas?" questions, this is my standard dress code for all events 😂
Too bad there's not more room for stickers, being strategic about which to use.
You'll also find me with the cane at future events so I'm easy to spot.
Too bad there's not more room for stickers, being strategic about which to use.
You'll also find me with the cane at future events so I'm easy to spot.
August 21, 2025 at 6:21 PM
For the "did we run into each other at Vegas?" questions, this is my standard dress code for all events 😂
Too bad there's not more room for stickers, being strategic about which to use.
You'll also find me with the cane at future events so I'm easy to spot.
Too bad there's not more room for stickers, being strategic about which to use.
You'll also find me with the cane at future events so I'm easy to spot.
And had an awesome time being back at @bsideslv.org and DEF CON, for the inaugural Malware Village!
You wouldn't guess which of these two talks was the most stressful to prepare 😂
You wouldn't guess which of these two talks was the most stressful to prepare 😂
August 14, 2025 at 9:19 PM
And had an awesome time being back at @bsideslv.org and DEF CON, for the inaugural Malware Village!
You wouldn't guess which of these two talks was the most stressful to prepare 😂
You wouldn't guess which of these two talks was the most stressful to prepare 😂
Home from Vegas and recovering from sickness. But left with a lot of memories. It's been years since I was properly out and I really missed seeing all my friends.
August 14, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Home from Vegas and recovering from sickness. But left with a lot of memories. It's been years since I was properly out and I really missed seeing all my friends.
My love to the @bsideslv.org team.
Being a ginger, and not a day walker, there was a real risk of me dying from the sun. So they gifted me a safety package with umbrella 😂
Being a ginger, and not a day walker, there was a real risk of me dying from the sun. So they gifted me a safety package with umbrella 😂
August 6, 2025 at 4:53 PM
My love to the @bsideslv.org team.
Being a ginger, and not a day walker, there was a real risk of me dying from the sun. So they gifted me a safety package with umbrella 😂
Being a ginger, and not a day walker, there was a real risk of me dying from the sun. So they gifted me a safety package with umbrella 😂
Firing up the "aggressively working out of hotel room" playlist
August 4, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Firing up the "aggressively working out of hotel room" playlist
Huge admiration to custom badges and CTF made for the Sublime Security company retreat. Amazing work!
August 1, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Huge admiration to custom badges and CTF made for the Sublime Security company retreat. Amazing work!
Slide deck for 20-min talk is almost complete...
July 28, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Slide deck for 20-min talk is almost complete...
As someone who over-relies on emojis to ensure wrong tone isn't sent, that an automatic Windows update killed emoji panel is frustrating
Microsoft admitted the bug then put fix in an optional update (image rolleyes since emoji is broken)
learn.microsoft.com/en-us/window...
So, go update
Microsoft admitted the bug then put fix in an optional update (image rolleyes since emoji is broken)
learn.microsoft.com/en-us/window...
So, go update
July 27, 2025 at 3:01 PM
As someone who over-relies on emojis to ensure wrong tone isn't sent, that an automatic Windows update killed emoji panel is frustrating
Microsoft admitted the bug then put fix in an optional update (image rolleyes since emoji is broken)
learn.microsoft.com/en-us/window...
So, go update
Microsoft admitted the bug then put fix in an optional update (image rolleyes since emoji is broken)
learn.microsoft.com/en-us/window...
So, go update
Making my life difficult by committing to a theme for a presentation by converting all images into 'stickers'
Dozens and dozens of them.
Dozens and dozens of them.
July 26, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Making my life difficult by committing to a theme for a presentation by converting all images into 'stickers'
Dozens and dozens of them.
Dozens and dozens of them.
Vegas party invites are starting to go out.
Respect to the effort.
Respect to the effort.
July 17, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Vegas party invites are starting to go out.
Respect to the effort.
Respect to the effort.
TIL the melting point of a laptop screen internals is roughly 200*F/94*C.
Surprisingly, once cooled down, most of the screen returns. Permanent damage but not unusable
Surprisingly, once cooled down, most of the screen returns. Permanent damage but not unusable
July 6, 2025 at 5:51 PM
TIL the melting point of a laptop screen internals is roughly 200*F/94*C.
Surprisingly, once cooled down, most of the screen returns. Permanent damage but not unusable
Surprisingly, once cooled down, most of the screen returns. Permanent damage but not unusable
Submitted without context
July 5, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Submitted without context
To understand authoritarian government regime change one must look further back in time to similar structures.
Most notably, when the AV industry colluded to classify benign cracks and trainers as malicious.
In this TED Talk I will
(1/16)
Most notably, when the AV industry colluded to classify benign cracks and trainers as malicious.
In this TED Talk I will
(1/16)
June 26, 2025 at 12:01 AM
To understand authoritarian government regime change one must look further back in time to similar structures.
Most notably, when the AV industry colluded to classify benign cracks and trainers as malicious.
In this TED Talk I will
(1/16)
Most notably, when the AV industry colluded to classify benign cracks and trainers as malicious.
In this TED Talk I will
(1/16)
Yall, I'm not just throwing crap on a slide. This is my testbed (dining room table)
I've invested way too much money and time into this already. I just picked up five laptops from a gov't liquidator for the more destructive testing 😂
This "fun" talk is stressing me out 😅
I've invested way too much money and time into this already. I just picked up five laptops from a gov't liquidator for the more destructive testing 😂
This "fun" talk is stressing me out 😅
June 24, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Yall, I'm not just throwing crap on a slide. This is my testbed (dining room table)
I've invested way too much money and time into this already. I just picked up five laptops from a gov't liquidator for the more destructive testing 😂
This "fun" talk is stressing me out 😅
I've invested way too much money and time into this already. I just picked up five laptops from a gov't liquidator for the more destructive testing 😂
This "fun" talk is stressing me out 😅
I'm very excited to be accepted to speak at @bsideslv.org this year!
Keeping Our History Alive: The Hacker’s Guide to Sticker Preservation
I explore the role stickers play in hacker culture w/ a scientific focus on best methods to reuse old stickers to find your tribe in a crowd.
Keeping Our History Alive: The Hacker’s Guide to Sticker Preservation
I explore the role stickers play in hacker culture w/ a scientific focus on best methods to reuse old stickers to find your tribe in a crowd.
June 24, 2025 at 9:38 PM
I'm very excited to be accepted to speak at @bsideslv.org this year!
Keeping Our History Alive: The Hacker’s Guide to Sticker Preservation
I explore the role stickers play in hacker culture w/ a scientific focus on best methods to reuse old stickers to find your tribe in a crowd.
Keeping Our History Alive: The Hacker’s Guide to Sticker Preservation
I explore the role stickers play in hacker culture w/ a scientific focus on best methods to reuse old stickers to find your tribe in a crowd.
I've had this game on pause for most of the week just because I don't want to rebuild the cheat table again
June 22, 2025 at 9:59 PM
I've had this game on pause for most of the week just because I don't want to rebuild the cheat table again