Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons
@firewalldragons.bsky.social
Podcast host, author, blogger, educator, advocate for computer #security & #privacy, software engineer (retired).
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Had a great time at RSTCON in Savannah! Saw some great talks, met some wonderful new people, and socialized with some old friends and made new ones... what else can you ask for? Love that Spanish Moss...
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October 26, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Had a great time at RSTCON in Savannah! Saw some great talks, met some wonderful new people, and socialized with some old friends and made new ones... what else can you ask for? Love that Spanish Moss...
rstcon.org
rstcon.org
Here we go...
October 24, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Here we go...
AT&T offered me a $25 gift card. It could have been an acct credit, but no. Why? Because they can track what I spend using a GC. For funsies, I clicked the offer link. Site was blurred out with this message. I said no. Which means I couldn't get the GC. Color me shocked.
August 20, 2025 at 3:29 PM
AT&T offered me a $25 gift card. It could have been an acct credit, but no. Why? Because they can track what I spend using a GC. For funsies, I clicked the offer link. Site was blurred out with this message. I said no. Which means I couldn't get the GC. Color me shocked.
🚨 SECOND BOOK SIGNING!! 🚨
I still have some books to sell and they had a slot open... so let's do this one more time - with feeling!
📖✍️
BOOK SIGNING, Take Two:
Saturday @ 3pm
Vendor area, Table 2
🐉🔥🏰
I still have some books to sell and they had a slot open... so let's do this one more time - with feeling!
📖✍️
BOOK SIGNING, Take Two:
Saturday @ 3pm
Vendor area, Table 2
🐉🔥🏰
August 9, 2025 at 12:11 AM
🚨 SECOND BOOK SIGNING!! 🚨
I still have some books to sell and they had a slot open... so let's do this one more time - with feeling!
📖✍️
BOOK SIGNING, Take Two:
Saturday @ 3pm
Vendor area, Table 2
🐉🔥🏰
I still have some books to sell and they had a slot open... so let's do this one more time - with feeling!
📖✍️
BOOK SIGNING, Take Two:
Saturday @ 3pm
Vendor area, Table 2
🐉🔥🏰
This is where you'll find me at noon...
August 8, 2025 at 4:17 PM
This is where you'll find me at noon...
🚨🚨 #DEFCON attendees - TODAY IS THE DAY! 🚨🚨
Come buy a signed copy of my book and register to win a rare and kick-butt indie badge, the #AmuletOfEntropy! It's mere hours away!
📖✍️ - TODAY @ NOON, Vendor space - 🔥🔥🔥
$40, cash only
#badgelife
Come buy a signed copy of my book and register to win a rare and kick-butt indie badge, the #AmuletOfEntropy! It's mere hours away!
📖✍️ - TODAY @ NOON, Vendor space - 🔥🔥🔥
$40, cash only
#badgelife
August 8, 2025 at 3:38 PM
🚨🚨 #DEFCON attendees - TODAY IS THE DAY! 🚨🚨
Come buy a signed copy of my book and register to win a rare and kick-butt indie badge, the #AmuletOfEntropy! It's mere hours away!
📖✍️ - TODAY @ NOON, Vendor space - 🔥🔥🔥
$40, cash only
#badgelife
Come buy a signed copy of my book and register to win a rare and kick-butt indie badge, the #AmuletOfEntropy! It's mere hours away!
📖✍️ - TODAY @ NOON, Vendor space - 🔥🔥🔥
$40, cash only
#badgelife
🚨🚨 BOOK SIGNING + GIVEAWAY 🚨🚨
I'm signing copies of my book tomorrow @ DEF CON! If you buy a book, you can enter to win one of only FOUR remaining HackerBoxes.com #80 badge kits on the planet, the #AmuletOfEntropy!!
(Note: cash only!) #badgelife
📖✍️
FRIDAY @ NOON (Vendor area, table 2)
🐉 🔥🏰
I'm signing copies of my book tomorrow @ DEF CON! If you buy a book, you can enter to win one of only FOUR remaining HackerBoxes.com #80 badge kits on the planet, the #AmuletOfEntropy!!
(Note: cash only!) #badgelife
📖✍️
FRIDAY @ NOON (Vendor area, table 2)
🐉 🔥🏰
August 7, 2025 at 6:18 PM
🚨🚨 BOOK SIGNING + GIVEAWAY 🚨🚨
I'm signing copies of my book tomorrow @ DEF CON! If you buy a book, you can enter to win one of only FOUR remaining HackerBoxes.com #80 badge kits on the planet, the #AmuletOfEntropy!!
(Note: cash only!) #badgelife
📖✍️
FRIDAY @ NOON (Vendor area, table 2)
🐉 🔥🏰
I'm signing copies of my book tomorrow @ DEF CON! If you buy a book, you can enter to win one of only FOUR remaining HackerBoxes.com #80 badge kits on the planet, the #AmuletOfEntropy!!
(Note: cash only!) #badgelife
📖✍️
FRIDAY @ NOON (Vendor area, table 2)
🐉 🔥🏰
🚨🚨 I'm doing a BOOK SIGNING at @defcon.bsky.social! If you buy a signed book, you can enter to win one of only FOUR remaining @hackerboxes.bsky.social #80 badge kits on earth, the #AmuletOfEntropy!! (Please note: cash only!) #badgelife
📖✍️
FRIDAY @ NOON (Vendor area, table 2)
🐉 🔥🏰
📖✍️
FRIDAY @ NOON (Vendor area, table 2)
🐉 🔥🏰
August 5, 2025 at 5:31 PM
🚨🚨 I'm doing a BOOK SIGNING at @defcon.bsky.social! If you buy a signed book, you can enter to win one of only FOUR remaining @hackerboxes.bsky.social #80 badge kits on earth, the #AmuletOfEntropy!! (Please note: cash only!) #badgelife
📖✍️
FRIDAY @ NOON (Vendor area, table 2)
🐉 🔥🏰
📖✍️
FRIDAY @ NOON (Vendor area, table 2)
🐉 🔥🏰
So relieved to actually SEE and FEEL the books I ordered for Friday's book signing at @defcon ... See my other recent posts for full info, but you can buy a signed copy in the Vendor area Fri @ noon. AAAAND I'm giving away a very rare and super cool indie badge... #badgelife
August 4, 2025 at 11:37 PM
So relieved to actually SEE and FEEL the books I ordered for Friday's book signing at @defcon ... See my other recent posts for full info, but you can buy a signed copy in the Vendor area Fri @ noon. AAAAND I'm giving away a very rare and super cool indie badge... #badgelife
One week to BSides & DEF CON! Got my book signing all set up!
🚨🚨 Friday @ 12pm (Vendor table 2) 🚨🚨
Books were delivered to the hotel today. I've done 5 editions of this book, but this is the first time I've ever done a book signing - I'm pumped! Hope to see you there...
🚨🚨 Friday @ 12pm (Vendor table 2) 🚨🚨
Books were delivered to the hotel today. I've done 5 editions of this book, but this is the first time I've ever done a book signing - I'm pumped! Hope to see you there...
July 28, 2025 at 8:36 PM
One week to BSides & DEF CON! Got my book signing all set up!
🚨🚨 Friday @ 12pm (Vendor table 2) 🚨🚨
Books were delivered to the hotel today. I've done 5 editions of this book, but this is the first time I've ever done a book signing - I'm pumped! Hope to see you there...
🚨🚨 Friday @ 12pm (Vendor table 2) 🚨🚨
Books were delivered to the hotel today. I've done 5 editions of this book, but this is the first time I've ever done a book signing - I'm pumped! Hope to see you there...
I have the official date & time for my book signing at @defcon.bsky.social! Find and bookmark it on HackerTracker!
Fri @ 12pm (Vendors area, Table 2)
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Fri @ 12pm (Vendors area, Table 2)
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July 22, 2025 at 11:57 PM
I have the official date & time for my book signing at @defcon.bsky.social! Find and bookmark it on HackerTracker!
Fri @ 12pm (Vendors area, Table 2)
fdsd.me/book
Fri @ 12pm (Vendors area, Table 2)
fdsd.me/book
Got mine, too!
May 6, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Got mine, too!
Did you miss out on my last Dragon Challenge Coin promo?? I suck at this stuff. I should do it more often. These coins aren't going to give themselves away. So... this is long overdue, but... they're BACK! But only till the end of April, so get on it.
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April 5, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Did you miss out on my last Dragon Challenge Coin promo?? I suck at this stuff. I should do it more often. These coins aren't going to give themselves away. So... this is long overdue, but... they're BACK! But only till the end of April, so get on it.
firewallsdontstopdragons.com/dragon-coin-...
firewallsdontstopdragons.com/dragon-coin-...
Tune in Monday for an informative discussion about smartphone #security and #privacy issues with Josh from All Things Secured!
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March 14, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Tune in Monday for an informative discussion about smartphone #security and #privacy issues with Josh from All Things Secured!
Subscribe here:
firewallsdontstopdragons.com/podcast/
Subscribe here:
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Watch out for these toll scams - they're popular lately. Two things:
1) Look at the URL carefully - it's bogus
2) Look at the weird instructions. This is to get around Apple's protections. If you haven't interacted with someone ever before, links won't be clickable.
1) Look at the URL carefully - it's bogus
2) Look at the weird instructions. This is to get around Apple's protections. If you haven't interacted with someone ever before, links won't be clickable.
March 12, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Watch out for these toll scams - they're popular lately. Two things:
1) Look at the URL carefully - it's bogus
2) Look at the weird instructions. This is to get around Apple's protections. If you haven't interacted with someone ever before, links won't be clickable.
1) Look at the URL carefully - it's bogus
2) Look at the weird instructions. This is to get around Apple's protections. If you haven't interacted with someone ever before, links won't be clickable.
Oh, and if you need some help with security questions...
March 6, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Oh, and if you need some help with security questions...
Tune in Monday when I'll be talking hacker history and culture with none other than Weld Pond @weld.bsky.social (Chris Wysopal) from the OG group L0pht Heavy Industries!
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February 28, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Tune in Monday when I'll be talking hacker history and culture with none other than Weld Pond @weld.bsky.social (Chris Wysopal) from the OG group L0pht Heavy Industries!
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On Monday, I'll be having an informative and fun chat with the wonderful Yael Grauer (@yaelwrites.com) about @consumerreports.org Security Planner tool and personal threat modeling.
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February 14, 2025 at 3:44 PM
On Monday, I'll be having an informative and fun chat with the wonderful Yael Grauer (@yaelwrites.com) about @consumerreports.org Security Planner tool and personal threat modeling.
Subscribe here:
podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com
Subscribe here:
podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com
On Monday, I'll be talking to Dr. Paul Ashley, CTO of Anonyome Labs (makers of MySudo), about the notion of decentralized identity and how aliases can help compartmentalize and protect your digital life.
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January 31, 2025 at 3:47 PM
On Monday, I'll be talking to Dr. Paul Ashley, CTO of Anonyome Labs (makers of MySudo), about the notion of decentralized identity and how aliases can help compartmentalize and protect your digital life.
Subscribe here:
podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com
Subscribe here:
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Tune in Monday when I'll be speaking with Suhki Gulati Gilbert from @consumerreports.bsky.social about their Permission Slip app and deleting your data.
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January 17, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Tune in Monday when I'll be speaking with Suhki Gulati Gilbert from @consumerreports.bsky.social about their Permission Slip app and deleting your data.
Subscribe here:
podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com
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Hmm. Guess who I ran into at Shmoo today?
January 13, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Hmm. Guess who I ran into at Shmoo today?
Had an absolutely amazing time at @shmoocon.bsky.social... I'm glad I got to see the finale, at least. Met some amazing people. Had so much fun. Not going to embarrass people by tagging them... but you know who you are!
January 12, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Had an absolutely amazing time at @shmoocon.bsky.social... I'm glad I got to see the finale, at least. Met some amazing people. Had so much fun. Not going to embarrass people by tagging them... but you know who you are!
I made it to DC for @shmoocon.bsky.social! Took a trip up to Fort Meade to visit the National Cryptologic Museum (NSA) for the first time, which was very cool. I've seen Enigmas behind glass, but here you can actually play with one! Heading over to start the con shortly...
January 10, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I made it to DC for @shmoocon.bsky.social! Took a trip up to Fort Meade to visit the National Cryptologic Museum (NSA) for the first time, which was very cool. I've seen Enigmas behind glass, but here you can actually play with one! Heading over to start the con shortly...
Monday, we resume normal podcast operations! I'll be discussing automated license plate readers (ALPRs) and other public surveillance tech with Adam Schwartz and Gowri Nayar from @eff.org !
@adamdschwartz.bsky.social
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January 3, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Monday, we resume normal podcast operations! I'll be discussing automated license plate readers (ALPRs) and other public surveillance tech with Adam Schwartz and Gowri Nayar from @eff.org !
@adamdschwartz.bsky.social
Subscribe here:
podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com
@adamdschwartz.bsky.social
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For Monday's show, I dug into the vault (I have almost 8 years of shows now) for a classic cut: my first interview with PGP creator Phil Zimmermann.
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December 20, 2024 at 3:12 PM
For Monday's show, I dug into the vault (I have almost 8 years of shows now) for a classic cut: my first interview with PGP creator Phil Zimmermann.
Subscribe here:
podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com
Subscribe here:
podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com