Ron Bowes
@iagox86.bsky.social
Principal Security Researcher at GreyNoise. https://skullsecurity.org
Mostly post about work stuff, maybe some improv stuff and maybe even magic some day. Seattle-based (originally Canadian), queer, cybersecurity nerd.
(He/him)
Mostly post about work stuff, maybe some improv stuff and maybe even magic some day. Seattle-based (originally Canadian), queer, cybersecurity nerd.
(He/him)
I'm forever mixing up these two, shape and color both
November 28, 2025 at 5:55 PM
I'm forever mixing up these two, shape and color both
Every week or so, the preview that is didn't ask for, don't use, and don't want expires.
After nearly 10 years, all I can think of is how much I miss the old Duolingo
After nearly 10 years, all I can think of is how much I miss the old Duolingo
November 14, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Every week or so, the preview that is didn't ask for, don't use, and don't want expires.
After nearly 10 years, all I can think of is how much I miss the old Duolingo
After nearly 10 years, all I can think of is how much I miss the old Duolingo
"It's my fault, I asked if you could read, not if you could count" "if I could count I wouldn't have had four children"
--Gabriella Lester and her volunteer at Scoopfest
@heyscoops.bsky.social
--Gabriella Lester and her volunteer at Scoopfest
@heyscoops.bsky.social
September 27, 2025 at 4:43 AM
"It's my fault, I asked if you could read, not if you could count" "if I could count I wouldn't have had four children"
--Gabriella Lester and her volunteer at Scoopfest
@heyscoops.bsky.social
--Gabriella Lester and her volunteer at Scoopfest
@heyscoops.bsky.social
Wow, Michael Goudeau performed at Scoopfest! I didn't think I'd ever get to see him perform!
@heyscoops.bsky.social
@heyscoops.bsky.social
September 26, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Wow, Michael Goudeau performed at Scoopfest! I didn't think I'd ever get to see him perform!
@heyscoops.bsky.social
@heyscoops.bsky.social
September 26, 2025 at 6:27 PM
September 26, 2025 at 6:22 PM
The Bucket Show @heyscoops.bsky.social
September 25, 2025 at 5:37 AM
The Bucket Show @heyscoops.bsky.social
Good job, YouTube app! Video was playing all night behind the sleep notification
September 24, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Good job, YouTube app! Video was playing all night behind the sleep notification
Created a Bluesky account for the improv troupe I'm a part of, @theymightbeghosts.bsky.social!
I created an Instagram account, and they instantly and permanently banned me seconds after creating the account. What an awful platform!
I created an Instagram account, and they instantly and permanently banned me seconds after creating the account. What an awful platform!
August 27, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Created a Bluesky account for the improv troupe I'm a part of, @theymightbeghosts.bsky.social!
I created an Instagram account, and they instantly and permanently banned me seconds after creating the account. What an awful platform!
I created an Instagram account, and they instantly and permanently banned me seconds after creating the account. What an awful platform!
Of all things for Akamai to flag, it's hilarious that they're mad about a .sys file associated with 20yr old malware
June 17, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Of all things for Akamai to flag, it's hilarious that they're mad about a .sys file associated with 20yr old malware
March 31, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Reading my journal, discovered it's been about 2 years since I got my US citizenship. I wrote down the questions they asked me on my Civics exam.
These days, that first question sure doesn't feel like it aged well...
These days, that first question sure doesn't feel like it aged well...
March 11, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Reading my journal, discovered it's been about 2 years since I got my US citizenship. I wrote down the questions they asked me on my Civics exam.
These days, that first question sure doesn't feel like it aged well...
These days, that first question sure doesn't feel like it aged well...
TIL that ncat needs the `--no-shutdown` flag if you're going to echo-pipe into it - I've run into this issue dozens of times and only just realized what's going on.
You can also use `(echo "..."; sleep 1) | ncat ...`, which is what I've done in the past when I thought it was the server's fault
You can also use `(echo "..."; sleep 1) | ncat ...`, which is what I've done in the past when I thought it was the server's fault
March 10, 2025 at 8:22 PM
TIL that ncat needs the `--no-shutdown` flag if you're going to echo-pipe into it - I've run into this issue dozens of times and only just realized what's going on.
You can also use `(echo "..."; sleep 1) | ncat ...`, which is what I've done in the past when I thought it was the server's fault
You can also use `(echo "..."; sleep 1) | ncat ...`, which is what I've done in the past when I thought it was the server's fault
Hey, uh, people scanning the internet? Y'all're supposed to populate the Nuclei templates, not just send them whole cloth.
Hope this helps!
Hope this helps!
March 4, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Hey, uh, people scanning the internet? Y'all're supposed to populate the Nuclei templates, not just send them whole cloth.
Hope this helps!
Hope this helps!
Holy shit Metasploit added this feature. We're doomed y'all!
February 26, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Holy shit Metasploit added this feature. We're doomed y'all!
Oh no, I found one that uses port 59142, which I guess is 960 ports less sophisticated than these attackers
February 26, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Oh no, I found one that uses port 59142, which I guess is 960 ports less sophisticated than these attackers
I don't want to scare y'all, but I just checked the @greynoise.io sensor logs and found over 1000 sessions in the last hour that used this sophisticated technique (ie, attempted to download malware over ephemeral ports)!!
February 26, 2025 at 8:49 PM
I don't want to scare y'all, but I just checked the @greynoise.io sensor logs and found over 1000 sessions in the last hour that used this sophisticated technique (ie, attempted to download malware over ephemeral ports)!!
February 21, 2025 at 3:57 PM
I don't think I realized that `strncpy()` will pad the buffer with NUL bytes, I thought it simply stopped copying at the NUL.
Even after decades of doing this, there's always more to learn!
Even after decades of doing this, there's always more to learn!
January 23, 2025 at 10:22 PM
I don't think I realized that `strncpy()` will pad the buffer with NUL bytes, I thought it simply stopped copying at the NUL.
Even after decades of doing this, there's always more to learn!
Even after decades of doing this, there's always more to learn!
Speaking of David Lynch, the local coffee shop has my number.. maple syrup AND David Lynch reference??
January 23, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Speaking of David Lynch, the local coffee shop has my number.. maple syrup AND David Lynch reference??
Cute but loud, as always!
January 20, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Cute but loud, as always!