Dan Klinedinst
imdklined.bsky.social
Dan Klinedinst
@imdklined.bsky.social
Infosec engineer, hacker, and author of Shall We Play a Game? Analyzing Threats to Artificial Intelligence.
I've been working on the @bsidespgh.bsky.social Capture The Flag recently and my setup is currently ridiculously overly complicated. Containers running on VMs running on servers with ssh, X11, VNC, and SPICE connections like a virtual bowl of spaghetti
May 7, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Thank goddess I found this. Apparently you need a copy of Windows 98 to be a hacker. www.wikihow.com/Become-a-Hac...
How to Become a Hacker: 12 Steps (with Pictures) - wikiHow
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www.wikihow.com
May 6, 2025 at 1:32 PM
“Microdose hope” may be my new survival mechanism.
Our United Airlines pilot made sure to emphasize *Mexico* when he said we'd be flying over the Gulf of *Mexico* today.

It's the little things. Microdose hope.
February 5, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Reposted by Dan Klinedinst
Our Consulting Services team is growing! 🙌

We are now hiring Consultants and Senior Consultants to join the team as operators, trainers, and program developers.

Learn more & apply today! ghst.ly/3PBmGFZ
January 16, 2025 at 2:06 PM
This sedentary desk job is killing me. Are there any infosec jobs where you get to move around? Preferably outdoors?
January 15, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Reposted by Dan Klinedinst
Come out and make some new connections
January 15, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Over the weekend i watched Furiosa, The Substance, and Maxxxine. I think I need a nice, non-violent rom com tonight 😂
January 13, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Have to update my resume for internal use... is a 3 page resume reasonable for someone who has been in the industry for 28 years and has a a fair number of peer-reviewed publications?
January 10, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Yes, let's have a bunch of AI systems floating over our heads where we can't easily turn them off. Did we learn nothing from Neuromancer and Skynet??
Data centres in space: they’re a brilliant idea, but a herculean challenge
This year should see the first working prototype of a data centre designed for space.
theconversation.com
January 6, 2025 at 7:36 PM
I have 9 teenagers at my house for NYE. They’re making pizza from scratch. It’s a… happy? chaos??
January 1, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Anyone have any 2024 infosec books or hacker fiction to recommend? Or just, you know, books?
December 23, 2024 at 5:26 PM
Shmoocon ticket acquired! It’s good to have friends.
December 21, 2024 at 3:14 PM
Hard to believe I’ll only be back at work a few days after the holidays and then it’ll be time for @shmoocon.bsky.social !
December 19, 2024 at 1:58 PM
A rare photo of my wife and I, at the Sisters of Mercy concert a few months ago.
December 17, 2024 at 12:28 AM
But enough about me, how is everyone today? Ready for the weekend??
December 13, 2024 at 5:50 PM
I feel like if my company is going to make me go into the office 4 days a week, I should at least get paid FAANG money. (I most definitely do not.)
December 13, 2024 at 5:49 PM
Well, no @shmoocon.bsky.social ticket for me yet, but I did get a nearby hotel room at a good rate. So I'll at least be around for #lobbycon.
December 1, 2024 at 5:01 PM
Not sure I need another social media account but the amount of infosec people on here seems to have reached critical mass...
November 27, 2024 at 2:16 PM