Sam Bowne :donor:
@sambowne.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy
Instructor at CCSF, corporate trainer for Infosec Decoded.
[bridged from https://infosec.exchange/@sambowne on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
[bridged from https://infosec.exchange/@sambowne on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
Within an hour after turning off "Under Attack" mode, the attack on my site ramped up, causing status 500 errors again. Turning "Under Attack" mode back on.
October 28, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Within an hour after turning off "Under Attack" mode, the attack on my site ramped up, causing status 500 errors again. Turning "Under Attack" mode back on.
The attack on my server seems to have reduced to 1% of it's original volume,. so I' m turning off Cloudflare's "Under Attack" mode. It's a minor problem for my students, who can only download things in a browser now, instead of using wget. I'll see if the attack ramps up in the next few days.
October 28, 2025 at 11:50 AM
The attack on my server seems to have reduced to 1% of it's original volume,. so I' m turning off Cloudflare's "Under Attack" mode. It's a minor problem for my students, who can only download things in a browser now, instead of using wget. I'll see if the attack ramps up in the next few days.
Cloudflare is not blocking all the attack traffic, but it seems to be stopping the longest URLs, which is enough to make my site work properly.
October 24, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Cloudflare is not blocking all the attack traffic, but it seems to be stopping the longest URLs, which is enough to make my site work properly.
As expected, "Under Attack Mode" from @cloudflare effectively mitigated the attack on samsclass.info
October 24, 2025 at 1:09 PM
As expected, "Under Attack Mode" from @cloudflare effectively mitigated the attack on samsclass.info
For a week or so, my site has been showing occasional 500 Internal Server Errors. Looking at the log, someone seems to be scanning me with long, malformed URLs. I guess it's a defective site crawler. I turned on Cloudflare's "Under Attack" mode; hopefully that will clear it up.
October 23, 2025 at 9:22 PM
For a week or so, my site has been showing occasional 500 Internal Server Errors. Looking at the log, someone seems to be scanning me with long, malformed URLs. I guess it's a defective site crawler. I turned on Cloudflare's "Under Attack" mode; hopefully that will clear it up.
Someone here told me RFK Jr is repellent, looking like a "transporter malfunction" and she has a point
https://newrepublic.com/article/200030/fox-coverage-rfk-meltdown-hearing-goes-awry-backfiring-trump
https://newrepublic.com/article/200030/fox-coverage-rfk-meltdown-hearing-goes-awry-backfiring-trump
September 5, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Someone here told me RFK Jr is repellent, looking like a "transporter malfunction" and she has a point
https://newrepublic.com/article/200030/fox-coverage-rfk-meltdown-hearing-goes-awry-backfiring-trump
https://newrepublic.com/article/200030/fox-coverage-rfk-meltdown-hearing-goes-awry-backfiring-trump
I love this! This is exactly how I learned to program assembler in the 1980s :)
22 min in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JO_JVD5yv0&list=PLmfJypsykTLWvGfSc2KODeG9kI_lC-5Ht&index=3
22 min in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JO_JVD5yv0&list=PLmfJypsykTLWvGfSc2KODeG9kI_lC-5Ht&index=3
September 4, 2025 at 3:43 PM
I love this! This is exactly how I learned to program assembler in the 1980s :)
22 min in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JO_JVD5yv0&list=PLmfJypsykTLWvGfSc2KODeG9kI_lC-5Ht&index=3
22 min in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JO_JVD5yv0&list=PLmfJypsykTLWvGfSc2KODeG9kI_lC-5Ht&index=3
This UI doesn't make me feel good installing BrowserTotal's software
September 2, 2025 at 11:46 AM
This UI doesn't make me feel good installing BrowserTotal's software
Trump, 79, Goes on Bizarre AI Posting Spree https://archive.is/xGNHd
August 31, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Trump, 79, Goes on Bizarre AI Posting Spree https://archive.is/xGNHd
I just noticed that there are only 6 face-to-face classes out of 43 in my department at CCSF, and I'm teaching 4 of them. I seem to be a relic, from an ancient, dying religion.
August 31, 2025 at 7:44 PM
I just noticed that there are only 6 face-to-face classes out of 43 in my department at CCSF, and I'm teaching 4 of them. I seem to be a relic, from an ancient, dying religion.
Phishing on Mastodon, I reported it to many servers
August 29, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Phishing on Mastodon, I reported it to many servers
@Viss
This is an excellent statement, and I endorse it. I remember making a similar decision when I started teaching at college about 30 years ago. I had been working as a DBA and I missed half my night classes because I needed to stay late at work, and I […]
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This is an excellent statement, and I endorse it. I remember making a similar decision when I started teaching at college about 30 years ago. I had been working as a DBA and I missed half my night classes because I needed to stay late at work, and I […]
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August 22, 2025 at 2:49 PM
@Viss
This is an excellent statement, and I endorse it. I remember making a similar decision when I started teaching at college about 30 years ago. I had been working as a DBA and I missed half my night classes because I needed to stay late at work, and I […]
[Original post on infosec.exchange]
This is an excellent statement, and I endorse it. I remember making a similar decision when I started teaching at college about 30 years ago. I had been working as a DBA and I missed half my night classes because I needed to stay late at work, and I […]
[Original post on infosec.exchange]
Rocket Piss!
August 12, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Rocket Piss!
The #defcon Wi-fi is awful, almost useless: you can barely load simple pages but not upload or download anything. Packet loss over 50%. Looks like we'll be busy today preparing for a training class without any Internet, and I'll have to return to the hotel Wi-Fi to get anything done.
August 8, 2025 at 5:48 PM
The #defcon Wi-fi is awful, almost useless: you can barely load simple pages but not upload or download anything. Packet loss over 50%. Looks like we'll be busy today preparing for a training class without any Internet, and I'll have to return to the hotel Wi-Fi to get anything done.
Youtube added this message to my latest podcast. I'm surprised to see that it is accurate. I suppose Google hasn't gotten around to remaking these messages to conform with Trumpism yet.
August 3, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Youtube added this message to my latest podcast. I'm surprised to see that it is accurate. I suppose Google hasn't gotten around to remaking these messages to conform with Trumpism yet.
Jesus H Christ, Apple Intelligence has been automatically enabled on my Mac M1 without my consent or approval
How to get Apple Intelligence - Apple Support https://support.apple.com/en-us/121115
How to get Apple Intelligence - Apple Support https://support.apple.com/en-us/121115
July 29, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Jesus H Christ, Apple Intelligence has been automatically enabled on my Mac M1 without my consent or approval
How to get Apple Intelligence - Apple Support https://support.apple.com/en-us/121115
How to get Apple Intelligence - Apple Support https://support.apple.com/en-us/121115
Party Affiliation | Gallup Historical Trends https://news.gallup.com/poll/15370/party-affiliation.aspx
July 20, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Party Affiliation | Gallup Historical Trends https://news.gallup.com/poll/15370/party-affiliation.aspx
The official website to find my representative thinks I'm somewhere in Africa
https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative
https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative
June 26, 2025 at 2:17 PM
The official website to find my representative thinks I'm somewhere in Africa
https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative
https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative
This is fine
June 22, 2025 at 4:01 AM
This is fine
Look how happy Trump is!
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-military-birthday-parade-dc-failure-1235365040/
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-military-birthday-parade-dc-failure-1235365040/
June 15, 2025 at 12:18 PM
This is total nonsense, just like I saw every week in his first term. His approval is not showing anything unusual or unexpected--see the chart, from the second link below.
Trump's Approval Rating Hits Second-Term Low With Most Accurate Pollster - Newsweek […]
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Trump's Approval Rating Hits Second-Term Low With Most Accurate Pollster - Newsweek […]
[Original post on infosec.exchange]
June 1, 2025 at 4:30 PM
This is total nonsense, just like I saw every week in his first term. His approval is not showing anything unusual or unexpected--see the chart, from the second link below.
Trump's Approval Rating Hits Second-Term Low With Most Accurate Pollster - Newsweek […]
[Original post on infosec.exchange]
Trump's Approval Rating Hits Second-Term Low With Most Accurate Pollster - Newsweek […]
[Original post on infosec.exchange]