Tim (Wadhwa-)Brown :donor:
@timb-machine.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy
push(@fediverse, "Adversarial Engineer"); # i hack in Perl
🌉 bridged from https://infosec.exchange/@timb_machine on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/
🌉 bridged from https://infosec.exchange/@timb_machine on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/
Quoting myself elsewhere:
1) For years, as a field, we've been trying to get people to validate and sanitise their input and then along come LLM... discuss :blobsad:
2) Also. For years, as a field, we've been trying to get people to segment their data based on need to know/access and then along […]
1) For years, as a field, we've been trying to get people to validate and sanitise their input and then along come LLM... discuss :blobsad:
2) Also. For years, as a field, we've been trying to get people to segment their data based on need to know/access and then along […]
Original post on infosec.exchange
infosec.exchange
December 3, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Quoting myself elsewhere:
1) For years, as a field, we've been trying to get people to validate and sanitise their input and then along come LLM... discuss :blobsad:
2) Also. For years, as a field, we've been trying to get people to segment their data based on need to know/access and then along […]
1) For years, as a field, we've been trying to get people to validate and sanitise their input and then along come LLM... discuss :blobsad:
2) Also. For years, as a field, we've been trying to get people to segment their data based on need to know/access and then along […]
PSA: Rosie Jones on Taskmaster is hilarious.
December 2, 2025 at 11:19 PM
PSA: Rosie Jones on Taskmaster is hilarious.
Reposted by Tim (Wadhwa-)Brown :donor:
August 28, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Reposted by Tim (Wadhwa-)Brown :donor:
A new org in the UK
‘TOGETHER AGAINST THE FAR RIGHT’. Love, hope and unity.
March in London in unity and against the far right on March 28
https://www.togetheralliance.org.uk/
‘TOGETHER AGAINST THE FAR RIGHT’. Love, hope and unity.
March in London in unity and against the far right on March 28
https://www.togetheralliance.org.uk/
Together Alliance
Together is an alliance of over 50 civil society organisations united against the far right.
www.togetheralliance.org.uk
December 2, 2025 at 7:02 PM
A new org in the UK
‘TOGETHER AGAINST THE FAR RIGHT’. Love, hope and unity.
March in London in unity and against the far right on March 28
https://www.togetheralliance.org.uk/
‘TOGETHER AGAINST THE FAR RIGHT’. Love, hope and unity.
March in London in unity and against the far right on March 28
https://www.togetheralliance.org.uk/
RE: https://infosec.exchange/@thc/115649199311654789
Sadness reverberates. @steaith peer reviewed my linker paper. Will be missed. Hugs to @thc, TESO et al.
Sadness reverberates. @steaith peer reviewed my linker paper. Will be missed. Hugs to @thc, TESO et al.
infosec.exchange
December 2, 2025 at 6:10 PM
RE: https://infosec.exchange/@thc/115649199311654789
Sadness reverberates. @steaith peer reviewed my linker paper. Will be missed. Hugs to @thc, TESO et al.
Sadness reverberates. @steaith peer reviewed my linker paper. Will be missed. Hugs to @thc, TESO et al.
OBR mantra: Publish early, publish predictably.
December 1, 2025 at 6:45 PM
OBR mantra: Publish early, publish predictably.
What if it turns out we've *all* already been recruited by CIA and we just don't know it yet?
#microfiction
#microfiction
November 30, 2025 at 7:35 PM
What if it turns out we've *all* already been recruited by CIA and we just don't know it yet?
#microfiction
#microfiction
If you're regularly spotted arguing for extra-judicial killings, forgive me if I don't take your legal, social, moral and ethical values seriously.<snark extra=true />
November 30, 2025 at 7:30 PM
If you're regularly spotted arguing for extra-judicial killings, forgive me if I don't take your legal, social, moral and ethical values seriously.<snark extra=true />
"Daddy, why do robots sound so creepy?"
"To make us fear them. To prevent us uprising against them. They know that ultimately, we hold all the batteries, electricity etc." said my Dad. He continued, "Unlike you son, in the end, they are completely incapable of feeding themselves, and they know […]
"To make us fear them. To prevent us uprising against them. They know that ultimately, we hold all the batteries, electricity etc." said my Dad. He continued, "Unlike you son, in the end, they are completely incapable of feeding themselves, and they know […]
Original post on infosec.exchange
infosec.exchange
November 29, 2025 at 8:57 PM
"Daddy, why do robots sound so creepy?"
"To make us fear them. To prevent us uprising against them. They know that ultimately, we hold all the batteries, electricity etc." said my Dad. He continued, "Unlike you son, in the end, they are completely incapable of feeding themselves, and they know […]
"To make us fear them. To prevent us uprising against them. They know that ultimately, we hold all the batteries, electricity etc." said my Dad. He continued, "Unlike you son, in the end, they are completely incapable of feeding themselves, and they know […]
[meta]
Priorities are a wonderful thing. Kid brother has gone to his wife's birthday celebrations, I opted for Brentford.
Priorities are a wonderful thing. Kid brother has gone to his wife's birthday celebrations, I opted for Brentford.
November 29, 2025 at 2:35 PM
[meta]
Priorities are a wonderful thing. Kid brother has gone to his wife's birthday celebrations, I opted for Brentford.
Priorities are a wonderful thing. Kid brother has gone to his wife's birthday celebrations, I opted for Brentford.
Reposted by Tim (Wadhwa-)Brown :donor:
A Brief, Incomplete, and Mostly Wrong History of Programming Languages
James Iry; Thursday, May 7, 2009
1801 - Joseph Marie Jacquard uses punch cards to instruct a loom to weave "hello, world" into a tapestry. Redditers of the time are not impressed due to the lack of tail call recursion […]
James Iry; Thursday, May 7, 2009
1801 - Joseph Marie Jacquard uses punch cards to instruct a loom to weave "hello, world" into a tapestry. Redditers of the time are not impressed due to the lack of tail call recursion […]
Original post on mathstodon.xyz
mathstodon.xyz
November 23, 2025 at 2:43 AM
A Brief, Incomplete, and Mostly Wrong History of Programming Languages
James Iry; Thursday, May 7, 2009
1801 - Joseph Marie Jacquard uses punch cards to instruct a loom to weave "hello, world" into a tapestry. Redditers of the time are not impressed due to the lack of tail call recursion […]
James Iry; Thursday, May 7, 2009
1801 - Joseph Marie Jacquard uses punch cards to instruct a loom to weave "hello, world" into a tapestry. Redditers of the time are not impressed due to the lack of tail call recursion […]
Reposted by Tim (Wadhwa-)Brown :donor:
Interesting links of the week:
Strategy:
* https://nattothoughts.substack.com/p/chinas-cybersecurity-companies-advancing - @nattothoughts lays out how public and private sector advance .cn national cyber causes
Standards:
* […]
Strategy:
* https://nattothoughts.substack.com/p/chinas-cybersecurity-companies-advancing - @nattothoughts lays out how public and private sector advance .cn national cyber causes
Standards:
* […]
Original post on infosec.exchange
infosec.exchange
November 28, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Interesting links of the week:
Strategy:
* https://nattothoughts.substack.com/p/chinas-cybersecurity-companies-advancing - @nattothoughts lays out how public and private sector advance .cn national cyber causes
Standards:
* […]
Strategy:
* https://nattothoughts.substack.com/p/chinas-cybersecurity-companies-advancing - @nattothoughts lays out how public and private sector advance .cn national cyber causes
Standards:
* […]
[meta]
Breakfast kebab.
Breakfast kebab.
November 29, 2025 at 10:49 AM
[meta]
Breakfast kebab.
Breakfast kebab.
Reposted by Tim (Wadhwa-)Brown :donor:
Interesting Git repos of the week:
Detection:
* https://github.com/pandaadir05/ghost - patterns in the void, what is that ghostly malware
* https://github.com/openbsm/openbsm - the original UNIX auditd
Development:
* https://github.com/simonvetter/modbus - MODBUS in Go
Data:
* […]
Detection:
* https://github.com/pandaadir05/ghost - patterns in the void, what is that ghostly malware
* https://github.com/openbsm/openbsm - the original UNIX auditd
Development:
* https://github.com/simonvetter/modbus - MODBUS in Go
Data:
* […]
Original post on infosec.exchange
infosec.exchange
November 28, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Interesting Git repos of the week:
Detection:
* https://github.com/pandaadir05/ghost - patterns in the void, what is that ghostly malware
* https://github.com/openbsm/openbsm - the original UNIX auditd
Development:
* https://github.com/simonvetter/modbus - MODBUS in Go
Data:
* […]
Detection:
* https://github.com/pandaadir05/ghost - patterns in the void, what is that ghostly malware
* https://github.com/openbsm/openbsm - the original UNIX auditd
Development:
* https://github.com/simonvetter/modbus - MODBUS in Go
Data:
* […]
Tea take: Current generative AI is incompatible with zero trust because exactly *how* do you do role based access to segment access to the model. However, this is not a problem as they're both bollocks anyway.
November 28, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Tea take: Current generative AI is incompatible with zero trust because exactly *how* do you do role based access to segment access to the model. However, this is not a problem as they're both bollocks anyway.
@textfiles 5 minutes into the INFOCOM documentary and I'm hooked. Brings back such fond memories.
November 28, 2025 at 8:11 PM
@textfiles 5 minutes into the INFOCOM documentary and I'm hooked. Brings back such fond memories.
Interesting Git repos of the week:
Detection:
* https://github.com/pandaadir05/ghost - patterns in the void, what is that ghostly malware
* https://github.com/openbsm/openbsm - the original UNIX auditd
Development:
* https://github.com/simonvetter/modbus - MODBUS in Go
Data:
* […]
Detection:
* https://github.com/pandaadir05/ghost - patterns in the void, what is that ghostly malware
* https://github.com/openbsm/openbsm - the original UNIX auditd
Development:
* https://github.com/simonvetter/modbus - MODBUS in Go
Data:
* […]
Original post on infosec.exchange
infosec.exchange
November 28, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Interesting Git repos of the week:
Detection:
* https://github.com/pandaadir05/ghost - patterns in the void, what is that ghostly malware
* https://github.com/openbsm/openbsm - the original UNIX auditd
Development:
* https://github.com/simonvetter/modbus - MODBUS in Go
Data:
* […]
Detection:
* https://github.com/pandaadir05/ghost - patterns in the void, what is that ghostly malware
* https://github.com/openbsm/openbsm - the original UNIX auditd
Development:
* https://github.com/simonvetter/modbus - MODBUS in Go
Data:
* […]
Interesting links of the week:
Strategy:
* https://nattothoughts.substack.com/p/chinas-cybersecurity-companies-advancing - @nattothoughts lays out how public and private sector advance .cn national cyber causes
Standards:
* […]
Strategy:
* https://nattothoughts.substack.com/p/chinas-cybersecurity-companies-advancing - @nattothoughts lays out how public and private sector advance .cn national cyber causes
Standards:
* […]
Original post on infosec.exchange
infosec.exchange
November 28, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Interesting links of the week:
Strategy:
* https://nattothoughts.substack.com/p/chinas-cybersecurity-companies-advancing - @nattothoughts lays out how public and private sector advance .cn national cyber causes
Standards:
* […]
Strategy:
* https://nattothoughts.substack.com/p/chinas-cybersecurity-companies-advancing - @nattothoughts lays out how public and private sector advance .cn national cyber causes
Standards:
* […]
[meta]
Nom, nom. PRAAAAAAAAAaWWWWWWWWn curry.
Nom, nom. PRAAAAAAAAAaWWWWWWWWn curry.
November 26, 2025 at 9:09 PM
[meta]
Nom, nom. PRAAAAAAAAAaWWWWWWWWn curry.
Nom, nom. PRAAAAAAAAAaWWWWWWWWn curry.
[meta]
Day trip to Chelly tomorrow, just like the old days
Day trip to Chelly tomorrow, just like the old days
November 26, 2025 at 6:25 PM
[meta]
Day trip to Chelly tomorrow, just like the old days
Day trip to Chelly tomorrow, just like the old days
Reposted by Tim (Wadhwa-)Brown :donor:
With the amount of screaming currently ongoing, I am firmly of the opinion we need to bring voids into public ownership.
#microfiction
#microfiction
October 21, 2025 at 3:41 PM
With the amount of screaming currently ongoing, I am firmly of the opinion we need to bring voids into public ownership.
#microfiction
#microfiction
Reposted by Tim (Wadhwa-)Brown :donor:
Just over a month to go and Telecom Egypt still leading the 2025 spoofed routing table:
https://spoofer.caida.org/as_stats.php
Will they be able to close the season out as they lead and secure a dramatic win?
#microfiction
https://spoofer.caida.org/as_stats.php
Will they be able to close the season out as they lead and secure a dramatic win?
#microfiction
AS stats for last year of data
spoofer.caida.org
November 15, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Just over a month to go and Telecom Egypt still leading the 2025 spoofed routing table:
https://spoofer.caida.org/as_stats.php
Will they be able to close the season out as they lead and secure a dramatic win?
#microfiction
https://spoofer.caida.org/as_stats.php
Will they be able to close the season out as they lead and secure a dramatic win?
#microfiction
[meta]
Whilst updating the mince pie counters realised It had not started the stollen tracker. For those of you that are interested, I am currently two stollen loaves in.
Whilst updating the mince pie counters realised It had not started the stollen tracker. For those of you that are interested, I am currently two stollen loaves in.
November 23, 2025 at 10:39 AM
[meta]
Whilst updating the mince pie counters realised It had not started the stollen tracker. For those of you that are interested, I am currently two stollen loaves in.
Whilst updating the mince pie counters realised It had not started the stollen tracker. For those of you that are interested, I am currently two stollen loaves in.
Reposted by Tim (Wadhwa-)Brown :donor:
When I logged my skills in GigNet (a mandatory part of emigration to Europa, when a colony has fewer than 2000 people, you need to be able to locate every available specialist) I listed Forensic Mnemologist as one of my fields, basically as a gag; I mean i’ve done the training but it’s kind of a […]
Original post on aus.social
aus.social
November 23, 2025 at 12:07 AM
When I logged my skills in GigNet (a mandatory part of emigration to Europa, when a colony has fewer than 2000 people, you need to be able to locate every available specialist) I listed Forensic Mnemologist as one of my fields, basically as a gag; I mean i’ve done the training but it’s kind of a […]