Bits, Bytes, and Bourbon
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A Technology Journalist and cybersecurity professional. I have a mission to remove the marketing-speak from the information people receive in their news.
Joined July 2010
There is a misconception that if you enjoy bourbon/whisk(e)y etc. that you drink a lot or all the time and might have an issue with people who do not drink. The majority of friends that I have do not drink all that much and some do not drink at all. Those who do, can throw more.
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Hahahaha, this is awesome.
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RT @SandyofCthulhu: So gotta say this again. In the Soviet Union and other communist states you did NOT have the right to quit your job. Yo….
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I am hearing about "Gamer Gate 3". Just to be clear, historically, gamer gates have been bad for the protagonists, not the gamers. I have a feeling this latest one from Collective Shout will turn out the same way.
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Who got a Bits, Bytes, and Bourbon sticker today?
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Lukewarm take for the day. Yes, the Def Con 33 badge has a significant design flaw. Yes, there are other issues with the badge. These are objective facts. However, if your complaint on the cost of the ticket is only about the badge, maybe you are not going to Def Con for the.
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This looks like a good spot for a Def Con 33 Badge picture.
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This is your daily reminder that if you store passwords, you should salt them like the Romans (allegedly) salted Carthage.
Some comments say the password should be hashed client side. No, that is not good practice:.- you’re replacing the password with hash(password), all else equal, so no benefit there. New hashed pw can still be stolen. - it still needs to be salted and hashed on the backend. -.
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Quote of the Con (so far)."We still haven't really figured out how to do proper AppSec or Secure Dev, yet we are entering an age where there are bad AI tools checking bad AI code and we are patting ourselves on the back for it.".
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AI Bro - we teach the AI everything we know about something so it can answer and even come up with new solutions. Me - but what if "everything we know" is wrong?. AI Bro - hey it was nice talking to you, but I have to run. This actually happened.
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The industry feels afraid of the crazed FOMO around "AI" while also knowing they might be responsible for it. The good thing is that the MTB (mean time between) intro and realization is the shortest I have ever seen. This is the vibe I am getting after 2 full days of
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Look! A meme about compliance and regulations!!.</joke>.
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RT @jaysonstreet: You run into the coolest Hackers in Vegas like Kev0ps who happens to know how all the truly awesome Cybersecurity vendors….
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I was just told that I am an engaging conversationalist and storyteller. Not sure how to take that. .
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If you see someone wearing this shirt (mine is black nor maroon), there is a statistical likelihood that it is me. Say hi and get a sticker. :-)
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