OSINT
So you want to run a sock puppet army online? Brilliant. Just don’t be the person who makes every fake account say “y’all,” obsess over Succession, and flood every post with the same tired three emojis. Because, surprise surprise, your “totally different” personalities start sounding like a broken
Espionage
Once upon a time, spycraft was elegant. Picture a trench coat, a hollow brick wall, maybe a microdot hidden behind a postage stamp. You’d whisper secrets in a Vienna park, then melt into the fog like a mysterious bout of indigestion. It was classy, it was clever, and more
Security
Ah, networking. That beautiful, terrifying realm where packets fly, ports open and close like drama-club relationships, and everything breaks just when you say, “It’s finally working.” Welcome, first-year undergrad. Let’s talk about one of the internet’s most passive-aggressive defense mechanisms: the TCP SYN cookie. You’ve probably
Surveillance
Remember when we thought academia was the conscience of society? The wise old owl watching over ethics while Silicon Valley played with its shiny new toys? Well, it turns out that owl was actually busy writing code to help cameras track your face across a crowded street. This week’s
How nation-states offload surveillance like global CDNs - redundant, invisible, and without your consent. You’ve got nothing to hide, right? You use Signal. Your Wi-Fi boasts a 20-character password. You even skimmed a privacy policy once. But somewhere along the way, you clicked “accept cookies” on a website that
Surveillance
It starts, as all minor dystopias do, with a coffee machine. A cheerful new addition to the warehouse break room, chrome finish, touch screen, responds to voice commands. “Flat white, extra hot,” says Lisa from loading. The machine chirps and whirs obediently. Somewhere in the fine print (a laminated A4
OSINT
The next time you see a war break out, don’t bother doomscrolling or turning on CNN. Just check the Google Maps heatmap around the Pentagon’s nearest Domino’s. If it’s glowing red at 10 p.m., congratulations: you may be witnessing the digital aroma of geopolitics heating
Surveillance
Ah, the future! It's bright, it's connected, and apparently, it involves a deep learning algorithm listening intently to your grandma's every cough, creak, and the subtle thud of her nightly glass of warm milk hitting the bedside table. I'm talking, of course,
Linux
You're in for a treat, fellow Linux enthusiast! Let's talk about a concept as vital to your system's security as a perfectly aged cheese to a connoisseur: Immutable Logs (Append Only). Forget the digital equivalent of a chef's special that mysteriously vanishes
Ever thought about what a high-flying banker and a hardworking hotelier have in common? Beyond the obvious fact that they both probably deal with a lot of spreadsheets, it turns out their industries face a surprisingly similar threat: the "insider." And no, I’m not talking about a
Linux
Ever checked into a charming old hotel and marvelled at the "vintage" technology? Think key cards that sometimes work, Wi-Fi that's powered by hopes and dreams, and a front desk system that looks suspiciously like a green-screen terminal from 1988. It's quaint, it'
Linux
Ever spent hours meticulously crafting iptables rules, feeling like a Gandalf, only to discover mysterious traffic flowing through your Linux box untouched? Perhaps you're running VMs, Docker containers, or just a simple bridge to connect a wired and wireless segment. You've got your firewall locked down