cybersecurity

[#TRADESHOW] #Intersec #Shanghai 2026 – #Security #Equipment and #Technology #Expo will be held from May 7 to 9, 2026, at the National #Exhibition and #Convention #Center (#NECC), Shanghai. #Exhibition connects #international #suppliers with #China’s rapidly #expanding security, #fire #protection, and #safety #technology #markets. #Event integrates #global expertise with #market depth to promote #innovation in #AI, #IoT, #cybersecurity, and #emergency response #systems. https://cnbusinessforum.com/event/intersec-shanghai-2026-security-equipment-and-technology-expo/

What I’ve been reading (and watching) week ending 14 June 2026 https://medium.com/@jchyip/what-ive-been-reading-and-watching-week-ending-14-june-2026-78cf0be34087 #science #cybersecurity #ai #SoftwareEngineering #politics

I cracked a tough project today. It was the culmination of 2 months of work. It was only possible because a sloppy contractor left an unsecured private key in a place he thought I'd never look.

Two lessons:

1. Don't use the same key everywhere. I got the keys to the kingdom in one singular moment.

2. Obscurity is a valid security layer. People can't hit what they can't see. But defence in depth is what works. Obscurity can't be your only layer.

#infosec #cybersecurity #fuckyeah

Why I'm using wired Android Auto when all the cool kids are switching to wireless

Sometimes, you have to dial back the tech to make ends meet.

https://www.zdnet.com/article/why-im-using-wired-android-auto-when-all-the-cool-kids-are-switching-to-wireless/

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #ZDNet [ZDNet]

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#privacy #cybersecurity

🚨 I'm hiring right now. And I'm deleting a huge chunk of applications inside the first 10 seconds. Not because the candidates are bad. Because their profiles look fake.

📌 TLDR In 2026, bots, scammers, and nation-state actors are flooding every job posting. If your LinkedIn profile looks like one of theirs, you get swept into the same trash pile, no matter how qualified you are. Here's how to clear the 10-second test.

🔑 THE NON-NEGOTIABLE MINIMUMS

✅ A real photo of your actual face. Not an avatar. Not an AI portrait. Not a blank silhouette.
✅ LinkedIn identity verification — free, 5 minutes, instant signal you're human: https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a1359065
✅ Your city, or at minimum your state. "United States" alone reads as a scam. Not every company is set up to hire in every state; payroll, tax, and legal nexus all matter.

🚫 INSTANT TURN-OFFS

❌ "Dear Hiring Manager" with zero customization
❌ Typos in the first sentence of your outreach
❌ Résumé claims that don't match your LinkedIn dates
❌ "Can we move this to WhatsApp?" — textbook scammer, blocked and done
❌ Bashing your last employer

The bar hasn't gotten higher. The noise floor has. Standing out in 2026 doesn't require a gimmick. It requires proving, in 10 seconds, that you're not one of the fakes.

#Hiring #JobSearch #LinkedInTips #CareerAdvice #Recruiting #Cybersecurity

Time to highlight the availability of this, free to download, free to distribute little gem of a publication.

Available in 18 languages, approx 36 pages and only around 4MB, it is ideal to give anyone who is not overly tech savvy.

"The Little Book of Scams"

Highly recommended.

https://www.accc.gov.au/about-us/publications/the-little-book-of-scams

#privacy #scams #cybersecurity

What's a security tool you rely on daily that nobody talks about? The ones that actually save your ass at 2am during an incident.

#cybersecurity #infosec

What I’ve been reading week ending 21 June 2026 https://jchyip.medium.com/what-ive-been-reading-week-ending-21-june-2026-0db3373166a8 #writing #SoftwareEngineering #AI #cybersecurity #Lean #leadership

We may be in the market to hire a part-time FreeBSD and Bastille sysadmin (~20hrs week) specifically in the EMEA or APAC timezones (eventually both).

The roles require experience with FreeBSD, Bastille, nginx, and at least one useful coding language.

Timeline is mid-to-late 2026 to start.

Any of our EU / APAC friends want to come work part-time with the Bastille creator on a cybersecurity startup?

#FreeBSD #BastilleBSD #Cybersecurity

Cybercriminals who have never been arrested, help us out: which certification exams did you take to become experts at cybercrime? It seems to me that if we want to be great at cybersecurity, we should take the same certs that made you masters of network penetration.

#humor #cybersecurity

Switzerland plans a gradual shift from Microsoft products to reduce dependency, citing digital sovereignty and long-term control over public IT systems 🇨🇭
Open-source alternatives are under review amid cost, lock-in, and US Cloud Act data access risks tied to foreign providers 🔍

🔗 https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss-authorities-want-to-reduce-dependency-on-microsoft/

#TechNews #Swiss #Switzerland #Microsoft #OpenSource #FOSS #DigitalSovereignty #Sovereignty #Privacy #Cybersecurity #Regulation #Infosec #Tech #Government #IT #Office #LibreOffice #Linux #US

⚠️ Github CLI now has telemetry spyware built in:

https://cli.github.com/telemetry

They're shifting the burden onto users by requiring YOU to opt out, instead of making it opt in.

Run `gh config set telemetry disabled` to disable it.

#privacy #foss #github #cybersecurity #surveillance

What I’ve been reading this week ending 19 April 2026 https://jchyip.medium.com/what-ive-been-reading-this-week-ending-19-april-2026-dee3a9d414b0 #economics #ai #PsychologicalSafety #cybersecurity #SafetyCulture

This dumb password rule is from E-Trade.

Causes:
* Your two-factor authentication code must be appended to the end of the password
* Passwords have a limit of 32 characters

Effect:

If your account has a 32-character password and has two-factor authentication,
their system appears to cut off the token, making it impossible to login.
Yo...

https://dumbpasswordrules.com/sites/e-trade/

#password #passwords #infosec #cybersecurity #dumbpasswordrules

Valve doesn’t let Dbrand’s coolest Steam Machine accessory leave the testing facility

Dbrand announced that users who ordered the Companion Cube skin for the Steam Machine will not, in fact, find companionship after the “skin” was removed from its website.

https://9to5google.com/2026/06/29/valve-shuts-down-dbrand-steam-machine-skin/

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #9to5Google [9to5Google]

AliExpress Silent WebAudio Fingerprinting Uses Bluetooth Hardware

AliExpress uses hidden WebAudio graphs to fingerprint devices, which blocks Bluetooth multipoint headphones from switching audio sources. The tracking relies on obfuscated scripts that maintain an active audio pipeline even when muted.

**If you shop on AliExpress and your Bluetooth headphones stop switching between devices, this is caused by hidden tracking scripts on the site, not broken hardware. Install uBlock Origin and add filter rules to block `collina.js` and `fireyejs.js` on aliexpress.com, then close all open AliExpress tabs and reload the site for the fix to take effect.**
#cybersecurity #infosec #knowledge #awareness
https://beyondmachines.net/event_details/aliexpress-silent-webaudio-fingerprinting-uses-bluetooth-hardware-9-o-c-m-i/gD2P6Ple2L

It's that time of the year! 🎉 The registration for the Open Security Conference 2026 is officially open. As space is limited we will process registrations first come first served, so get your ticket sooner rather than later.

🗓️ 5-8 November 2026
📌 Rückersbach, Germany (close to Frankfurt am Main)
➡️ https://opensecurityconference.org/conference/registration

#osco #osco26 #Security #CyberSecurity #InfoSec #AppSec #OTSecurity #OpenSpace [lisi]

This dumb password rule is from University of Texas at Austin.

Because of the last two rules, which ban dictionary words and any
variants using symbol substitutions, *neither* of the passwords
presented in the [xkcd comic](https://xkcd.com/936/) are allowed.

https://dumbpasswordrules.com/sites/university-of-texas-at-austin/

#password #passwords #infosec #cybersecurity #dumbpasswordrules

New, by me: Felons, Fraudsters Flog Offensive Cybersecurity Startup

A cybersecurity startup dangling millions of dollars to acquire zero-day security vulnerabilities in popular software is run by a pair of far-right conspiracy theorists and convicted felons whose most recent ventures included fake intelligence companies and a now-defunct AI-based lobbying platform they operated under assumed names.

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/07/felons-fraudsters-flog-offensive-cybersecurity-startup/

#c2iris #irisc2 #cybersecurity #maga

Meta Pulls AI Image Feature From Instagram Days After Launch

Remember that new feature Meta announced last week that let people use public Instagram posts and reels to generate AI content? It didn't last long. Meta pulled the feature from Instagram late on Friday, following wides…

https://www.macrumors.com/2026/07/13/meta-pulls-ai-image-feature-from-instagram/

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #MacRumors [MacRumors]

Claude can now use your 1Password credentials for you

1Password has launched a new browser integration for Claude that allows the Anthropic chatbot to access stored security credentials like usernames and passwords. The 1Password for Claude feature means that users can aut…

https://www.theverge.com/tech/966442/1password-anthropic-claude-browser-integration

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #TheVerge [The Verge]

Re: https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115587243049342870/statuses/116934718425134083

I believe at this stage CloudFlare provides security in a way analogous to how a protection racket provides security.

#CloudFlare #security #cybersecurity #infosec #web

What I’ve been reading week ending 12 July 2026 https://medium.com/@jchyip/what-ive-been-reading-week-ending-12-july-2026-cad3fc6a752e #leadership #management #autonomy #accountability #civility #ai #cybersecurity #SoftwareEngineering #interviews

:Authenticity incoming:

One thing that isn't always obvious about open source projects is how they keep going year after year.

I've worn a lot of hats in the eight years maintaining this project. In today's economy, I'm back to my roots teaching what I know best: tech.

I'll keep these posts to a minimum here, but for those interested in learning more tech regularly, you can follow my personal account here:

@chris

#BastilleBSD #FreeBSD #Python #InfoSec #Learning #training #cybersecurity