Ron Bowes

RE: https://infosec.exchange/@albinowax/117315320823924480 I was at this, and it's really good. I'm skeptical of anything that has "AI" in the title but @albinowax@infosec.exchange showed real results

@datum@zeroes.ca @tychotithonus@infosec.exchange @ZachWeinersmith@mastodon.social that smbc captures such a serious problem with social media.. I see "don't follow this person" or screenshots of hateful posts so often, and I just want to tell people to stop spreading harmful ideas

@lcamtuf@infosec.exchange my only dream in life is to edit my executives' feeds

GOOD NEWS! I GOT MY BIKE BACK!! I went out for a snack and noticed it was moving again. I followed it and found him hanging out. I drove by a few times. Then I had the idea: I was pretty close to the East Precinct, so I drove down there and waited for some cops to walk by. I grabbed them and begged for help. They found me somebody, I gave them the info, and they went and found the guy The bike is a bit messed up but IT'S HOME!!

RE: https://mastodon.social/@jpmens/117061368325715159 I really enjoyed the path of reading that this post sent me down today

@Viss @Dio9sys @da_667 @hrbrmstr For no particular reason, I'm thinking of this line: I spent more time than I should have correcting fundamentals. Eventually I stopped. He was not, in any meaningful sense, on the other side of the conversation Imagine doing a technical review and instead of reading feedback, they simply paste it into Claude. I'm not mentioning this for any particular reason of course

@cR0w@infosec.exchange honestly I was looking for either a cop or a security guard who I'd offer cash to. Unfortunately for him, he spent the night in jail for his efforts I don't think he expected somebody to be as obsessive as me, but I have 48 hours of notes on where he was, who he was hanging out with, and some photos in different places He very much picked the wrong person to mess with

@cR0w@infosec.exchange nah I get that at home Seriously though, parties the end by 9 plz. I'm old

@DaveMWilburn@infosec.exchange @wdormann@infosec.exchange yeah, exactly - I'm no AI apologist, but reduced-round attacks are a very standard cryptanalysis technique, and finding a novel easy to break "n" rounds is potentially a big deal

@tychotithonus@infosec.exchange @wdormann@infosec.exchange my assumption is that these were publicly shared (possibly by accident), but that assumption is probably worth testing

@ariadne@social.treehouse.systems I've been sharing this a lot, which captures the problem quite well: https://ergosphere.blog/posts/the-machines-are-fine/

@hrbrmstr "Confessed", ugh - stop anthropomorphizing the machines! They'll build whatever words you tell them to.

@cR0w@infosec.exchange he also did quite a lot of damage.. I asked the bike store to document everything because I'm considering taking him to small claims

This guy has officially saved my bike twice.. $6000 value for like $30. Must-buy IMO https://www.elevationlab.com/products/tagvault-bike

@biomemetic@infosec.exchange @DaveMWilburn@infosec.exchange I do have a receipt, serial number, tracker, and my phone is paired to it The issue with the police is they can't enter the building without a warrant and they don't show up fast with to confront him outside

@davidtheeviloverlord@mastodon.social @Lana@beige.party @thejacenallen@mastodon.social @tehstu@hachyderm.io "Signing up homeless people" feels like the sorta assertion that needs evidence

@Javvad@infosec.exchange I tell people over and over: unique is more important than strong. Your password can be as security as you want, but if your Pokemon forum with plaintext passwords gets dumped it doesn't matter Until sites are forced to attest to which password scheme they use, worrying strong password hashing feels exceedingly pointless.

@vathpela@infosec.exchange IMO after we make organizations financially liable for vulnerabilities they negligently introduce, we can talk about how we feel about Full Disclosure

@Viss @hotsoup @da_667 @hrbrmstr to quote @jeffmcjunkin, "security is a prestige class"

@hrbrmstr@mastodon.social Too real

@SecureOwl neat idea! Although if I was visiting I might scan it out of curiosity

@christianrickert @nixCraft C is very frequently more efficient than assembly, because compilers are capable of doing crazy things to your code to optimize it for you

@tychotithonus@infosec.exchange no, I confronted him once, shortly after he took it. He knew what he was doing

@gbargoud@masto.nyc ohh interesting! This is Seattle, I should look into it tomorrow

@nixCraft@mastodon.social this whole thing reads like a PR stunt

@straithe@infosec.exchange I forget exactly how we came up with it, but the second we said it we knew it was perfect

@straithe@infosec.exchange the best names I've come up with for groups involves sitting with others brainstorming until something makes everyone laugh, then we use the The Long Con was definitely that

@dramypsyd@ohai.social Reporting from 43 that there are still prime years left!

@pixelfed@mastodon.social I had a hell of a time making an Instagram account for my improv team - they just kept insta-banning it. I have no idea why, it's so annoying :(

@G33KatWork@infosec.exchange I seriously don't get how people can live without that shortcut

Okay seriously Internet. What do you do to retrieve a stolen bike with a tracker? I confronted, got threatened with mace. Found him again, stayed back and called 911, 4 hours later I'm giving up Do I have any options, other than waiting for him to be careless???

@DaveMWilburn@infosec.exchange @biomemetic@infosec.exchange Seattle law enforcement isn't well known for putting any effort in. I got some advice that I would specifically ask for a property crime detective rather than a patrol officer

@earthshine@masto.hackers.town When you said DC, I thought you were going somewhere where I'd have to disavow all knowledge of this discussion

@runZeroInc@infosec.exchange I'll see y'all at BSides!

@Semmelstulle@mastodon.social @gamingonlinux@mastodon.social Yeah, we've repeatedly had the issue of save games getting mixed up or overwritten.. it doesn't sound like that's being fixed

@zzt@mas.to it's tough, because I don't want to be a jerk but it's also a good guy reaction to have on the modern Internet where there's so much bullshit. I'm a researcher and I see so many claims that have no evidence!

@Dio9sys@haunted.computer Funny, I've never seen Bluey but I love saying "hooray".. I don't even know why. Cultural osmosis?

@DaveMWilburn@infosec.exchange I wonder what information I'd need? I have photo, video of him, and his apartment's address (just the building, the leasing office hasn't been helpful yet)

@MarkBrigham@universeodon.com @davidho@mastodon.world since the bins are open, is it the trash workers doing it after emptying them? Perhaps a complaint to the city could help

@DaveMWilburn@infosec.exchange I was actually wondering that! Just hand him a summons

Hey friends! What are the cool events at BSides and Defcon next week that I haven't heard about??

@mycotropic@beige.party @biomemetic@infosec.exchange @DaveMWilburn@infosec.exchange I can prove it's mine, but I think I can disable it if I get close enough

@lkngrrr@hachyderm.io I can be against evil without actively doing good

@shadownetworks@infosec.exchange @jerry@infosec.exchange I dutifully keep my long random password in the same vault as my TOTP

RE: https://mastodon.social/@fesshole/117291791643058548 When I was a kid, before I even had a computer, I used to take out programming books. One time that accused me of ruining the CD in the back and said I'd have to pay the people of the book. I simply never went back to a library

@todb@infosec.exchange sounds... unstable?

@zackwhittaker@mastodon.social I'm curious how it compares to other countries