Eric Vollbrecht

📣Official statement: the new EU chat controls proposal for mass scanning is the same old surveillance with new branding. Whether you call it a backdoor, a front door, or “upload moderation” it undermines encryption & creates significant vulnerabilities signal.org/blog/pdfs/uplo…

Please turn off all internet in your organization until Monday. Thank you! 🦃🙏

Here is an interesting bit about the stolen MSA signing key from the China/Microsoft Incident this week: MS doesn't know how the hackers stole it.

Attackers will be exactly as advanced as they need to be. No more.

@strandjs "We use Macs so we are secure" "Budget? We don't budget"

Warning signs of infosec disaster. "8 characters is fine." "No one wants to hack us." "We are compliant." "No one will find that API." "Insurance will cover us." "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." Yours?

__________________ “The question to ask when you look at security is not whether this makes us safer, but whether it’s worth the trade-off.” - Bruce Schneier

Season's greetings from SUCCESS Computer Consulting! We hope you have a wonderful holiday season. #HappyHolidays #SeasonsGreetings #TeamSUCCESS

It's Holiday Story Time! On Tuesday, 12/20, we'll be having a special holiday meeting: we'll be telling holiday stories! Bring your own: impromptu, prepared, real, invented... all are welcome. It's hybrid, so enjoy online or in person - with treats! meetup.com/tech-masters-t…

The logical conclusion of the endless cycle of security vulnerabilities, active exploitation, and bypassed mitigations in Microsoft Exchange? “You need to move off of on-premise Exchange forever. That’s the bottom line." wired.com/story/microsof… Even Microsoft seems to agree.

Trying to make that jump in security and don't know where to start? Wellll, start with "Getting Started in Security with BHIS and MITRE ATT&CK" with @strandjs! Next run is Oct. 24-27: antisyphontraining.com/getting-starte… Check out what this class is all about: youtube.com/watch?v=dNjD1D…

The Membership sale will be live for 8 more hours. This is the only sale we'll be doing this year: account.shodan.io/billing/member

This default disabling of macros pipe-dream was us geeks forgetting that productivity comes first (especially when it is today’s productivity vs tomorrow’s theoretical downtime from a security incident).

Good morning. Today is a great day to review your DNS logs. You might find: * Malware C2 * Automatic update checks for unauthorized software * Use of unapproved SaaS (go shadow IT!) * Website access patterns consistent with insider threats Go get it folks!

Announcing Speechcraft, by TechMasters! 4 Tuesdays in a row starting May 31st, from 8-9 am. Both in person - 3600 American Blvd W #115, Bloomington (g.page/improving-minn…) - or via Zoom at bit.ly/TechMastersZoom Sign up here: forms.gle/y3xeTukTDm2w1u…

Historical IP information in Shodan is available via the API, command-line and main website. We've made a few improvements so it's easier to pivot on it from the website: blog.shodan.io/historical-ip-…

Can I get some RT love? Below is a Ukrainian charity brought to my attention by our own Lisa Woody. It is based in her home town in Ukraine. Please donate if you can. This is close to home for all of us. Amazing story. palyanycia.com/en/home-page/

@sec_r0 @0x1shu All of them! Nice work!

This collection is growwwwwing !! SecurityZines.com Which one do you like ? #infosec

“Why don’t you send social workers instead of the police” is looking wildly successful