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Security/crypto geek with a passion for cats, apes, zombies and subjects people tell me are dodgy. 44CON gofer. Tsundoku master. Opinions mine not employer's

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Joined January 2011
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Your threat model is not my threat model, hospital edition
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🚇 Next stop: #BSidesLDN2026! 🎉 THE SCHEDULE IS NOW LIVE! 🎤 3 main talk tracks 🌱 2 Rookie Tracks 🛠️ 10 Hands-on workshops 🐻 8 Villages Saturday 12 December, Novotel London West. Start planning your day! 👉 bsides.london/schedule 🎸 No REST 'til Hammersmith!
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Seriously man, I need a feature length Muppet Pulp Fiction 😂😂😂😂
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Atlanta friends dressed as Waymo self-driving cars for Halloween, and even the cops stopped to watch. One of them got stuck in a hedge. Obviously.
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Great to see the return of our Scouse cousin, BSides Liverpool, for 2027! Also what a great website! bsidesliverpool.org/
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Do you know the difference between a "special operation" a "sensitive operation" a "clandestine operation" and a "deniable operation" Pinstripedline thread on 1970s SAS, MI6 and GCHQ operations and how the Govt tried to conceal their existence from official records...
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🎟️ The FINAL ticket release for #BSidesLDN2026 is this Sunday, 1 November at 1337hrs! Please don't claim one if you can't attend, that is just an opportunity taken from someone else! 🐻 Please read our Ticket FAQs: bsides.london/ticketsfaqs #BSides #London #Tickets #BearSides
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Today we lost Walter Koenig. Some thoughts about a fine actor and an exceptional human being...
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I ran a poll about doing Halloween vs Black Friday and was reminded by a few of my mates that I'm Scottish not American(quite rightly so pulled up on it too!) therefore going with Halloween theme. Which is good news for everyone anyways, as 13.37% discount is live as of today till end of November: GUISING1337 - 13.37% off because Leet malwareless.training lms.zsec.red A bit of info for some that might not be aware but the traditional 'trick or treat' terminology many associate with halloween is actually called guising in Scotland. As a child I'd go round guising on halloween, unlike modern trick-or-treating where children receive sweets just for showing up to people's houses, by going guising you are traditionally expected to perform a "party piece", think of this like your 'trick' such as telling a joke, singing a song, or reciting a poem before receiving treats like fruit, nuts, or sweets. All this to say, here have 13.37% off the course till end of November! Cheers, Andy #RedTeam #BlueTeam #PurpleTeam #MAE #ZephrSec @ZephrSec
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Tabletop your response to an openSSH or nginx unauth RCE
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Is JD Vance seriously suggesting that immigrants have brought a culture of revolution and protest TO FRANCE? @jonstewart
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"What are you doing?" - "Oh just playing a Switch game."
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When I'm in a performance review at work and they ask me where I see myself in ten years.
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Just finished the audio book of this, highly recommended for anyone with an interest in cold war or middle east history.
My new book REDWOOD will be published this September. It's the gripping, untold story of one man’s courage, and its extraordinary unintended consequences that still shape our world today. I can’t wait for you to read it. Available to pre-order now: linktr.ee/Ben_Macintyre
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Our Welsh cousins, BSides Aberystwyth, are not on any social media channels, but they currently have their Call for Paper open until the 31st Oct. Their event is on Saturday 21st Nov, if you can get there, go & support it! bsidesaberystwyth.org/call-f… #Wales #BSidesAberystwyth #CFP
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Lovely visit to @Marwellwildlife this week and got to see the new snow leopards and their long-suffering mum!
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