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Tag Archives: Security
More Hard Coded Credentials
Remember a month ago when I ranted wrote about Solar Winds making what can only be described as professional malfeasance by hard coding credentials into one of their applications? It seemed worth writing about because, after all, that was surely … Continue reading
Using .authinfo With Org Code Blocks
As most of you know, I’m a big fan of using literate programming techniques in the context of what might be described as “devops”. The technique boils down to writing an Org file with code blocks that document how you … Continue reading
Partying Like It’s The Last Century
It’s hard to be too cynical about the security practices of software vendors: even those selling “security” solutions. Although most Irreal readers probably know a lot more about good security practices than the average user, security is a difficult discipline … Continue reading
Schneier On Staying Safe On The Internet
There may be more knowledgeable people on security than Bruce Schneier but hardly any of them are talking to us. They mostly work for the NSA or its brethren or they’re cybercriminals. Happily, Schneier does talk to us and he … Continue reading
An Analysis Of The XZ Malware Injection Process
If you’re in tech and not in a coma, you will have at least heard of the recent attempt to inject malware through the xz (de)compression utility. The technical press, as is its wont, has been blasting the story all … Continue reading
Google Loses Its Users’ Data
Some Google Drive users are reporting that they’ve lost up to 6 or more months of data. I know I should feel sorry for these people. If I were a better person, I would but all I can do is … Continue reading
Red Meat Friday: Politicians and Mathematics
Irreal doesn’t do politics but it’s no secret that we hold politicians in low esteem. It’s always a battle between politicians and journalists for the rank of the least respectable profession. I was reminded of all this by an article … Continue reading
Tech Journalists Are The Worst
That headline is a cleaned up version of my original attempt. Irreal has a long history of documenting the silliness and failings of the Tech Press but even so I am always surprised at their cluelessness and dishonesty. If there’s … Continue reading
A Short Rant on Passwords
It’s been a while since I’ve grumped about the dumb password rules you find on some sites. They have limits on password length, insist on some custom requirement concerning the number of digits, capital letters, and special characters, or, worst … Continue reading
Some Good Advice From Brian Krebs
Brian Krebs over at Krebs on Security has a post on the latest T-Mobile breach in which 10 million users in Australia had their account details stolen by cybercriminals. There aren’t many details about the exploit other than it “abused” … Continue reading