Theon Greyjoy is George Bush
A great feature of Game of Thrones is that it teaches us about reality while it entertains. One example is illustrating how so few people…
Month: April 2025
Motivational Speaking in a World Without Free Will
Two of my friends (Carl and David) and I have been having a long email debate about free will. They believe in it. I don’t.…
Building A Threat Detection Pipeline Using WAF Logs And External Intel Feeds
Organizations today face an ever-expanding threat landscape that requires sophisticated detection capabilities to identify and mitigate attacks before they cause damage. By analyzing Web Application…
The Starcraft 2 Debate | Daniel Miessler
I’ve been having a long-running debate with two other hardcore gamer friends of mine about a comment that was made a couple years ago about…
Writing Effective Detection Rules With Sigma, YARA, and Suricata
In the ever-evolving world of cybersecurity, the ability to detect threats quickly and accurately is crucial for defending modern digital environments. Detection rules are the…
10 Interesting Data Points on IQ and Demographics
Gene Expression recently put up a brilliant post showing data on the GSS‘s WORDSUM scores correlated to various demographic data points, such as educational attainment,…
How To Conduct End-to-End Forensics From Compromised Endpoint To Network Pivot
The discovery of a compromised endpoint in an organization’s network marks the beginning of what can be a complex forensic investigation. End-to-end forensics involves a…
Be Worthy of a Wikipedia Entry
I had an idea the other day about life achievement: if you currently have no plans to be worthy of a minor blurb on Wikipedia…
Gamification of Tasks That Require Self-discipline is a Mistake
Gamification is a trend in technology right now where people are given micro rewards for accomplishing discrete tasks, such as completing a programming exercise, or…
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER – ROUND 42
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 42 Pierluigi Paganini April 20, 2025 Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on…
How to Get a Good Cup of Coffee From Starbucks
People tend to love Starbucks despite their coffee tasting like it was brewed for three weeks in the center of the sun. Most mask this…
The Difference Between a Programmer, Developer, and a Hacker
There is often spirited discussion and debate about the differences between Programmers, Hackers, and Developers. Most descriptions I’ve seen are flawed in at least one…