My Current Thoughts on Gun Control
Like many others, I’ve been in a number of debates about gun control in recent weeks. Here are my main thoughts on the topic: The…
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Critical Flaw in Windows Update Stack Enables Code Execution and Privilege Escalation
A newly discovered vulnerability in the Windows Update Stack, tracked as CVE-2025-21204, has sent shockwaves through the cybersecurity community after researchers revealed it could enable…
Investigatory Powers Tribunal has no power to award costs against PSNI over evidence failures
The Investigatory Powers Tribunal, the court that rules on the lawfulness of surveillance by police and intelligence agencies, has no powers to award costs against…
MITRE Launches D3FEND CAD Tool To Enhance Cybersecurity
MITRE has officially unveiled its highly anticipated D3FEND CAD tool as part of the D3FEND 1.0 release. This new Cyber Attack-Defense (CAD) tool is designed…
Japan ’s FSA warns of unauthorized trades via stolen credentials from fake security firms’ sites
Japan ’s FSA warns of unauthorized trades via stolen credentials from fake security firms’ sites Pierluigi Paganini April 22, 2025 Japan ’s Financial Services Agency…
Some Thoughts on the Events in Newtown
A few thoughts: Don’t incentivize what you don’t want more of Internationally, football is known for a zero-tolerance policy with regard to doping. You don’t…
PoC Released for Critical Unauthenticated Erlang/OTP RCE Vulnerability
A critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in Erlang/OTP’s SSH implementation (CVE-2025-32433) has now entered active exploit risk after researchers published a proof-of-concept (PoC) this…
Microsoft Secures MSA Signing with Azure Confidential VMs Following Storm-0558 Breach
Apr 22, 2025Ravie LakshmananIdentity Management / Cloud Security Microsoft on Monday announced that it has moved the Microsoft Account (MSA) signing service to Azure confidential…
The Difference Between Pursuing Happiness and Pursuing Meaning
This is a brilliant piece about the difference between happiness and meaning, or, more specifically, the difference between pursuing a happy life vs. pursuing a…
Critical Windows Update Stack Vulnerability Allows Code Execution & Privilege Escalation
A security flaw has been identified in the Windows Update Stack, exposing millions of Windows systems to the risk of unauthorized code execution and privilege…
WordPress Ad-Fraud Plugins Trigger Massive 1.4 Billion Daily Ad Requests
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a sprawling ad-fraud operation exploiting WordPress plugins to trigger over 1.4 billion fraudulent ad requests every day. Dubbed “Scallywag,” this scheme…
Are Libertarians Suffering From Technology’s XY Problem?
A bit ago I posted about the XY problem that’s common in online technical forums. It should sound (sadly) familiar to anyone in technology: You…