Category: Mix

Our Government Isn’t Failing Us. Our People Are.
09
Apr
2025

Our Government Isn’t Failing Us. Our People Are.

Excerpts from an article about Obama. This is what happens when you interview “average” Americans. I’m too angry to write…

Splunk | Daniel Miessler
09
Apr
2025

Splunk | Daniel Miessler

A few things are interesting to me here at RSA 2008. Most of them I’ve known about for a long…

Vidoop: Monetizing Information Security | Daniel Miessler
09
Apr
2025

Vidoop: Monetizing Information Security | Daniel Miessler

I’m excited about a certain type of security product, or, at least the idea of such a type of product….

Awesome New Infosec Class | Daniel Miessler
09
Apr
2025

Awesome New Infosec Class | Daniel Miessler

The University of Washington’s School of Computing and Engineering is offering a new course on how to think like a…

What “Net Neutrality” Is, and Why it Matters
09
Apr
2025

What “Net Neutrality” Is, and Why it Matters

Net Neutrality is one of the most important challenges facing civilization as a whole right now, yet most people don’t…

Rijndael is Pronounced “Rhine Dahl”
09
Apr
2025

Rijndael is Pronounced “Rhine Dahl”

Well, technically [rɛindaːl], but “Rhine Dahl”, or even, “Rine Doll” is pretty close. Although there’s a joke that it’s now…

Security and Obscurity: Does Changing Your SSH Port Lower Your Risk?
09
Apr
2025

Security and Obscurity: Does Changing Your SSH Port Lower Your Risk?

My opinion on security and obscurity is that obscurity can in fact help improve an already sound security posture. That’s…

The Craziest Thing You’ll Ever Learn About Pi
09
Apr
2025

The Craziest Thing You’ll Ever Learn About Pi

First off, happy pi day. According to a physicist at the Exploratorium in San Francisco, the number Pi has been…

Three Powerful Safari Features That Few People Use
09
Apr
2025

Three Powerful Safari Features That Few People Use

[Edit: An updated version of this post, with 6 additional features, can be found here] Safari is an excellent browser…

Time to Switch From Debit to Credit When Paying for Things?
09
Apr
2025

Time to Switch From Debit to Credit When Paying for Things?

I tend to prefer debit when purchasing things. It hasn’t really been a security thing for me; it’s been more…

A Logical Approach to the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) and One World Government [NWO] Conspiracy
09
Apr
2025

A Logical Approach to the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) and One World Government [NWO] Conspiracy

Let me just say that I am highly resistant to conspiracy theories in general. I think most of them are…

Capturing Traffic Once and Making That Traffic Available to Multiple Tools
09
Apr
2025

Capturing Traffic Once and Making That Traffic Available to Multiple Tools

I’ve been obsessed with an idea for a while now of a networking and security tool that captures network data…