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Drowning in EULA, T&S, and Privacy Policy Updates
Introduction If you use a computer in almost any capacity, you have been exposed to an End-User License Agreement (EULA) before. As far as Internet lore goes they have a special place in infamy and contempt. Even before the Internet as well as the early days it was worse in some ways. When you went…
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Research: Hacking-adjacent Incident from 1966
At this point I don’t even remember where I obtained a really poor resolution image of a newspaper page. It’s been on my computer for at least six years, likely much longer. Due to the poor resolution no matter how much you zoom and try to find a sweet spot of readability, the details were…
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Review: A Natural History of Empty Lots by Christopher Brown
Earlier this year a good friend gave me a book, “A Natural History of Empty Lots: Field Notes from Urban Edgelands, Back Alleys, and Other Wild Places” by Christopher Brown. The book follows Brown primarily, occasionally including members of family, after he moved to Austin, Texas and purchased an empty lot in an industrial section…
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Random Movie/TV Thoughts and Reviews (July 2026)
Spartacus: House of Ashur (2025) is a continuation of the original Spartacus series from 2010 in which Ashur is given an alternate fate than received in the original. This allows a reimagined story ending and launch into the new that finds himself dominus of the very ludus that had previously owned him. Rather than just…
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CISA KEV’s Revolving Door
Some time ago, perhaps last year or two years ago during VulnCon, I made an offhand comment about Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s (CISA) Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV) catalog and how there were more than one vulnerability that had appeared in it and were subsequently removed. I received doubt from someone (Tod Beardsley?) that didn’t…
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VDBs: Pedantic Nuances on Version Tracking
I am all about the pedantic nature of running a vulnerability database (VDB). It’s the backbone of running one well as “simply aggregating vulnerability information” is anything but simple. I’ve been outspoken on the issue of perceived simplicity for at least two decades and brought it up in various presentations and blogs. This blog is…
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Nature Finds a Way
After moving into the mountains a few years ago I found myself being more aware of nature’s diversity. I would imagine a lot of people, especially in Colorado, think they are aware and in tune with nature and I am sure many are. But going from city life to mountain life will open your eyes…
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YouTube’s Thumbnail Generation Fraud
In what I can only assume is part of the ever-growing world of AI enshitification, I began noticing an odd thing when watching videos on YouTube. When viewing content there is the primary screen with the video you are watching and on the right is a column with additional recommended videos as determined by their…
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F5 Contributes to KEV Confusion
F5 is a technology vendor that sells a variety of networking technology including security products. With a considerable security portfolio and long tenure in the industry they are well positioned to observe known exploited vulnerabilities (KEV). Their staff frequently write blogs about threat actor activity, exploit campaigns, and associated topics. Unfortunately, while they have great…
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We’re Losing the “Cyber” War to Ourselves
It’s hard to pinpoint where the concept of cyberwar originated. In roundabout ways it likely goes back many decades in fiction. As far as citations go, some believe a seminal work is titled Unrestricted Warfare by Qiao Liang and Wang Xiangsui, two colonels in the People’s Liberation Army (PLA). Regardless of when the premise started,…