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Random Movie/TV Thoughts and Reviews (June 2021)
[A summary of my movie and TV reviews from last month, posted to Attrition.org, mixed in with other reviews.] Stowaway (2021)Medium: Movie (Netflix)Reference(s): IMDB Listing || TrailerRating: 3 / 5 Shot for the stars, fell shortThis movie had a lot going for it; a tiny cast (four people), decent budget, and a human drama as…
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Box of Shit: D2D’s Dilemma
Back in 2017, D2D sent me a box of shit. I meant to write about it back then but I got busy, which I think foretold that he would get busy. He now checks in every few months to make one pithy statement, usually about toilet events, and vanish back into his ether. Sometimes his…
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Perlroth, How the World Ends, and Errata
This will be my fourth and very likely final blog on Nicole Perlroth’s book, “This Is How They Tell Me The World Ends”, as far as the subject matter goes. I may write a couple more that are centered around vulnerability history, based on something included in the book, but more along the lines of…
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My Photography is Popular
According to Ken Rockwell, via the first result of a Google search, the definition of a professional photographer is someone: .. who earns 100% of his income from photography. This is the definition required for entrance into the secret Nikon and Canon factory support organizations. People who earn less than 50% of their income from…
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Perlroth, Terminology, and Hyperbole
I finished reading “This Is How They Tell Me The World Ends” by Nicole Perlroth a few weeks ago but haven’t had time to write this blog, and likely another, based on specific aspects of the book. I have written two blogs on topics covered in the book after reading it already, but both written…
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Random Movie/TV Thoughts and Reviews (May 2021)
[A summary of my movie and TV reviews from last month, posted to Attrition.org, mixed in with other reviews.] Without Remorse (2021)Medium: Movie (Amazon)Rating: 1/5 .. and without valueReference(s): IMDB Listing || TrailerAfter two months of teasing and waiting, this film was a huge letdown. It seems like it was more of a collection of…
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Random Movie/TV Thoughts and Reviews (April 2021)
[A summary of my movie and TV reviews from last month, posted to Attrition.org, mixed in with other reviews.] Bad Trip (2021)Medium: Movie (Netflix)Rating: 4.5/5 fingercuffs what?!Reviewer: jerichoReference(s): IMDB Listing || NetflixIf pranks aren’t your thing, move on now. If pranks are your thing, then this is your new jam. Eric André brings his physical…
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The Rundown: CVE IDs & RESERVED Status
During the process of assigning a CVE ID, there is a time period between the assignment and the disclosure, and again between the disclosure and it becoming available on MITRE’s CVE site or NIST’s National Vulnerability Database (NVD). During this period, the ID will be shown as RESERVED. First, it is important to note that…
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The Rundown: CVE IDs & REJECT Status
For analysts and practitioners that digest CVE regularly, you will likely be familiar with CVEs that are in REJECT status. If you are new to CVE or not familiar with some of the more gritty details, a CVE assignment may be rejected for various reasons. When that happens, it will receive a capitalized REJECT status:…
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The Rundown: CVE IDs, Meanings, & Assumptions
For almost two decades, CVE has been considered an industry standard for vulnerability tracking. A CVE ID can be affiliated with many vulnerabilities, in a format like CVE-2014-54321. Note my choice in ID, from 2014 with a consecutive set of numbers. That is because I specifically chose a ‘sample’ CVE that was set aside as…