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hexadec

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About hexadec

Security nerd & breaker of many things.

Recent public activity

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    Comment #47522795

    I am not seeing the long term, what is the value of this over a Shodan API key? They both crawl public IPs and explore subdomains for exposed resources. Short term, if you have lim…

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    Comment #44207033

    https://archive.ph/hL6cX - Paywall Bypass Link

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    Comment #38940675

    You can set this with Windows' default firewall. Setting to strict mode with no whitelist causes a UAC alert every time a process attempts communication.

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    Comment #38369019

    You most certainly have, most TV shows have product placement and while it used to be incredibly awkward, it is still going on today. Examples: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVcR…

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    Comment #38368841

    It is a deliberate oversight, the author picked metrics and test based on the result not the other way around. Even the first test (# of jobs per location) should be adjusted to jo…

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    Comment #38299302

    This is the inverse of accurate, uBlock Origin already has a MV3 extension in progress (beta at https://ublockorigin.com/ top middle of the page). As others have noted, uBO is not …

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    Comment #38285799

    I am not sure the ideal solution here. I do not like data caps in theory or practice, but I can see the CSPs thinking here: get paid for network usage somehow. It just seems absurd…

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    Comment #36673521

    This looks incredible with the local search and context awareness. Curious if there is a comparison to other tools like photoprism about the advantages of Immich

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    Comment #36150703

    As a internal security person (now a consultant for third parties): your approach is interesting, but still fails where all security tools do, who is going to install the agent on …

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    Comment #34532229

    >The only possible purpose of making laws like this is so that the state can try to enforce some remedy whereby we're told how much we have to or are allowed to pay someone. Who in…

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    Comment #32402828

    > during the GPU shortage where gamers who build systems with AMD chips were left unable to use their PC This comment baffles me, both AMD and Intel have CPUs with onboard graphics…

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    Comment #30774210

    I think the flip flopping is hurting them and their users more and more. What was initially a flat denial this morning has resulted in taunts from Lapsus$ on Twitter, Okta was out-…

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    New Updated Okta Statement on Lapsus$

    New update, but posted on top of the old public post. Now indicates Okta recognizes a breach officially and has started notified affected organizations. https://www.okta.com/blog/2…

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    Comment #28601306

    This is an incredible project I had never even heard of before. This is what github/lab projects should be in my opinion. An incredible solution, well documented, with exceptional …

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    Comment #27984728

    Have you tired the Logitech K480? It met all my needs for pairing to my phone and an Android tablet with a nifty rotary switch for changing inputs easily. They keycap shape was lac…

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    Comment #27089860

    I do appreciate the fine and the fact that the city will stop tracking citizens but I have to play devil's advocate: is this actually a privacy risk? I have been playing around wit…

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    Comment #26885177

    This is a great story about right to repair as well as the right to access data and the hardware when manufacturers won't help you.

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    Comment #26800700

    Interesting notes from the Warzone dev in his GoFundMe page: https://www.gofundme.com/f/activision-is-suing-warzone I cannot (maybe I can) think of how Activision thought this was …

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    Comment #26225336

    No, freedom of speech is about the government censoring your ability of speech. You are free to stand on a street corner and yell to the world but it does not require anyone to lis…