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The world isn't run by weapons anymore, or energy, or money. It's run by little ones and zeroes, little bits of data. It's all just electrons.

Orlando, FL
Joined March 2007
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Skipping Black Hat and DEFCON this year? Consider presenting at BSides Hanoi instead. Now in its second year, the conference takes place on August 5th, 2026, and a few more talk slots are still open - but the submission deadline is today. Apply here: bsideshanoi.net/en/call-for-…
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Hey everyone! I'm onstage stage at the S4x25 conference in Tampa next week for foxguard to talk about supply chain chipping attacks, when should they keep you up at night and when they shouldn't. Let's get together at the Marriott. #S4x25 #HardwareHacking @FoxGuardInc
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This is important. "The FTC asked the US Copyright Office to exempt "commercial soft serve machines" from the anti-circumvention of the DMCA. And also programmable logic controllers, and enterprise IT devices" #RightToRepair. #HardwareHacking arstechnica.com/tech-policy/…
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I am so excited about my most recent project - the CyberPsych podcast launches tomorrow! Read my blog post about Cyberpsychology, why it matters, and what this podcast will be about!
We are excited to announce our new podcast, CyberPsych with @drstacythayer. This new podcast will illuminate the intersection of cybersecurity, human behavior, and business. Learn more about why the field of cyberpsychology matters. okt.to/4nT1uf
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“Insecure by Design”… except publicly available.
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Abbott says their glucose app users should disable OS updates on iPhones to stop install of IOS 17 This has security implications over the long term I hope they remind them to turn the updates back on I wonder what Apple thinks of this from an app vendor in their App Store.
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Did you stay at Caesars for DEFCON? Please be aware there was a Legionnaires Disease outbreak during your stay
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Please 1. Submit my name as your write-in vote. 2. Do not vote for any of the slate candidates.
Reminder: Voting is open through November 14 View the slate and vote from your (ISC)² Member Dashboard today: ow.ly/9sjV50LtGpk
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If your @defcon badge lets out its smoke, here is a workaround. Use a hot air station to remove the audio chip (the burnt one) *solder jumper from capacitor to resistor. *solder jumper from audio jack to ground on USB. #defcon30
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Let's make this bag famous @defconparties @L0nelyH4ckers @c0ldbru @defcon
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Here you can see a piece of electrical tape over the jack. Any kind of tape will do, honestly, so long as it covers the exposed metal on top of the jack.
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Your periodic reminder! #BHUSA
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Anyone in Vegas and hungry?
This is *MOST DEFINATLEY* me every year I have gone... despite having promised not to do that again the *PREVIOUS* year
Debating bringing my @CromulonB MultiPass to #DEFCON30 for that #badgelife.
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