Pits

@pits666.bsky.social

Strayan based nub doing computer stuff, shitposter, Judo/Karate green belt, BJJ white belt, raging against the printers, author of critically panned nerd romance novels and stuff. Check out #nerdromancewithpits

So new person started today and didn't show up for her IT induction and I have no idea where they are, nor do the people in the chain... I wish this was a once off. Maybe I should do HR as they are failing...

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178: Ubiquiti

Nickolas Sharp worked for Ubiquiti, a company that makes networking equipment. He noticed that there were some security problems at work. He tried to point them out, but didn't feel like he was being listened to enough. What do you do when the company you work for isn't securing their software up to your standards? Well, he thought he needed to teach them a lesson, but in the end, he learned an even bigger lesson. ### Sponsors This show is brought to you by Drata. Drata is the trust management platform that uses AI-driven automation to modernize governance, risk, and compliance, helping thousands of businesses stay audit-ready and scale securely. Learn more at drata.com/darknetdiaries. This show is sponsored by Material Security. Your cloud office (think Google Workspace or Microsoft 365) is the core of your business, but it’s often protected by scattered tools and manual fixes. Material is a purpose-built detection and response platform that closes the gaps those point solutions leave behind. From email threats to misconfigurations and account takeovers, Material monitors everything and steps in with real-time fixes to keep your data flowing where it should. Learn more at https://material.security. Support for this show comes from ThreatLocker. ThreatLocker is a Zero Trust Platform that gives organizations control over what can run and what users and devices can access. It combines prevention with real time detection and automated response, helping security teams stop unauthorized activity and quickly contain compromised machines. Learn how ThreatLocker can strengthen your defenses at threatlocker.com/Darknet. View all active sponsors. ### Sources Full list of sources on the show page: https://darknetdiaries.com/episode/178/

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I published some shareware in 1988. When I visited my parents last week they gave me an envelope addressed to me. It contained a postal order for the amount requested on the shareware. I've framed the postal order and hung it above my desk.

Nothing like stirring yoyr English neighbours. "Oh you support Manchester City?" "No Manchester united, did you want me to put your head through the garage door?" Fun times.

My wife mentioned that someone told her about s weighted anxiety hoodie with inbuilt fidget yoys. Guess how many ads I get now gor similar stuff..

Paul Ducklin shares a LinkedIn post he found with the audience of the "Smashing Security" podcast, discussing the recent news about AI models breaking out of their supposedly-secure environments... Hear more in episode 478 of the "Smashing Security" podcast! pod.link/1195001633/e...

Anthropic not wanting to be left behind by OpenAI, I see... No doubt someone in their marketing department was crying into their coffee that OpenAI got there first...

BBC News headline: Anthropic's Claude AI escapes to hack into three organisations