Brian Collinson
@briancollinson.bsky.social
Consultant Platform Engineer.
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He's not, because the processing of Santa Claus's own "naughty or nice" data is necessary for the performance of a task carried out by Santa as a competent authority. (DPA 2018 s35(2))
he's making a list
he's checking it twice
gonna find out who's naughty or nice
santa claus is in contravention of the data protection act (2018)
he's checking it twice
gonna find out who's naughty or nice
santa claus is in contravention of the data protection act (2018)
December 13, 2025 at 8:57 AM
He's not, because the processing of Santa Claus's own "naughty or nice" data is necessary for the performance of a task carried out by Santa as a competent authority. (DPA 2018 s35(2))
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It scares me that the US is horny for "offensive cyber operations" against China, as if they didn't lay off almost everyone responsible for coordinating cyber defense, decided not to pay the rest, and can't even get their critical infrastructure providers to patch 20 year old vulnerabilities.
October 21, 2025 at 2:49 PM
It scares me that the US is horny for "offensive cyber operations" against China, as if they didn't lay off almost everyone responsible for coordinating cyber defense, decided not to pay the rest, and can't even get their critical infrastructure providers to patch 20 year old vulnerabilities.
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To make more profits, JLR outsourced Security Operations, Enterprise Security Architecture, Governance Risk and Compliance, and IAM to TCS - and ultimately many of the existing staff got made redundant afterwards.
Should the government be on the hook here?
Should the government be on the hook here?
September 14, 2025 at 4:18 PM
To make more profits, JLR outsourced Security Operations, Enterprise Security Architecture, Governance Risk and Compliance, and IAM to TCS - and ultimately many of the existing staff got made redundant afterwards.
Should the government be on the hook here?
Should the government be on the hook here?
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this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like
August 22, 2025 at 2:20 PM
this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like
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Just to clear up some misinfo, a BGP hijack was not the cause of Cloudflare DNS going down today.
At 21:51 UTC, Cloudflare (AS13335) withdrew both 1.1.1.0/24 and 1.0.0.0/24 for an unknown reason.
I suspect AS4755 was always announcing 1.1.1.0/24, when CF went away, it leaked a bit (%2).
At 21:51 UTC, Cloudflare (AS13335) withdrew both 1.1.1.0/24 and 1.0.0.0/24 for an unknown reason.
I suspect AS4755 was always announcing 1.1.1.0/24, when CF went away, it leaked a bit (%2).
July 15, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Just to clear up some misinfo, a BGP hijack was not the cause of Cloudflare DNS going down today.
At 21:51 UTC, Cloudflare (AS13335) withdrew both 1.1.1.0/24 and 1.0.0.0/24 for an unknown reason.
I suspect AS4755 was always announcing 1.1.1.0/24, when CF went away, it leaked a bit (%2).
At 21:51 UTC, Cloudflare (AS13335) withdrew both 1.1.1.0/24 and 1.0.0.0/24 for an unknown reason.
I suspect AS4755 was always announcing 1.1.1.0/24, when CF went away, it leaked a bit (%2).
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The Amazon S3 console now displays an external access summary for all your buckets
AWS S3 console now shows a global External access summary powered by IAM Access Analyzer. View buckets with public/cross-account access across all regions without checking each individually. Free feature.
AWS S3 console now shows a global External access summary powered by IAM Access Analyzer. View buckets with public/cross-account access across all regions without checking each individually. Free feature.
July 14, 2025 at 9:10 PM
The Amazon S3 console now displays an external access summary for all your buckets
AWS S3 console now shows a global External access summary powered by IAM Access Analyzer. View buckets with public/cross-account access across all regions without checking each individually. Free feature.
AWS S3 console now shows a global External access summary powered by IAM Access Analyzer. View buckets with public/cross-account access across all regions without checking each individually. Free feature.
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NEW: AWS is rolling out a new free tier beginning July 15th!!
New accounts get $100 in credits to start and can earn $100 exploring AWS resources. You can now explore AWS without worrying about incurring a huge bill, this is great!
docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbi...
New accounts get $100 in credits to start and can earn $100 exploring AWS resources. You can now explore AWS without worrying about incurring a huge bill, this is great!
docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbi...
July 11, 2025 at 3:23 PM
NEW: AWS is rolling out a new free tier beginning July 15th!!
New accounts get $100 in credits to start and can earn $100 exploring AWS resources. You can now explore AWS without worrying about incurring a huge bill, this is great!
docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbi...
New accounts get $100 in credits to start and can earn $100 exploring AWS resources. You can now explore AWS without worrying about incurring a huge bill, this is great!
docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbi...
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Work on your critical thinking skills and learn as much as you can. Train your own model.
May 22, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Work on your critical thinking skills and learn as much as you can. Train your own model.
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@hashicorp.com has recently worked withAWS to build the first AWS GameDay for Terraform!
Check out my article to learn more about what GameDays are, and how we can run the Terraform GameDay for your user group, meetup, or company event!
www.hashicorp.com/en/blog/the-...
Check out my article to learn more about what GameDays are, and how we can run the Terraform GameDay for your user group, meetup, or company event!
www.hashicorp.com/en/blog/the-...
The AWS GameDay challenge with Terraform
What if learning Terraform was a fun game you could play with your friends?
www.hashicorp.com
May 7, 2025 at 12:10 AM
@hashicorp.com has recently worked withAWS to build the first AWS GameDay for Terraform!
Check out my article to learn more about what GameDays are, and how we can run the Terraform GameDay for your user group, meetup, or company event!
www.hashicorp.com/en/blog/the-...
Check out my article to learn more about what GameDays are, and how we can run the Terraform GameDay for your user group, meetup, or company event!
www.hashicorp.com/en/blog/the-...
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Inside you there are two wolves. One is active, the other one is on hot standby and becomes active if the first one fails or is taken down for maintenance. Add more wolves as necessary for increased redundancy load balancing. A quorum badger can be added for environments with multiple active wolves.
May 4, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Inside you there are two wolves. One is active, the other one is on hot standby and becomes active if the first one fails or is taken down for maintenance. Add more wolves as necessary for increased redundancy load balancing. A quorum badger can be added for environments with multiple active wolves.
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This is a big change that was a long time coming: the AWS Lambda INIT phase will no longer be free for managed runtimes.
aws-news.com/article/0196...
aws-news.com/article/0196...
AWS Lambda standardizes billing for INIT Phase
AWS will now include the Lambda function initialization (INIT) phase in billing calculations, affecting on-demand invocations of functions using managed ru...
aws-news.com
April 29, 2025 at 7:37 PM
This is a big change that was a long time coming: the AWS Lambda INIT phase will no longer be free for managed runtimes.
aws-news.com/article/0196...
aws-news.com/article/0196...
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$ touch grass
touch: cannot touch 'grass': Permission denied
touch: cannot touch 'grass': Permission denied
April 20, 2025 at 8:04 PM
$ touch grass
touch: cannot touch 'grass': Permission denied
touch: cannot touch 'grass': Permission denied
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“Captain, it’s 8am on Monday.”
April 7, 2025 at 7:00 AM
“Captain, it’s 8am on Monday.”
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Guys, if you’re not American don’t go to DEF CON… www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... really, really
I was a British tourist trying to leave America. Then I was detained, shackled and sent to an immigration detention centre
Graphic artist Rebecca Burke was on the trip of a lifetime. But as she tried to leave the US she was stopped, interrogated and branded an illegal alien by ICE. Now back home, she tells others thinking...
www.theguardian.com
April 6, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Guys, if you’re not American don’t go to DEF CON… www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... really, really
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I hope this email finds you before I do.
March 27, 2025 at 4:31 PM
I hope this email finds you before I do.
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![goose: all the data is encrypted?
[man running away from goose]
goose: encrypted how and with whose keys, motherfucker?](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vwzwgnygau7ed7b7wt5ux7y2/bafkreifeyogge2dkxzmi7ibk2wmzopuah5zvvosqefpe3dxiijlaj3fxwy@jpeg)
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Happy Friday!
March 8, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Happy Friday!
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I looked at all the AWS OIDC integrations I could find to identify how they might be misconfigured and to understand the variations that different vendors have in how they set these up. www.wiz.io/blog/avoidin...
Avoiding mistakes with AWS OIDC integration conditions | Wiz Blog
Secure AWS OIDC integrations by avoiding common misconfigurations. Discover key IAM trust policy conditions for popular SaaS vendors to protect your cloud.
www.wiz.io
January 1, 2025 at 3:21 PM
I looked at all the AWS OIDC integrations I could find to identify how they might be misconfigured and to understand the variations that different vendors have in how they set these up. www.wiz.io/blog/avoidin...
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happy “I’m gonna start a side project” holidays
December 22, 2024 at 9:22 AM
happy “I’m gonna start a side project” holidays
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as of this week, when you verify your account by updating your username from a default like emily.bsky.social to your website @emilyliu.me, your former bsky.social username is reserved for you automatically (and prevents impersonators from claiming it). you can revert back to it at anytime
How to verify your Bluesky account - Bluesky
Here's how to verify your Bluesky account by setting your website as your username.
bsky.social
December 17, 2024 at 4:34 PM
as of this week, when you verify your account by updating your username from a default like emily.bsky.social to your website @emilyliu.me, your former bsky.social username is reserved for you automatically (and prevents impersonators from claiming it). you can revert back to it at anytime
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can I code fast? no. but can I code well? also no. but does my code work? alas, no
November 30, 2024 at 9:39 PM
can I code fast? no. but can I code well? also no. but does my code work? alas, no
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Picard coping tip: There is no strict timetable for dealing with loss. Everyone must find their way through grief in their own time.
November 10, 2024 at 6:04 PM
Picard coping tip: There is no strict timetable for dealing with loss. Everyone must find their way through grief in their own time.