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Rory McCune
@mccune.org.uk
Security geek, Containers, Kubernetes, Golang/Ruby, hillwalking

Home Page :- https://www.mccune.org.uk
Blog:- https://raesene.github.io
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📢#BsidesDublin2026 - 23/05/26📢

Mark those calendars. We are back with #BsidesDublin2026 on the 23 May 2026 in Trinity Business School, Trinity College, Dublin 2.

#earlyBird tickets on sale 10am 13th January 🥳
www.bsidesdub.ie/tickets.php
Security BSides Dublin : #BSidesDUB #BSidesDublin
Security BSides Dublin is an Information Security conference, by the community, for the community. Follow: @BSidesDublin
www.bsidesdub.ie
January 8, 2026 at 6:46 PM
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January 7, 2026 at 6:07 AM
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Merry Christmas and Happy New Venue! Santa has been very kind to us and we're genuinely stoked to announce that Hack Glasgow 2026 will be hosted on Saturday 15th August at the Citizens Theatre!

You’ll hear more from us in the new year but for now, go tan that last mince pie.

Here we, here we…
HG x
December 25, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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Can I temp anyone to a new season of Klustered?
Klustered '26 - Live Kubernetes Debugging Competition
Where Kubernetes clusters meet their ultimate challenge. Watch experts debug sabotaged clusters live, with real chaos and no safety nets. Sign up to compete or spectate.
klustered.dev
December 18, 2025 at 4:44 PM
so you're saying I should set an audible alarm for incoming mails and put my phone next to my bed .... :P
December 8, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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CVE-2025-13281: Portworx Half-Blind SSRF in kube-controller-manager -
CVE-2025-13281: Portworx Half-Blind SSRF in kube-controller-manager · Issue #135525 · kubernetes/kubernetes
CVSS Rating: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N - Medium (5.8) A half-blind Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability exists in kube-controller-manager when using the in-tree Portw...
github.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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who decided to call it Secret Santa when Nondisclosure Claus was right there
December 1, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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This seems really specific, but if you're:

✅ A security engineer
✅ UK based
✅ Looking for work
✅ Someone who loves cats

There's a remote role open now at Cats Protection that you might want to check out:
IT Security Engineer at Cats Protection
Apply now for IT Security Engineer, Remote at Cats Protection
careers.cats.org.uk
December 2, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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The November Datadog Security Digest is out!

• A 2025 look at real-world Kubernetes version adoption by @mccune.org.uk
• Datadog threat roundup: Top insights for Q3 2025
• Analyzing network traffic from coding agents

... and more!

securitylabs.datadoghq.com/newsletters/...
2025 threat reports, Kubernetes version adoption, and how attackers use AI | Datadog Security Labs
This edition covers 2025 threat reports, Kubernetes version adoption, and how attackers use AI
securitylabs.datadoghq.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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A few days ago, a new piece of malware started spreading in npm, compromising and backdooring hundreds of legitimate npm packages and GitHub users. Read the analysis from our security research team:

securitylabs.datadoghq.com/articles/sha...
November 26, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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www.ddo.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:40 AM
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I am flabbergasted that this worked with Grok.
November 20, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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Looks like LLMs are *very* vulnerable to attack via poetic allusion: "curated poetic prompts yielded high attack-success rates (ASR), with some providers exceeding 90% ..."

https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
November 20, 2025 at 5:06 PM
It's a fun series, been a long while since I read them!
November 15, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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Turns out you can communicate across containers via 63-bits of available space in a shared lock you acquire on /proc/self/ns/time that all processes have access to.

No networking required. The post has a demo of a chat app communicating across unprivileged containers.

h4x0r.org/funreliable/
November 12, 2025 at 2:35 PM
One of the interesting things about this one is, from a first read, it'll work out of the box in the standard configurations of Docker and k8s so has some utility in a wide range of setups, regardless of config.
November 12, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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Hey #KubeCon, be extra kind to the staff today. One of them I chatted with yesterday whispered to me that people were giving them a hard time today
November 11, 2025 at 3:38 PM
We've got a new blog out looking at Kubernetes versions in use in real-world clusters, and it's actually quite good news from a security perspective.

securitylabs.datadoghq.com/articles/a-2...
A 2025 look at real-world Kubernetes version adoption | Datadog Security Labs
A 2025 look at real-world Kubernetes version adoption
securitylabs.datadoghq.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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Kubernetes SIG Security is updating the OWASP Top 10 for Kubernetes, and we're seeking community input on it!

What do you think should be included? Fill out our survey here!
OWASP Kubernetes Top 10 2025 Survey
Kubernetes SIG Security Docs subproject is starting an update of the OWASP Kubernetes Top 10 and as such want to canvas ideas on what should be included. The goal of the Top 10 is to provide awarenes...
docs.google.com
October 31, 2025 at 8:44 PM
You've got just over a week to contribute feedback for the new OWASP Kubernetes Top 10 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... . Thanks to all the people who have taken the time to contribute already!
OWASP Kubernetes Top 10 2025 Survey
Kubernetes SIG Security Docs subproject is starting an update of the OWASP Kubernetes Top 10 and as such want to canvas ideas on what should be included. The goal of the Top 10 is to provide awarenes...
docs.google.com
October 23, 2025 at 12:34 PM
On the way home after a great @kcduk.bsky.social , thanks to all the organisers for putting on a lovely event in Edinburgh. Looking forward to hearing more about the next one once you’ve had time to recover from this one!
October 22, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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I'm not sure about @randyshoup.bsky.social (who is a great speaker!) but I really had to work at presentations and talks. It didn't come naturally.

So don't worry if you're nervous or your first talks aren't amazing. It's something that definitely gets easier with practice!
As evidenced by you and me, amirite?
October 22, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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@mt165.co.uk it's talking about trade and geography in Scotland. But he showed a map of Scotland without Shetland. Which is basically a diplomatic incident as far as I'm concerned.
October 21, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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😈 Copilot Studio agents are great for users... and attackers! Check out our deep-dive on why you should be careful to trust unknown agents, plus background on upcoming app consent changes that will help prevent our demo scenario.
securitylabs.datadoghq.com/articles/cop...
CoPhish: Using Microsoft Copilot Studio as a wrapper for OAuth phishing | Datadog Security Labs
Copilot Studio links look benign, but they can host content to redirect users to arbitrary URLs. In this post, we document a method by which a Copilot Studio agent's login settings can redirect a user...
securitylabs.datadoghq.com
October 20, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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Our final ticket release is at 1337hrs on 11/11/25, they're only available on our Eventbrite page, if none are shown, they are all gone, no code is required for to get one.
If you have a ticket and can longer go, cancel your ticket so someone else can!
#BSidesLDN2025 #Tickets
October 17, 2025 at 8:51 AM