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sjvn @sjvn.bsky.social · 3h

How AI can help your DevSecOps pipeline www.spiceworks.com/software/how... via @spiceworks.bsky.social & @sjvn.bsky.social

Let's be honest.. Developers suck at securing their code. DevSecOps helps, but it's not enough. Maybe, just maybe, adding #AI to the mix can bring some #security improvement.

How AI can help your DevSecOps pipeline - Spiceworks

If you apply it within a focused set of parameters, AI can be a key addition to your DevSecOps practices.

www.spiceworks.com

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sjvn @sjvn.bsky.social · 3h

So you need a new password security question, let me suggest:

What is the name of your least favorite child?

In what year did you abandon your dreams?

What is the maiden name of your father’s mistress?

www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/nih...

www.mcsweeneys.net

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Violet Blue® @violetblue.bsky.social · 10h

Live in 2 hours for subscribers! The Ghost Hunter's Guide to the Alphabet: C is for CROSSING.

With new art by @asphodelles.bsky.social, new citations, and moar playlist!

Wellington. Ghosts. A cat. An expat. A killer. The world right now. Real history. Horror.

www.patreon.com/collection/1...

Ghost Hunter's Guide | Collection from Threat Model | 3 posts

Get more from Threat Model on Patreon

www.patreon.com

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sjvn @sjvn.bsky.social · 1d

This really is a crazy story and scary as hell. This makes me glad I've never touch Bitcoin or any other cryptocurrency.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/o...

Opinion | Someone Tipped Me Off About a Crypto Story. What I Found Was Crazy.

www.nytimes.com

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sjvn @sjvn.bsky.social · 1d

For when your gaming PC needs next-level liquid cooling

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sjvn @sjvn.bsky.social · 1d

How to switch your Windows 10 PC to Linux Mint - for free zdnet.com/article/how-... via @zdnet.bsky.social & @sjvn.bsky.social

There’s still time to switch from #Windows10 to #Linux. Just saying!

How to switch your Windows 10 PC to Linux Mint - for free

You can even try out Mint on your PC first - without installing anything! - to make sure you like it. Just follow these simple steps.

zdnet.com

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The New Stack @thenewstack.io · 2d

This latest major update of the 15-year-old open source project @openstack.org enhances security and introduces a flexible new release schedule.

By @sjvn.bsky.social

OpenStack Flamingo Reduces Technical Debt, Boosts Performance

This latest major update of the 15-year-old open source project enhances security and introduces a flexible new release schedule.

bit.ly

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sjvn @sjvn.bsky.social · 1d

Any questions?

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sjvn @sjvn.bsky.social · 1d

Where your tax dollars aren't going.

projects.propublica.org/trump-food-c...

Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.

ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...

projects.propublica.org

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sjvn @sjvn.bsky.social · 2d

Shame on me. You're quite right. Additionally, NASA COSMIC had been distributing free software since the 1970s, and I used some of that code in the 80s. D'oh!

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Richi Jennings @richi.bsky.social · 2d

#Redis (Remote Dictionary Server) and its open source fork #Valkey share a scary flaw that can give an attacker full RCE. It’s been assigned a max CVSS score of 10.0—you don’t often see that.

#Redis shouldn’t normally be exposed to the internet, but it often is. In #SBBlogwatch, we descend a layer:

#RediShell: Redis/Valkey Get ‘Perfect 10’ Critical RCE Vuln

Redis hell: CVSS 10.0 vulnerability in ubiquitous cloud storage layer. PATCH NOW.

securityboulevard.com

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sjvn @sjvn.bsky.social · 2d

OpenStack Flamingo Reduces Technical Debt, Boosts Performance: thenewstack.io/openstack-fl... via @thenewstack.io & @sjvn.bsky.social

15 Years of OpenStack with a new release to celebrate.

OpenStack Flamingo Reduces Technical Debt, Boosts Performance

This latest major update of the 15-year-old open source project enhances security and introduces a flexible new release schedule.

thenewstack.io

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sjvn @sjvn.bsky.social · 2d

Where did you get it, dear? Whoever came up with it first deserves all the credit.

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sjvn @sjvn.bsky.social · 3d

No one expected 4G LTE to die off this quickly, but here we are

www.zdnet.com/article/t-mo... via @zdnet.bsky.social & @sjvn.bsky.social

T-Mobile may be the first carrier to phase out 4G - what it means for your phone

The end of the LTE era is near.

www.zdnet.com

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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 3d

To be honest, I don't usually bring along a neck pillow.

I do have an ancient blow-up pillow that sort-of works, but it has the benefit of folding down to nothing.

Tim Stevens @timstevens.bsky.social · 3d

My latest venture into travel writing, a little guide on how to pack light. Seriously light. I obsess over optimizing everything I carry with me, and here are a few of my favorites!

www.theguardian.com/thefilter-us...

Travel essentials: eight items to pack for your next trip – and what to leave at home

Skip the bulky neck pillow. Ditch your chargers. Pack these lighter, more useful gear for your next plane trip

www.theguardian.com

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sjvn @sjvn.bsky.social · 3d

My grandfather, a master carpenter who I drove to distraction because I was all thumbs, would agree.

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sjvn @sjvn.bsky.social · 3d

My grandfather, a master carpenter who I drove to distraction because I was all thumbs, would agree.

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sjvn @sjvn.bsky.social · 4d

My favorite new initialism: AI;DR I'll be using this a lot from here on out.

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sjvn @sjvn.bsky.social · 4d

Lovely. Just lovely.

Techmeme @techmeme.com · 4d

US federal contracting records suggest US ICE is planning to hire ~30 contractors to monitor social media content, seeking leads for enforcement operations (Dell Cameron/Wired)

Main Link | Techmeme Permalink

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Don Incognito @shuadc.bsky.social · 6d

Drive a DeLorean Without Making a Back to the Future Joke Challenge Level: Impossible

Two Deloreans in varying stages of transformation into movie props

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Malcolm Nance, Leading Resister @malcolmnance.bsky.social · 5d

TERRORISM EXPERT HERE:

This statement is a clear example of what is known as “State Terrorism”: When the dictatorship will order all instruments of its state security & intelligence apparatus against its own citizens to terrorize the population.

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Benjamin Dreyer @bcdreyer.social · 5d

Y'know I'm not supposed to say that word things are correct or incorrect because that's classist and snobby and gatekeeping etc.?

"Woah" is incorrect.

Daniel Radosh @radosh.bsky.social · 5d

How about doing your copy editing better?

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& Wirecutter
• Do your laundry better: If you're confused about how to launder an item of clothing, just take a photo of a laundry-care label. Then, tap the Info button at the bottom of the screen (or sometimes a washing machine icon with sparkles) and tap Look Up Laundry
Care. Woah.

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sjvn @sjvn.bsky.social · 7d

He wasn't that wrong. DEC and then Compaq blew it. That's not to say Google didn't earn it. They did. PageRank was a game-changer. But DEC/Compaq made it easier for Google. I should write that tale up sometime.

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Richi Jennings @richi.bsky.social · 7d

#Japan’s biggest producer of beer is still not producing any beer this week. #Asahi Group Holdings shut down production Monday after detecting a cyber intruder.

And today it’s confirmed fears of #ransomware. In #SBBlogwatch, we dry out.

securityboulevard.com/2025/10/japa...

Asahi Hack Update: Beer-Free Day #5 Dawns in Japanese Ransomware Crisis

金のうんこ！ Breaking: Big beer brewer belatedly believes bitten by ransomware—and likely a data breach.

securityboulevard.com

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sjvn @sjvn.bsky.social · 7d

I've reported on all of these. I've been on the Internet for a while.

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