Andy Sayler
@andysayler.bsky.social
Information Security, Public Policy, and Food Stuff. InfoSec @Workday, ex-InfoSec @twitter. (he/him)
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I don't know why I made this. Is it funny? Does it have purpose? If all humor is dadaist what separates wit from noise? Does this convey the artist's intended meaning that BoulderSec is tomorrow, Sept 4, 7:00pm at the Rayback and will have wonderful friends and food? I don't even know any more.
September 3, 2025 at 6:32 PM
I don't know why I made this. Is it funny? Does it have purpose? If all humor is dadaist what separates wit from noise? Does this convey the artist's intended meaning that BoulderSec is tomorrow, Sept 4, 7:00pm at the Rayback and will have wonderful friends and food? I don't even know any more.
You can get a grand jury to indict a ham sandwich, but you can't get a grand jury to indict for throwing one: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/u...
Prosecutors Fail to Secure Indictment Against Man Who Threw Sandwich at Federal Agent
www.nytimes.com
August 27, 2025 at 3:43 PM
You can get a grand jury to indict a ham sandwich, but you can't get a grand jury to indict for throwing one: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/u...
My latest in the @boulderweekly.bsky.social: boulderweekly.com/news/analysi...
Digital Harm Reduction: A guide to (more) ethical technology use - Boulder Weekly
Technology is dual-use, and there’s no ethical consumption under capitalism. But we can take steps to reduce tech's harms.
boulderweekly.com
April 10, 2025 at 12:45 PM
My latest in the @boulderweekly.bsky.social: boulderweekly.com/news/analysi...
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Ah March, the month when we remember the downfall of an attempted dictator. Anyway, where was I? Oh right, BoulderSec is this Thursday March 6, 7:00pm at the Rayback! Come on by to spend some quality time with Meepy. And also your friends and good food I guess.
March 3, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Ah March, the month when we remember the downfall of an attempted dictator. Anyway, where was I? Oh right, BoulderSec is this Thursday March 6, 7:00pm at the Rayback! Come on by to spend some quality time with Meepy. And also your friends and good food I guess.
Great to see the GovTrack.com folks getting into the executive space. You can help support expanding government transparency at www.kickstarter.com/projects/gov...!
Alert: New Executive Order
We've been tracking the U.S. Congress for twenty years. Now it's time to track the White House.
www.kickstarter.com
February 18, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Great to see the GovTrack.com folks getting into the executive space. You can help support expanding government transparency at www.kickstarter.com/projects/gov...!
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We've got killer talks in the hopper for Enigma 2025 track at USENIX Security this year in Seattle! Deadline is 5 March and we'd love to have YOU up there on the dais sharing your cutting edge security knowledge
USENIX Security '25 Enigma Track Call for Participation
Submissions due: Wednesday, March 5, 2025 Notification to submitters: Wednesday, May 7, 2025
www.usenix.org
February 15, 2025 at 1:18 PM
We've got killer talks in the hopper for Enigma 2025 track at USENIX Security this year in Seattle! Deadline is 5 March and we'd love to have YOU up there on the dais sharing your cutting edge security knowledge
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It's time to bring back West Pearl!
What's better than going out to play on Pearl Street? Going to do it with your best friend!
There are no paws on the bricks, but paws are always welcome on West Pearl.
Sign here now and be a part of the pet-revolution: www.pearlforyou.org/sign
What's better than going out to play on Pearl Street? Going to do it with your best friend!
There are no paws on the bricks, but paws are always welcome on West Pearl.
Sign here now and be a part of the pet-revolution: www.pearlforyou.org/sign
February 4, 2025 at 7:21 PM
It's time to bring back West Pearl!
What's better than going out to play on Pearl Street? Going to do it with your best friend!
There are no paws on the bricks, but paws are always welcome on West Pearl.
Sign here now and be a part of the pet-revolution: www.pearlforyou.org/sign
What's better than going out to play on Pearl Street? Going to do it with your best friend!
There are no paws on the bricks, but paws are always welcome on West Pearl.
Sign here now and be a part of the pet-revolution: www.pearlforyou.org/sign
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Meep meep meep! Meep meep. Meep meep meep meep meep meep meep meep meep meep February 6, 7:00pm, meep Rayback Collective, meep meep.
February 3, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Meep meep meep! Meep meep. Meep meep meep meep meep meep meep meep meep meep February 6, 7:00pm, meep Rayback Collective, meep meep.
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Submissions are OPEN for the Enigma track at USENIX Security 2025; submit your killer talk by 7 March 2025! https://sec25enigma.usenix.hotcrp.com/ (CFP: https://www.usenix.org/conference/usenixsecurity25/enigma-cfp )
USENIX Security '25 Enigma Track Call for Participation
Submissions due: Wednesday, March 5, 2025 Notification to submitters: Wednesday, May 7, 2025
www.usenix.org
January 28, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Submissions are OPEN for the Enigma track at USENIX Security 2025; submit your killer talk by 7 March 2025! https://sec25enigma.usenix.hotcrp.com/ (CFP: https://www.usenix.org/conference/usenixsecurity25/enigma-cfp )
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Want to connect with the brightest minds shaping the future of network and computer security? The NDSS Symposium (Feb 24-28) in sunny San Diego is THE place to be! We're talking 5 tracks, 220+ cutting-edge OPEN ACCESS papers, and world-class workshops. https://www.ndss-symposium.org/ 1/
January 8, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Want to connect with the brightest minds shaping the future of network and computer security? The NDSS Symposium (Feb 24-28) in sunny San Diego is THE place to be! We're talking 5 tracks, 220+ cutting-edge OPEN ACCESS papers, and world-class workshops. https://www.ndss-symposium.org/ 1/
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New year, new you, but like always it's the same old BoulderSec! That's right, the eternal security meetup from before time immemorial which will outlast us all is back on Jan 2, 7:00 at the Rayback, just like last month and every month before that.
December 27, 2024 at 4:13 PM
New year, new you, but like always it's the same old BoulderSec! That's right, the eternal security meetup from before time immemorial which will outlast us all is back on Jan 2, 7:00 at the Rayback, just like last month and every month before that.
In case any #Boulder folks are looking to round out their end-of-year donations, the Boulder Weekly is running a fundraising drive to explore moving to an employee-owned co-op model. Kick in a few bucks to help to support sustainable local independent journalism! www.coloradogives.org/story/99mptf
Support Make Boulder Weekly a co-op on ColoradoGives.org
Help Boulder Weekly become employee- and community-owned!
www.coloradogives.org
December 27, 2024 at 4:30 AM
In case any #Boulder folks are looking to round out their end-of-year donations, the Boulder Weekly is running a fundraising drive to explore moving to an employee-owned co-op model. Kick in a few bucks to help to support sustainable local independent journalism! www.coloradogives.org/story/99mptf
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Woah December already? Fuck, we gotta make the BoulderSec tweet.
Uhhh... get ready everyone! The Boulder security Meetup will be this Thursday, Dec 5 at 7pm at the Rayback!
...and then Photoshop Meepy onto Santa or something. Or Krampus. Is that too stupid? Whatever, ship it.
Uhhh... get ready everyone! The Boulder security Meetup will be this Thursday, Dec 5 at 7pm at the Rayback!
...and then Photoshop Meepy onto Santa or something. Or Krampus. Is that too stupid? Whatever, ship it.
December 4, 2024 at 3:18 AM
Woah December already? Fuck, we gotta make the BoulderSec tweet.
Uhhh... get ready everyone! The Boulder security Meetup will be this Thursday, Dec 5 at 7pm at the Rayback!
...and then Photoshop Meepy onto Santa or something. Or Krampus. Is that too stupid? Whatever, ship it.
Uhhh... get ready everyone! The Boulder security Meetup will be this Thursday, Dec 5 at 7pm at the Rayback!
...and then Photoshop Meepy onto Santa or something. Or Krampus. Is that too stupid? Whatever, ship it.
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I wrote a very timely introduction to digital security for journalists for @gijn.org, this guidance may also apply to activists, lawyers, and anyone else doing at-risk work these days. gijn.org/resource/int...
Introduction to Investigative Journalism: Digital Security
Digital security may seem a little daunting at first, but increased security will help investigative journalists build trust with — and protect — current and future sources.
gijn.org
November 27, 2024 at 11:39 AM
I wrote a very timely introduction to digital security for journalists for @gijn.org, this guidance may also apply to activists, lawyers, and anyone else doing at-risk work these days. gijn.org/resource/int...
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🔐🔐🔐 Got FIDO? 🔐🔐🔐
The USDA does! Check out their FIDO success story:
www.cisa.gov/resources-to...
Our blog:
www.cisa.gov/news-events/...
The USDA does! Check out their FIDO success story:
www.cisa.gov/resources-to...
Our blog:
www.cisa.gov/news-events/...
Phishing-Resistant Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) Success Story: USDA’s Fast IDentity Online (FIDO) Implementation | CISA
This report details how USDA successfully implemented phishing-resistant authentication in situations where in the past only authentication methods vulnerable to phishing were feasible.
www.cisa.gov
November 20, 2024 at 4:34 PM
🔐🔐🔐 Got FIDO? 🔐🔐🔐
The USDA does! Check out their FIDO success story:
www.cisa.gov/resources-to...
Our blog:
www.cisa.gov/news-events/...
The USDA does! Check out their FIDO success story:
www.cisa.gov/resources-to...
Our blog:
www.cisa.gov/news-events/...
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Handling Cookies is a Minefield:
Inconsistencies in the HTTP cookie specification and its implementations have caused a situation where countless websites (including Facebook, Netflix, Okta, WhatsApp, Apple, etc.) are one small mistake away from locking their users out.
grayduck.mn/2024/11/21/h...
Inconsistencies in the HTTP cookie specification and its implementations have caused a situation where countless websites (including Facebook, Netflix, Okta, WhatsApp, Apple, etc.) are one small mistake away from locking their users out.
grayduck.mn/2024/11/21/h...
November 21, 2024 at 5:11 PM
Handling Cookies is a Minefield:
Inconsistencies in the HTTP cookie specification and its implementations have caused a situation where countless websites (including Facebook, Netflix, Okta, WhatsApp, Apple, etc.) are one small mistake away from locking their users out.
grayduck.mn/2024/11/21/h...
Inconsistencies in the HTTP cookie specification and its implementations have caused a situation where countless websites (including Facebook, Netflix, Okta, WhatsApp, Apple, etc.) are one small mistake away from locking their users out.
grayduck.mn/2024/11/21/h...
In case folks want to read more about what a 28-hour power outage is like with a battery backup system: aisforairship.com/posts/2024_s...
May 13, 2024 at 6:08 AM
In case folks want to read more about what a 28-hour power outage is like with a battery backup system: aisforairship.com/posts/2024_s...
Heat pump test weekend in Boulder. 🥶
January 13, 2024 at 3:00 AM
Heat pump test weekend in Boulder. 🥶
Weekend raised bed construction: clipchamp.com/watch/2mD0lE...
Andy Builds a Raised Bed - Create and share your videos with Clipchamp
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November 5, 2023 at 6:54 AM
Weekend raised bed construction: clipchamp.com/watch/2mD0lE...
It's election season in Boulder, CO -- so that means time for OpEds in the local paper: www.dailycamera.com/2023/09/28/g...
Guest opinion: Andy Sayler: Safe Zones would redirect resources away from more effective solutions
When everything is a priority, nothing is. By prioritizing almost the entire city for encampment removal, the Safe Zones 4 Kids ballot measure effectively prioritizes nothing.
www.dailycamera.com
September 28, 2023 at 12:36 PM
It's election season in Boulder, CO -- so that means time for OpEds in the local paper: www.dailycamera.com/2023/09/28/g...
They better offer a "Hail Satan!" license plate next: https://www.cpr.org/2023/05/27/colorado-in-god-we-trust-license-plates-sente-bill-25/
The strange story of how Colorado is set to get ‘In God We Trust’ license plates
Did changing the sponsorship of a bill help keep the rest of the session moving more smoothly?
www.cpr.org
May 28, 2023 at 6:18 AM
They better offer a "Hail Satan!" license plate next: https://www.cpr.org/2023/05/27/colorado-in-god-we-trust-license-plates-sente-bill-25/
