Jonathan Strong
@jonathanstrong.org
Ultra runner and student of information security, dog pictures encouraged too
This Friday!
It's 2600 time!!
👾 Birmingham 2600 Meetup
📍 The Wellington, Bennetts Hill
🗓️ First Friday of every month
🕡 6:30PM
🍻 Hackers, devs, students, curious minds welcome
No agenda—just great convo, pub vibes, & tech talk
🔗 5 min walk from New St
📲 @2600brumbtek.bsky.social
💻 #2600Meetup
It's 2600 time!!
👾 Birmingham 2600 Meetup
📍 The Wellington, Bennetts Hill
🗓️ First Friday of every month
🕡 6:30PM
🍻 Hackers, devs, students, curious minds welcome
No agenda—just great convo, pub vibes, & tech talk
🔗 5 min walk from New St
📲 @2600brumbtek.bsky.social
💻 #2600Meetup
December 3, 2025 at 9:11 PM
This Friday!
It's 2600 time!!
👾 Birmingham 2600 Meetup
📍 The Wellington, Bennetts Hill
🗓️ First Friday of every month
🕡 6:30PM
🍻 Hackers, devs, students, curious minds welcome
No agenda—just great convo, pub vibes, & tech talk
🔗 5 min walk from New St
📲 @2600brumbtek.bsky.social
💻 #2600Meetup
It's 2600 time!!
👾 Birmingham 2600 Meetup
📍 The Wellington, Bennetts Hill
🗓️ First Friday of every month
🕡 6:30PM
🍻 Hackers, devs, students, curious minds welcome
No agenda—just great convo, pub vibes, & tech talk
🔗 5 min walk from New St
📲 @2600brumbtek.bsky.social
💻 #2600Meetup
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📢 Announcing hacklore.org 📢
It’s time to retire outdated cyber advice! More than 80 cybersecurity veterans have signed an open letter urging a shift from folklore to guidance that actually helps people avoid the most common attacks. 🔐
Blog: medium.com/@boblord/let...
Site: www.hacklore.org
It’s time to retire outdated cyber advice! More than 80 cybersecurity veterans have signed an open letter urging a shift from folklore to guidance that actually helps people avoid the most common attacks. 🔐
Blog: medium.com/@boblord/let...
Site: www.hacklore.org
Stop Hacklore!
hacklore.org
November 24, 2025 at 3:05 PM
📢 Announcing hacklore.org 📢
It’s time to retire outdated cyber advice! More than 80 cybersecurity veterans have signed an open letter urging a shift from folklore to guidance that actually helps people avoid the most common attacks. 🔐
Blog: medium.com/@boblord/let...
Site: www.hacklore.org
It’s time to retire outdated cyber advice! More than 80 cybersecurity veterans have signed an open letter urging a shift from folklore to guidance that actually helps people avoid the most common attacks. 🔐
Blog: medium.com/@boblord/let...
Site: www.hacklore.org
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Hello!
Another update for the October 2600 meeting
We have a guest speaker!!
Their name: Andrea J.
Title - “threat modelling”
#infosec #cybersecurity #IT #threatmodling #twentysixhundred
Another update for the October 2600 meeting
We have a guest speaker!!
Their name: Andrea J.
Title - “threat modelling”
#infosec #cybersecurity #IT #threatmodling #twentysixhundred
October 3, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Hello!
Another update for the October 2600 meeting
We have a guest speaker!!
Their name: Andrea J.
Title - “threat modelling”
#infosec #cybersecurity #IT #threatmodling #twentysixhundred
Another update for the October 2600 meeting
We have a guest speaker!!
Their name: Andrea J.
Title - “threat modelling”
#infosec #cybersecurity #IT #threatmodling #twentysixhundred
This Friday!
It's 2600 time!!
👾 Birmingham 2600 Meetup
📍 The Wellington, Bennetts Hill
🗓️ First Friday of every month
🕡 6:30PM
🍻 Hackers, devs, students, curious minds welcome
No agenda—just great convo, pub vibes, & tech talk
🔗 5 min walk from New St
📲 @2600brumbtek.bsky.social
💻 #2600Meetup
It's 2600 time!!
👾 Birmingham 2600 Meetup
📍 The Wellington, Bennetts Hill
🗓️ First Friday of every month
🕡 6:30PM
🍻 Hackers, devs, students, curious minds welcome
No agenda—just great convo, pub vibes, & tech talk
🔗 5 min walk from New St
📲 @2600brumbtek.bsky.social
💻 #2600Meetup
September 29, 2025 at 5:20 AM
This Friday!
It's 2600 time!!
👾 Birmingham 2600 Meetup
📍 The Wellington, Bennetts Hill
🗓️ First Friday of every month
🕡 6:30PM
🍻 Hackers, devs, students, curious minds welcome
No agenda—just great convo, pub vibes, & tech talk
🔗 5 min walk from New St
📲 @2600brumbtek.bsky.social
💻 #2600Meetup
It's 2600 time!!
👾 Birmingham 2600 Meetup
📍 The Wellington, Bennetts Hill
🗓️ First Friday of every month
🕡 6:30PM
🍻 Hackers, devs, students, curious minds welcome
No agenda—just great convo, pub vibes, & tech talk
🔗 5 min walk from New St
📲 @2600brumbtek.bsky.social
💻 #2600Meetup
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Hello 👋
It's that time again!, if you want to host a talk at the next Brum2600 meeting please submit ideas to me and I will ensure the conference room is booked out.
Please scan the QR to join the discord!
Next meeting time is Oct 4th @ 6:30pm
The location is The Wellington Bennetts Hill
It's that time again!, if you want to host a talk at the next Brum2600 meeting please submit ideas to me and I will ensure the conference room is booked out.
Please scan the QR to join the discord!
Next meeting time is Oct 4th @ 6:30pm
The location is The Wellington Bennetts Hill
September 27, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Hello 👋
It's that time again!, if you want to host a talk at the next Brum2600 meeting please submit ideas to me and I will ensure the conference room is booked out.
Please scan the QR to join the discord!
Next meeting time is Oct 4th @ 6:30pm
The location is The Wellington Bennetts Hill
It's that time again!, if you want to host a talk at the next Brum2600 meeting please submit ideas to me and I will ensure the conference room is booked out.
Please scan the QR to join the discord!
Next meeting time is Oct 4th @ 6:30pm
The location is The Wellington Bennetts Hill
This Friday!
It's 2600 time!!
👾 Birmingham 2600 Meetup
📍 The Wellington, Bennetts Hill
🗓️ First Friday of every month
🕡 6:30PM
🍻 Hackers, devs, students, curious minds welcome
No agenda—just great convo, pub vibes, & tech talk
🔗 5 min walk from New St
📲 @2600brumbtek.bsky.social
💻 #2600Meetup
It's 2600 time!!
👾 Birmingham 2600 Meetup
📍 The Wellington, Bennetts Hill
🗓️ First Friday of every month
🕡 6:30PM
🍻 Hackers, devs, students, curious minds welcome
No agenda—just great convo, pub vibes, & tech talk
🔗 5 min walk from New St
📲 @2600brumbtek.bsky.social
💻 #2600Meetup
September 3, 2025 at 5:31 AM
This Friday!
It's 2600 time!!
👾 Birmingham 2600 Meetup
📍 The Wellington, Bennetts Hill
🗓️ First Friday of every month
🕡 6:30PM
🍻 Hackers, devs, students, curious minds welcome
No agenda—just great convo, pub vibes, & tech talk
🔗 5 min walk from New St
📲 @2600brumbtek.bsky.social
💻 #2600Meetup
It's 2600 time!!
👾 Birmingham 2600 Meetup
📍 The Wellington, Bennetts Hill
🗓️ First Friday of every month
🕡 6:30PM
🍻 Hackers, devs, students, curious minds welcome
No agenda—just great convo, pub vibes, & tech talk
🔗 5 min walk from New St
📲 @2600brumbtek.bsky.social
💻 #2600Meetup
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A litle bit later than planned, but our tenth birthday video playlist is finally available.
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Thanks to @ministraitor.bsky.social for all his hard work in getting them online.
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Thanks to @ministraitor.bsky.social for all his hard work in getting them online.
SteelCon 2025 - YouTube
All the recordings of the 2025 edition of SteelCon
www.youtube.com
September 2, 2025 at 5:32 PM
A litle bit later than planned, but our tenth birthday video playlist is finally available.
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Thanks to @ministraitor.bsky.social for all his hard work in getting them online.
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Thanks to @ministraitor.bsky.social for all his hard work in getting them online.
Who else has got a ticket and is coming?
Who wants to come and still needs a ticket?
Who wants to come and still needs a ticket?
Our first ticket release is this Monday (1st Sept) at 1337hrs:
bit.ly/BSidesLDN202...
bit.ly/BSidesLDN202...
September 1, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Who else has got a ticket and is coming?
Who wants to come and still needs a ticket?
Who wants to come and still needs a ticket?
This evening in Brum #2600Meetings or find your local one at www.2600.com/meetings and @2600meetings.bsky.social
August 1, 2025 at 8:16 AM
This evening in Brum #2600Meetings or find your local one at www.2600.com/meetings and @2600meetings.bsky.social
If anyone is around in Brum Friday evening, pop along.
It's 2600 time!!
👾 Birmingham 2600 Meetup
📍 The Wellington, Bennetts Hill
🕡 First Friday, 6:30PM
🍻 Hackers, devs, students, curious minds welcome
No agenda—just great convo, pub vibes, & tech talk
🔗 5 min walk from New St
📲 @2600Brum
💻#2600Meetup
👾 Birmingham 2600 Meetup
📍 The Wellington, Bennetts Hill
🕡 First Friday, 6:30PM
🍻 Hackers, devs, students, curious minds welcome
No agenda—just great convo, pub vibes, & tech talk
🔗 5 min walk from New St
📲 @2600Brum
💻#2600Meetup
July 28, 2025 at 6:29 PM
If anyone is around in Brum Friday evening, pop along.
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The petition to repeal the #onlinesafetyact has now passed 310,000 signatures, making it the third largest petition so far this Parliament.
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/722903
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions?state=all
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/722903
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions?state=all
Petition: Repeal the Online Safety Act
Comments
petition.parliament.uk
July 27, 2025 at 8:22 PM
The petition to repeal the #onlinesafetyact has now passed 310,000 signatures, making it the third largest petition so far this Parliament.
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/722903
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions?state=all
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/722903
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions?state=all
Run your own email server?
Or at least configure your own email domain?
SPF, DKIM and DMARC are all worth setting up. Here is a fab site that tests your settings and walks you through it. www.learndmarc.com
Thanks to @freddieleeman.bsky.social
Or at least configure your own email domain?
SPF, DKIM and DMARC are all worth setting up. Here is a fab site that tests your settings and walks you through it. www.learndmarc.com
Thanks to @freddieleeman.bsky.social
Learn and test SPF, DKIM and DMARC
Visualize, analyze and improve your email authentication setup
www.learndmarc.com
July 19, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Run your own email server?
Or at least configure your own email domain?
SPF, DKIM and DMARC are all worth setting up. Here is a fab site that tests your settings and walks you through it. www.learndmarc.com
Thanks to @freddieleeman.bsky.social
Or at least configure your own email domain?
SPF, DKIM and DMARC are all worth setting up. Here is a fab site that tests your settings and walks you through it. www.learndmarc.com
Thanks to @freddieleeman.bsky.social
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Got tech friends? Or at least friends? Share the latest episode with them! 🤖 The future’s not so bright and we’re breaking it down. 📱💡 Let’s spread the knowledge! #TechPodcast #ShareTheLove EP 705: Vibe Defunding gog.show/705 #podcast
Grumpy Old Geeks
A few professional Gen X geeks dissect the tech news train wrecks of the week, calling out what went wrong and who’s to blame. Think of this podcast as if Kurt Coba…
gog.show
July 19, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Got tech friends? Or at least friends? Share the latest episode with them! 🤖 The future’s not so bright and we’re breaking it down. 📱💡 Let’s spread the knowledge! #TechPodcast #ShareTheLove EP 705: Vibe Defunding gog.show/705 #podcast
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Make our voice heard at the Apple encryption hearing!
On the sly, the UK government tried to force a backdoor into the firewall that protects your privacy. We made the hearing public.
Now we need to win ✊
Donate now to fund legal representation ⬇️
#e2ee
action.openrightsgroup.org/make-our-voi...
On the sly, the UK government tried to force a backdoor into the firewall that protects your privacy. We made the hearing public.
Now we need to win ✊
Donate now to fund legal representation ⬇️
#e2ee
action.openrightsgroup.org/make-our-voi...
Make our voice heard at Apple’s encryption hearing
What's at stake? Your photos of your kids. Your bank statements. Your payslips. Your CV. Should you be able to store these important items safely and securely in the cloud or should the Government be ...
action.openrightsgroup.org
July 18, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Make our voice heard at the Apple encryption hearing!
On the sly, the UK government tried to force a backdoor into the firewall that protects your privacy. We made the hearing public.
Now we need to win ✊
Donate now to fund legal representation ⬇️
#e2ee
action.openrightsgroup.org/make-our-voi...
On the sly, the UK government tried to force a backdoor into the firewall that protects your privacy. We made the hearing public.
Now we need to win ✊
Donate now to fund legal representation ⬇️
#e2ee
action.openrightsgroup.org/make-our-voi...
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While you are sat with your feet up recovering, why not add you photos to this year's album to help us all remember the wild and wacky stuff that went on:
photos.app.goo.gl/ucd7XPVSFc4s...
photos.app.goo.gl/ucd7XPVSFc4s...
SteelCon 2025 · Jul 7 – 13 📸
Shared album · Tap to view!
photos.app.goo.gl
July 13, 2025 at 7:50 PM
While you are sat with your feet up recovering, why not add you photos to this year's album to help us all remember the wild and wacky stuff that went on:
photos.app.goo.gl/ucd7XPVSFc4s...
photos.app.goo.gl/ucd7XPVSFc4s...
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NEW POST
Threat modeling need not be a specialized activity. Gayathri Mohan and @jimgumbley.com update his 2020 article explaining how dev teams can do this little and often - and how it can be applied to platform teams.
martinfowler.com/articles/agi...
Threat modeling need not be a specialized activity. Gayathri Mohan and @jimgumbley.com update his 2020 article explaining how dev teams can do this little and often - and how it can be applied to platform teams.
martinfowler.com/articles/agi...
Threat Modeling Guide for Software Teams
Threat modeling is a risk based approach to cyber security requirements analysis.
martinfowler.com
May 20, 2025 at 1:33 PM
NEW POST
Threat modeling need not be a specialized activity. Gayathri Mohan and @jimgumbley.com update his 2020 article explaining how dev teams can do this little and often - and how it can be applied to platform teams.
martinfowler.com/articles/agi...
Threat modeling need not be a specialized activity. Gayathri Mohan and @jimgumbley.com update his 2020 article explaining how dev teams can do this little and often - and how it can be applied to platform teams.
martinfowler.com/articles/agi...
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Encryption IS online safety 💡
Keeping data secure is key when hackers are skilled at unpicking accounts.
So why does the UK government want to make us unsafe by ordering a backdoor to Apple encrypted services?
✍️ Sign to save encryption this #SaferInternetDay.
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ke...
Keeping data secure is key when hackers are skilled at unpicking accounts.
So why does the UK government want to make us unsafe by ordering a backdoor to Apple encrypted services?
✍️ Sign to save encryption this #SaferInternetDay.
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ke...
Keep our Apple data encrypted
It is reported that the Home Office has ordered Apple to build a backdoor into its encrypted services so that they can get hold of content that any Apple user has upload to the cloud.
Encryption keeps...
you.38degrees.org.uk
February 11, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Encryption IS online safety 💡
Keeping data secure is key when hackers are skilled at unpicking accounts.
So why does the UK government want to make us unsafe by ordering a backdoor to Apple encrypted services?
✍️ Sign to save encryption this #SaferInternetDay.
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ke...
Keeping data secure is key when hackers are skilled at unpicking accounts.
So why does the UK government want to make us unsafe by ordering a backdoor to Apple encrypted services?
✍️ Sign to save encryption this #SaferInternetDay.
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ke...
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NEW: Apple said it "can no longer" offer iCloud end-to-end encryption in the UK, and turned off the option to enable it for new users in the country.
The unprecedented move comes after the British government demanded a backdoor into Apple's cloud service.
techcrunch.com/2025/02/21/a...
The unprecedented move comes after the British government demanded a backdoor into Apple's cloud service.
techcrunch.com/2025/02/21/a...
February 21, 2025 at 4:03 PM
NEW: Apple said it "can no longer" offer iCloud end-to-end encryption in the UK, and turned off the option to enable it for new users in the country.
The unprecedented move comes after the British government demanded a backdoor into Apple's cloud service.
techcrunch.com/2025/02/21/a...
The unprecedented move comes after the British government demanded a backdoor into Apple's cloud service.
techcrunch.com/2025/02/21/a...
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oh lord, I ended up having to write something about what's going on with Apple's Advanced Data Protection - what it is, what it does, and what happens now for UK users. www.ianbetteridge.com/apples-advan...
Apple’s Advanced Data Protection: what’s going on in the UK?
OK, so perhaps it's time to post something about what Apple’s Advanced Data Protection is, what it does, and why it's inaccurate to say that Apple is "removing iCloud end-to-end encryption". Bear in m...
www.ianbetteridge.com
February 21, 2025 at 6:56 PM
oh lord, I ended up having to write something about what's going on with Apple's Advanced Data Protection - what it is, what it does, and what happens now for UK users. www.ianbetteridge.com/apples-advan...
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When governments compel organizations to weaken security, no one wins. This compromise for Apple makes users in the U.K. less safe, and signals to other regions how to also embarrass themselves by doing the same. techcrunch.com/2025/02/21/a...
Apple pulls iCloud end-to-end encryption feature for UK users after government demanded backdoor | TechCrunch
In an unprecedented step, Apple caved to a reported U.K. government’s demand to prevent users from using end-to-end encryption in iCloud.
techcrunch.com
February 21, 2025 at 5:56 PM
When governments compel organizations to weaken security, no one wins. This compromise for Apple makes users in the U.K. less safe, and signals to other regions how to also embarrass themselves by doing the same. techcrunch.com/2025/02/21/a...
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Okay, so you're using Signal for encrypted messaging. Cool. It's a good time to use usernames instead of a phone number to talk to people. That and lots more about how to make the most of Signal's security features in here: freedom.press/digisec/blog...
Locking down Signal
Also available in Spanish.
freedom.press
November 7, 2024 at 3:56 AM
Okay, so you're using Signal for encrypted messaging. Cool. It's a good time to use usernames instead of a phone number to talk to people. That and lots more about how to make the most of Signal's security features in here: freedom.press/digisec/blog...
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Each year we try and raise some money for charity, this year is no different.
The attendees for #BSidesLDN2024 have graciously donated and the Just Giving page (thanks Rosie) is still live.
We give it a few days in case you wish to donate and post the final sum of the cash, card and JG donations.
The attendees for #BSidesLDN2024 have graciously donated and the Just Giving page (thanks Rosie) is still live.
We give it a few days in case you wish to donate and post the final sum of the cash, card and JG donations.
December 15, 2024 at 10:28 PM
Each year we try and raise some money for charity, this year is no different.
The attendees for #BSidesLDN2024 have graciously donated and the Just Giving page (thanks Rosie) is still live.
We give it a few days in case you wish to donate and post the final sum of the cash, card and JG donations.
The attendees for #BSidesLDN2024 have graciously donated and the Just Giving page (thanks Rosie) is still live.
We give it a few days in case you wish to donate and post the final sum of the cash, card and JG donations.
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We have just managed to free up some more tickets for #BSidesLDN2024, when they are gone, they are gone!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bsides-lon...
Please be a team player and remember to cancel your ticket if you can no longer be there on the day!
#Security #BSides #London #Tickets
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bsides-lon...
Please be a team player and remember to cancel your ticket if you can no longer be there on the day!
#Security #BSides #London #Tickets
BSides London 2024
This year's event will be held Saturday 14th of December 2024, at the Novotel London West Conference Centre.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 24, 2024 at 3:14 PM
We have just managed to free up some more tickets for #BSidesLDN2024, when they are gone, they are gone!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bsides-lon...
Please be a team player and remember to cancel your ticket if you can no longer be there on the day!
#Security #BSides #London #Tickets
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bsides-lon...
Please be a team player and remember to cancel your ticket if you can no longer be there on the day!
#Security #BSides #London #Tickets
Labelers is a great feature, there is one to add and view pronouns too
www.theverge.com/24295933/blu...
www.theverge.com/24295933/blu...
Here’s some cool stuff you can do with Bluesky
It’s not just an Alf pics repository.
www.theverge.com
November 23, 2024 at 3:06 PM
Labelers is a great feature, there is one to add and view pronouns too
www.theverge.com/24295933/blu...
www.theverge.com/24295933/blu...