Tod Beardsley
@todb2.hugesuccess.org
Shmethical #Hacker. #Research mucky-muck at @runzero. #Election worker. #CVE bagman. #Metasploit collaborator. Briefly a fed. Anti-Fascist. #FriendofDeSoto. #Podcaster […]
🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://infosec.exchange/@todb, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact
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It's happening dot gif
https://www.reddit.com/r/VoteDEM/comments/1quclvb/ama_claire_reynolds_for_us_congress_tx11/
https://www.reddit.com/r/VoteDEM/comments/1quclvb/ama_claire_reynolds_for_us_congress_tx11/
February 4, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Hey #texas voters
It was really hard to figure out which Congressional District you will be voting in, since the official government sites won’t update their maps until after the election (which seems a little backwards but hey).
I made it easier:
https://tx11.us/geolocate
No fluff, no ads […]
It was really hard to figure out which Congressional District you will be voting in, since the official government sites won’t update their maps until after the election (which seems a little backwards but hey).
I made it easier:
https://tx11.us/geolocate
No fluff, no ads […]
Original post on infosec.exchange
infosec.exchange
February 3, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Hey #texas voters
It was really hard to figure out which Congressional District you will be voting in, since the official government sites won’t update their maps until after the election (which seems a little backwards but hey).
I made it easier:
https://tx11.us/geolocate
No fluff, no ads […]
It was really hard to figure out which Congressional District you will be voting in, since the official government sites won’t update their maps until after the election (which seems a little backwards but hey).
I made it easier:
https://tx11.us/geolocate
No fluff, no ads […]
Attention trolls:
My attorney, wife, and preferred Congressional candidate @hotdogitsclaire is doing a Reddit AMA on Wednesday
You know what to do
https://www.reddit.com/r/VoteDEM/s/3PE7NoAh9t
My attorney, wife, and preferred Congressional candidate @hotdogitsclaire is doing a Reddit AMA on Wednesday
You know what to do
https://www.reddit.com/r/VoteDEM/s/3PE7NoAh9t
February 3, 2026 at 1:51 AM
Attention trolls:
My attorney, wife, and preferred Congressional candidate @hotdogitsclaire is doing a Reddit AMA on Wednesday
You know what to do
https://www.reddit.com/r/VoteDEM/s/3PE7NoAh9t
My attorney, wife, and preferred Congressional candidate @hotdogitsclaire is doing a Reddit AMA on Wednesday
You know what to do
https://www.reddit.com/r/VoteDEM/s/3PE7NoAh9t
Reposted by Tod Beardsley
Computers are great. What a time to be alive.
January 28, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Computers are great. What a time to be alive.
Reposted by Tod Beardsley
Finally. It took the shutdown of half the country due to weather to get me to finally edit and publish "The Last Test," a regrettably prescient story by H.P. #lovecraft and Adolphe de Castro, first published in November, 1928's #weirdtales. Enjoy, if you happen […]
[Original post on defcon.social]
[Original post on defcon.social]
January 25, 2026 at 1:31 AM
Finally. It took the shutdown of half the country due to weather to get me to finally edit and publish "The Last Test," a regrettably prescient story by H.P. #lovecraft and Adolphe de Castro, first published in November, 1928's #weirdtales. Enjoy, if you happen […]
[Original post on defcon.social]
[Original post on defcon.social]
RE: https://infosec.exchange/@runZeroInc/115934229831256624
And it's wrapped! You can catch this PancakesCon-style episode on demand, here:
https://www.runzero.com/resources/runzero-hour-26/
Come for the liminal spaces, stay for the OT chatter.
And it's wrapped! You can catch this PancakesCon-style episode on demand, here:
https://www.runzero.com/resources/runzero-hour-26/
Come for the liminal spaces, stay for the OT chatter.
infosec.exchange
January 21, 2026 at 7:35 PM
RE: https://infosec.exchange/@runZeroInc/115934229831256624
And it's wrapped! You can catch this PancakesCon-style episode on demand, here:
https://www.runzero.com/resources/runzero-hour-26/
Come for the liminal spaces, stay for the OT chatter.
And it's wrapped! You can catch this PancakesCon-style episode on demand, here:
https://www.runzero.com/resources/runzero-hour-26/
Come for the liminal spaces, stay for the OT chatter.
Fucking forgot the do not want choice i can barely type oncthisvfucki my thing now and im maybe switching back to android good job Apple
January 21, 2026 at 12:33 AM
Fucking forgot the do not want choice i can barely type oncthisvfucki my thing now and im maybe switching back to android good job Apple
The new iPhone update with its completely ridiculous liquid glass has made it nine impossible for me to type on my crappy iPhone SE. So I’m left with either dictating like this or painstakingly fixing every second word or just saying screw it and shipping whatever I happen to say or type. Post toot
January 20, 2026 at 12:56 AM
The new iPhone update with its completely ridiculous liquid glass has made it nine impossible for me to type on my crappy iPhone SE. So I’m left with either dictating like this or painstakingly fixing every second word or just saying screw it and shipping whatever I happen to say or type. Post toot
RE: https://mastodon.social/@lobsters/115918917476914535
I’m skeptical but need more data and processing.
That said, FTA:
> [offensive capability] is going to be their token throughput over time, and not the number of hackers they employ.
This sounds like great news for everyone’s offensive […]
I’m skeptical but need more data and processing.
That said, FTA:
> [offensive capability] is going to be their token throughput over time, and not the number of hackers they employ.
This sounds like great news for everyone’s offensive […]
Original post on infosec.exchange
infosec.exchange
January 19, 2026 at 10:06 PM
RE: https://mastodon.social/@lobsters/115918917476914535
I’m skeptical but need more data and processing.
That said, FTA:
> [offensive capability] is going to be their token throughput over time, and not the number of hackers they employ.
This sounds like great news for everyone’s offensive […]
I’m skeptical but need more data and processing.
That said, FTA:
> [offensive capability] is going to be their token throughput over time, and not the number of hackers they employ.
This sounds like great news for everyone’s offensive […]
So, is there a Mrs Catfish? o;;O
(At the MLK Festival on 9th and Chicon btw)
(At the MLK Festival on 9th and Chicon btw)
January 19, 2026 at 6:20 PM
So, is there a Mrs Catfish? o;;O
(At the MLK Festival on 9th and Chicon btw)
(At the MLK Festival on 9th and Chicon btw)
Whenever I start editing out em-dashes and "it's not this, it's that" phrasing from blogs I write.
January 16, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Whenever I start editing out em-dashes and "it's not this, it's that" phrasing from blogs I write.
Man, I really wish I didn't know this much occult numerology sometimes.
Very unfortunate coincidence surfaced on a paper I'm finishing up now. :(
See if you can spot it when we release.
I shall say no more.
Very unfortunate coincidence surfaced on a paper I'm finishing up now. :(
See if you can spot it when we release.
I shall say no more.
January 15, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Man, I really wish I didn't know this much occult numerology sometimes.
Very unfortunate coincidence surfaced on a paper I'm finishing up now. :(
See if you can spot it when we release.
I shall say no more.
Very unfortunate coincidence surfaced on a paper I'm finishing up now. :(
See if you can spot it when we release.
I shall say no more.
January 1 came and went and Texas’s AI regulation went into effect.
There are a couple things to like about Texas’s attempt here. There are many things to dislike.
One aspect in particular: The definition of AI seems to cover just about any software application, right?
> TRAIGA broadly […]
There are a couple things to like about Texas’s attempt here. There are many things to dislike.
One aspect in particular: The definition of AI seems to cover just about any software application, right?
> TRAIGA broadly […]
Original post on infosec.exchange
infosec.exchange
January 12, 2026 at 1:23 PM
January 1 came and went and Texas’s AI regulation went into effect.
There are a couple things to like about Texas’s attempt here. There are many things to dislike.
One aspect in particular: The definition of AI seems to cover just about any software application, right?
> TRAIGA broadly […]
There are a couple things to like about Texas’s attempt here. There are many things to dislike.
One aspect in particular: The definition of AI seems to cover just about any software application, right?
> TRAIGA broadly […]
I need a ring-style door camera that’s not sucky and also doesn’t rat me and my neighbors to the cops without my say so every time.
Remote storage is a must.
My tolerance for config futzing is 6 out of 10. (1 being do literally nothing beyond mounting and power, 5 being rig up some docker […]
Remote storage is a must.
My tolerance for config futzing is 6 out of 10. (1 being do literally nothing beyond mounting and power, 5 being rig up some docker […]
Original post on infosec.exchange
infosec.exchange
January 12, 2026 at 6:50 AM
I need a ring-style door camera that’s not sucky and also doesn’t rat me and my neighbors to the cops without my say so every time.
Remote storage is a must.
My tolerance for config futzing is 6 out of 10. (1 being do literally nothing beyond mounting and power, 5 being rig up some docker […]
Remote storage is a must.
My tolerance for config futzing is 6 out of 10. (1 being do literally nothing beyond mounting and power, 5 being rig up some docker […]
[Flamebait]
I am getting kinda done with dutifully filling out alt text on images on #mastodon.
Human people who rely on assistive tech probably have better clients than my imprecise descriptions.
Robots rely on it for undoubtedly evil purposes.
So uh no?
I am getting kinda done with dutifully filling out alt text on images on #mastodon.
Human people who rely on assistive tech probably have better clients than my imprecise descriptions.
Robots rely on it for undoubtedly evil purposes.
So uh no?
January 9, 2026 at 7:23 PM
[Flamebait]
I am getting kinda done with dutifully filling out alt text on images on #mastodon.
Human people who rely on assistive tech probably have better clients than my imprecise descriptions.
Robots rely on it for undoubtedly evil purposes.
So uh no?
I am getting kinda done with dutifully filling out alt text on images on #mastodon.
Human people who rely on assistive tech probably have better clients than my imprecise descriptions.
Robots rely on it for undoubtedly evil purposes.
So uh no?
"Allow 'Google Chrome' to find devices on local networks?"
This prompt is singularly irritating. There is no indication of what causes it to pop. There is absolutely no way a normal user will be able to answer this intelligently.
Is it an indicator of an attack that was just blocked? If I say […]
This prompt is singularly irritating. There is no indication of what causes it to pop. There is absolutely no way a normal user will be able to answer this intelligently.
Is it an indicator of an attack that was just blocked? If I say […]
Original post on infosec.exchange
infosec.exchange
January 9, 2026 at 4:24 PM
"Allow 'Google Chrome' to find devices on local networks?"
This prompt is singularly irritating. There is no indication of what causes it to pop. There is absolutely no way a normal user will be able to answer this intelligently.
Is it an indicator of an attack that was just blocked? If I say […]
This prompt is singularly irritating. There is no indication of what causes it to pop. There is absolutely no way a normal user will be able to answer this intelligently.
Is it an indicator of an attack that was just blocked? If I say […]
Hey, I wrote a thing, looking at #cve git commit histories.
https://www.runzero.com/blog/all-american-cve-rejects/
Disputed CVEs are confusing for many. Hopefully this clears things up (it won't).
https://www.runzero.com/blog/all-american-cve-rejects/
Disputed CVEs are confusing for many. Hopefully this clears things up (it won't).
All American CVE Rejects
How big is the CVE dispute problem, really? Tod Beardsley analyzes the frequency of rejected and disputed CVEs to clear up the confusion.
www.runzero.com
January 8, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Hey, I wrote a thing, looking at #cve git commit histories.
https://www.runzero.com/blog/all-american-cve-rejects/
Disputed CVEs are confusing for many. Hopefully this clears things up (it won't).
https://www.runzero.com/blog/all-american-cve-rejects/
Disputed CVEs are confusing for many. Hopefully this clears things up (it won't).
Sad to find that https://www.reddit.com/r/okbuddycybersecurity is being squatted and nothing funny there.
Because, ya know, I need more infosec shitposting in my life.
Because, ya know, I need more infosec shitposting in my life.
January 7, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Sad to find that https://www.reddit.com/r/okbuddycybersecurity is being squatted and nothing funny there.
Because, ya know, I need more infosec shitposting in my life.
Because, ya know, I need more infosec shitposting in my life.
In a meeting today, I was advised to "bring it up with Congress"
Oh, don't worry. I am.
https://clairereynoldsforcongress.org
Oh, don't worry. I am.
https://clairereynoldsforcongress.org
Claire Reynolds for Congress
clairereynoldsforcongress.org
January 7, 2026 at 3:44 PM
In a meeting today, I was advised to "bring it up with Congress"
Oh, don't worry. I am.
https://clairereynoldsforcongress.org
Oh, don't worry. I am.
https://clairereynoldsforcongress.org
Hey, are you a conversant #golang software engineer? Know Postgres? Want to work with some very cool cutting edge infosec tech?
@runZeroInc would like to talk to you.
Start here: https://www.runzero.com/about/careers/apply/?gh_jid=5620946004
Competitive pay, amazing benefits, 100% remote […]
@runZeroInc would like to talk to you.
Start here: https://www.runzero.com/about/careers/apply/?gh_jid=5620946004
Competitive pay, amazing benefits, 100% remote […]
Original post on infosec.exchange
infosec.exchange
January 6, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Hey, are you a conversant #golang software engineer? Know Postgres? Want to work with some very cool cutting edge infosec tech?
@runZeroInc would like to talk to you.
Start here: https://www.runzero.com/about/careers/apply/?gh_jid=5620946004
Competitive pay, amazing benefits, 100% remote […]
@runZeroInc would like to talk to you.
Start here: https://www.runzero.com/about/careers/apply/?gh_jid=5620946004
Competitive pay, amazing benefits, 100% remote […]
Dang it, #resistbot is down. How am I going to barely signal my displeasure now?
January 5, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Dang it, #resistbot is down. How am I going to barely signal my displeasure now?
RE: https://mastodon.social/@onthisday/115819297650130250
Happy birthday Internet.
You'll always be capital-i Internet to me.
Happy birthday Internet.
You'll always be capital-i Internet to me.
mastodon.social
January 1, 2026 at 4:29 PM
RE: https://mastodon.social/@onthisday/115819297650130250
Happy birthday Internet.
You'll always be capital-i Internet to me.
Happy birthday Internet.
You'll always be capital-i Internet to me.
Her: Show me your moneymaker
Me: turns laptop around so she can see my IDE (which is vim with several split windows).
h/t @YeeHawClaire
Me: turns laptop around so she can see my IDE (which is vim with several split windows).
h/t @YeeHawClaire
January 1, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Her: Show me your moneymaker
Me: turns laptop around so she can see my IDE (which is vim with several split windows).
h/t @YeeHawClaire
Me: turns laptop around so she can see my IDE (which is vim with several split windows).
h/t @YeeHawClaire