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Łukasz Bromirski
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networking & security geek / CCIE #15929 R&S/SP, CCDE #2012::17 / opinions are my own, not of my employer / 42 / Director@Cisco Security, building NGFW hardware platforms
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The fiercely updated paperback and audiobook versions of Cult of the Dead Cow publish one week from today, six years after the originals. To help out the audio folks, here is the cast of characters that the print readers can flip back to. Clip and save! #hacking #hacktivism #cybersecurity
November 25, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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Trillions spent and big software projects are still failing | Discussion
Trillions Spent and Big Software Projects Are Still Failing
Why do software failures persist despite soaring IT budgets? Dive into the complexities that keep success elusive.
spectrum.ieee.org
November 25, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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As ISW’s Nataliya Bugayova writes, Putin counts on offsets — using operations and partnerships in one region to offset the limits of Russia’s capability in another. (1/7)

Read the full report: isw.pub/SeizingtheIn...
November 25, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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It went about as well as you’d expect. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
Elon Musk Said Grok’s Roasts Would Be ‘Epic’ at Parties—So I Tried It on My Coworkers
It went about as well as you’d expect.
www.wired.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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Witkoff advised the Russians on how to pitch their Ukraine plan to Trump www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
November 25, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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Trump’s Former Insurance Lawyer Fucked Up His Revenge Prosecution Of James Comey In So Many Ways

Yes, as I already wrote about, the indictment against James Comey was already thrown out due to Halligan's improper appointment, but it's also worth covering how badly she fucked up even if she had…
Trump’s Former Insurance Lawyer Fucked Up His Revenge Prosecution Of James Comey In So Many Ways
Yes, as I already wrote about, the indictment against James Comey was already thrown out due to Halligan's improper appointment, but it's also worth covering how badly she fucked up even if she had been appointed legally. These cases were destined for the dustbin no matter what, because Halligan had no idea what she was doing. Late last week just one example of that insanity came out in court.
www.techdirt.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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Details about the attack are scattered, and discrepancies remain about the number of companies impacted and the extent to which they are compromised. via @mattkapko.com cyberscoop.com/gainsight-ce...
Gainsight CEO downplays impact of attack that spread to Salesforce environments
Details about the attack are scattered, and discrepancies remain about the number of companies impacted and the extent to which they are compromised.
cyberscoop.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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This is how it’s done, U.S. negotiators. Learn from other strong leaders how to deal with criminal aggressors.
November 25, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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Exclusive: Officials from Tulsi Gabbard's office arrived unannounced at a secret CIA archival facility in April to seize still-classified files on the JFK, RFK and MLK Jr. assassinations, sources told Reuters reut.rs/3XRquHg
November 25, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of Nov. 22, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
November 22, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Trump Has a Recipe for War and Corruption, Not Peace
Who would benefit from the White House’s 28-point proposal for Ukraine?
www.theatlantic.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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Trump Says Democratic Lawmakers Should Die For Telling The Military To Obey Their Oath

The President of the United States is calling for the execution of six Democratic lawmakers—all military veterans or former intelligence officers—because they reminded US service members of their oath to the…
Trump Says Democratic Lawmakers Should Die For Telling The Military To Obey Their Oath
The President of the United States is calling for the execution of six Democratic lawmakers—all military veterans or former intelligence officers—because they reminded US service members of their oath to the Constitution. That's not hyperbole or exaggeration. That's an actual thing that happened yesterday. Donald Trump spent hours on social media demanding that Senators Elissa Slotkin and Mark Kelly, along with Representatives Chris DeLuzio, Maggie Goodlander, Chrissy Houlahan, and Jason Crow be arrested, tried, and put to death for "seditious behavior" and "treason."
www.techdirt.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Jeśli chociaż w połowie jest jak w tej książce, to jest bardzo źle. Wole nie myśleć, że może być gorzej. Najgorsze jest to, że powtarzamy lata trzydzieste ubiegłego wieku i nie zamierzamy wyciągnąć wniosków. Druga książka Pani Edyty - "Wojsko z tektury". Polecam.
November 20, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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I laughed at loud. These people are so pathetic; our enemies are numbskulls. They will kill us all and still not know hs physics.

COWEN: The stupidest question possible: Why don’t we just make more GPUs?

ALTMAN: Because we need to make more electrons.

conversationswithtyler.com/episodes/sam...
November 19, 2025 at 7:27 AM
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Weekendowa Lektura: odcinek 650 [2025-11-15]. Bierzcie i czytajcie

zaufanatrzeciastrona.pl/post/weekend...

Linków jest dużo, a czasu mało, materiały są jak zwykle całkiem ciekawe, zaparzcie więc kawę lub herbatę i bierzcie się do czytania. Miłego klikania!
November 15, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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Attacks on VPNs are attacks on digital privacy and digital freedom. And that battle is being fought by people who clearly have no idea how any of this technology actually works. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Lawmakers Want to Ban VPNs—And They Have No Idea What They're Doing
It's unfortunately no longer enough to force websites to check your government-issued ID before you can access certain content, because politicians have now discovered that people are using Virtual
www.eff.org
November 15, 2025 at 5:02 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
Humans are natural problem solvers. That's what intelligence is. Seeing patterns is a way to solve problems. We're a way for universe to solve itself. -- day of (random) stolen thoughts & quotes
November 12, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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Apropos of nothing in particular:

Have any of you guys ever seen the movie "Wag the Dog"?
The U.S. Navy’s largest aircraft carrier arrived in waters near Latin America on Tuesday, expanding the American military’s buildup as the Trump administration seeks to ratchet up the pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
Arrival of U.S.’s Largest Warship Ratchets Up Pressure on Venezuela
The USS Gerald R. Ford carrier strike group is in waters off Latin America, as the buildup of U.S. forces continues in the Caribbean.
on.wsj.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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Our foreign policy, if that is still the right concept, has three pillars: alienate allies, encourage enemies, and take bribes.
November 12, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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Tomorrow: Join us to explore how combining Talos research with AI/ML can strengthen your network's defenses in a hybrid mesh firewall architecture. There's still time to register: cs.co/633217MvSv
November 12, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I mean... it still took surprisingly long IMHO. #humanity
November 12, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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Ktoś wyczyścił konta wielu klientom Santandera naraz, wypłacając pieniądze z bankomatów. Chętnie posłuchamy szczegółów tego incydentu, bo dawno takiego w Polsce nie było. tvn24.pl/poznan/dwa-w...
Jeden bank, dwa województwa i 120 nieuprawnionych wypłat z kont
Policjanci z województwa wielkopolskiego i kujawsko-pomorskiego badają przypadki nieuprawnionych wypłat z bankomatów. - Klienci otrzymywali powiadomienie SMS o wypłacie z bankomatu środków z ich konta...
tvn24.pl
October 26, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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Happy Sunday! Here's this.weekinsecurity.com, featuring:

• Trenchant boss accused of selling secrets to Russia
• Microsoft issues emergency WSUS fix
• Feds demand user's ChatGPT prompts
• AI browsers are security hot mess
• Dutch sharing less intel with the US
• A brand new cyber cat(!), and more.
this week in security — october 26 2025 edition
DOJ says Trenchant boss sold secrets to Russian buyer, U.S. 'slipping' on cyber, Microsoft patches exploited Windows bug, AI browser security, and more.
this.weekinsecurity.com
October 26, 2025 at 4:36 PM