My office setup - Part 3 (US edition)
Optimizing my home office space for a work-from-home/hybrid setup became a bit of a hobby during the pandemic, and since returning to the USA from Australia in 2021 I've essentially replicated the successful aspects of the Sydney setup, with a few modifications.
Where the bloody hell were you - The Great 2020 COVID Bug-In
During Hacker Summer Camp, I was asked "where do you, uh, live now and stuff" a lot. Forgive this slightly indulgent post, but I wanted to blog a little bit of our story, and some of the thinking that went into executing our trans-pacific COVID bug-in back in 2020.
9 Must-See Talks at #hackersummercamp 2022
Here's a list of the talks that I'm going to get myself along to at Blackhat and DEF CON this year, and why...
Digital and Personal Self-Care at #hackersummersamp - "New Normalish" Edition
I usually write a piece for first-timers and newbies on how to get the most out of Hacker Summer Camp and how to stay safe digitally and physically. This tradition began in the early days of Bugcrowd, when DEF CON was part of new-hire induction.
The Bar Fight Risk Taxonomy
After hearing "vulnerability" and "threat" used interchangeably for a >9,000th time I decided to do something about it, and the Bar Fight Risk Taxonomy was born.
On Project Zero's 90+30 vulnerability disclosure policy changes
Google is acknowledging the increasing prevalence of n-day exploitation in the wild, particularly over the past 18 months (e.g. the CISA/NSA memo) have taken their next step in refining how they strike balance between these forces.
My "office" setup
As WFH was going from novel to normal, the thought occurred to me that "virtual semiotics" was quickly going to become a thing... The equivalent of the how to dress, where to sit, how to speak type advice executives get taught, but for a world which is virtual by default.
Outrage is cheap
Outrage is cheap and of fleeting value. Introspection and change are expensive, precious, and resilient... and very easy to miss if everything is the other guy’s fault.
2020 Lernings for Make Benefit Glorious Year of 2021
My family and I are straight-up blessed with how we've fared this year, and I'm incredibly thankful for the myriad of people and things - but whichever way you cut it, 2020 was a dense and challenging year and not one I’d rush to repeat.
Van Buren v. United States - Oral Argument
The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Van Buren v. United States, a case concerning a statute of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) and violations of terms of service agreements.
