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Infosec researcher | more about me @ https://shellsharks.com @shellsharks@shellsharks.social on Mastodon
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Security researcher Shellsharks has created Vulnerability.Garden, a catalog of named vulnerabilities. So far, we're 25 vulnerabilities away from 1K branded security bugs. Don't worry, @shellsharks.com... we'll get you there! vulnerability.garden
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I put together a little post about my writing mannerisms. I'd once again like to blame @shellsharks.com for his provocation. He can't keep getting away with this! I should block his domain... vale.rocks/posts/writin... #Writing #WritingCommunity #WriterSky
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Just redesigned my website's landing page as it was starting to feel a tad stale. I blame @shellsharks.com for prompting this with their recent redesign. vale.rocks
#Tapestry is the best Bluesky client just because it keeps track of where I last read in the timeline. Makes this platform kinda usable for me now at least to keep up with some of y'all usetapestry.com
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"It wouldn’t be hard for a billionaire or a hostile government to take down one, two, three or maybe even 10 Bluesky relays. But it seems wholly impractical for a billionaire, or a team of billionaires to snuff out thousands of Fediverse instances." shellsharks.com/notes/2025/0... #FreeOurFeeds
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It's been a while since I've published something I consider a "blog post" on my site. But thanks to @ApisNecros tossing over the "Blog Questions Challenge", this now exists --> https://shellsharks.com/get-to-know-my-blog Turns out, I've answer much of these questions in various places across […]
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Okay, so Cory Doctorow published his take on the #freeourfeeds thingy, all about "billionaire-proofing" the Internet (or more accurately, billionaire-proofing social media), and I have some thoughts... https://pluralistic.net/2025/01/14/contesting-popularity/#everybody-samba His main argument […]
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something i hope more people do on bsky is follow @ap.brid.gy . especially large/notable accounts . it bridges your account to Mastodon meaning people using Mastodon instances can see your posts and interact with you
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Positive Technologies has developed a new attack that exploits the SD Express standard to gain access to a device's memory through its SD card reader The DaMAgeCard attack exploits the fact that the new SD Express standard can operate in both SDIO and NVMe swarm.ptsecurity.com/new-dog-old-...
This article has been shared by a lot of folks here, but to not a lot of response/discussion. techcrunch.com/2024/12/05/b... Is this a collective stick-fingers-in-ears-and-go-la-la-la moment for the bsky populace? *Stream of consciousness incoming*...
There are bigger concerns for this network beyond ads imo. Namely, how will they continue to operate in an increasingly hostile political environment that seeks to censor the truth. I posted about this weeks ago bsky.app/profile/shel... Fin.
Serious question - How will the Bsky team defend against or respond to a Trump/Musk offensive against bsky itself? Bsky is turning into a top competitor of both of their platforms and is certain to harbor posts both of them would not like. Where are the servers/infra hosted? The team members?
This article has been shared by a lot of folks here, but to not a lot of response/discussion. techcrunch.com/2024/12/05/b... Is this a collective stick-fingers-in-ears-and-go-la-la-la moment for the bsky populace? *Stream of consciousness incoming*...
and like that, the #Fediverse has Starter Packs. Competition is good! The bsky team has some good ideas and with any luck, the popularity of good features here will continue to propel other complimentary networks forward. fedidevs.com/starter-packs/ My #IndieSec starter pack: fedidevs.com/s/MjQ/
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Nice -- someone put together a Threat Modeling Field Guide. Great high-level overview for any org that's at this step in their maturity. https://shellsharks.com/threat-modeling
How does Bluesky's (domain-based) "verification" help the countless high-profile (and low-profile tbh) people who don't have domains/ well-known sites? How can Brad Pitt verify himself here? shellsharks.social/@shellsharks...
Hey, if you write about #infosec / #cybersecurity let me know what your website/blog is so I can add it here shellsharks.com/infosec-blogs and also sub in my RSS reader!
I wonder why this one is so important right now? 🤔🤨🧐 social.freedom.press/@freedomofpr...
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Yeah. This is a thing. This is why meaningful decentralization (or not having your infra solely on US) will be important. If Bluesky stays small enough maybe it flies under the radar. If they become true Twitter 2.0, they will be targeted by this. Can/will they resist? www.pcmag.com/news/trumps-...
Just going to use this thread to keep highlighting this issue... www.cjr.org/the_trump_re...
This is what I mean when I ask what bsky will do when the government comes knocking about why it's not adequately moderating posts/content critical of the government itself. mastodon.social/@flexghost/1...
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I have complex feelings about Bluesky, but I do feel like it's got the attention of the public in a way that mastodon didn't and is where many of my twitter friends will migrate to. Thankfully @shellsharks.com wrote a fantastic article about this: shellsharks.com/notes/2024/1... #socialmedia #bsky
It's a work in progress, but here's the "FediSec" starter pack featuring infosec/cyber folks from the Fediverse who are bridged here via Bridgy Fed. Note: Included in the pack is @ap.brid.gy which when followed will bridge your Bluesky account back to the Fediverse. Woo! go.bsky.app/EaxWS7g
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Hey everyone, here's again my #introduction, for #bsky users via https://fed.brid.gy/ (hopefully that works). I'm a seasoned offensive #security researcher with 25+ years of experience. As a professional #hacker and polyglot programmer of weird machines, I study how things can go wrong. Some […]
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I promise this isn't a hit piece about Bluesky. But for everyone who has recently left place A to come to place B(luesky), wherever place A may have been for you - I think you might have something to takeaway by reading. Let me know what you think, good or bad. It's how I learn 😁
Absolutely no one asked me to do this, but here it is anyways. Some takes and info related to what's going on with #Bluesky https://shellsharks.com/notes/2024/11/15/cloudy-with-a-chance-of-not-enshittifying The TL;DR? (Because damn if I didn't spill too many words on such a thing…) Here's a […]
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Hey new folks, welcome to BlueSky! My name is Fran and I run the following #cybersecurity feed: bsky.app/profile/did:... I'll be working keep it spam free & good. If you're curious here are the keywords I'm looking for: gist.github.com/francisck/d8... Please provide feedback if you have any.
You made it to Bluesky! Things are growing and active here which is great! But did you know you can connect with even MORE people through the "Bridgy Fed" bsky ↔️ Fediverse bridge? (fed.brid.gy) For example you can follow my Mastodon account from Bsky! @shellsharks.shellsharks.social.ap.brid.gy
Further, you can bridge your (bsky) account to the Fediverse (to expand your reach and connect with people on Mastodon) by following @ap.brid.gy. Pretty cool!