Post Valentine's Day Massacre

As the result of a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, you can now take the NSA's course on python, for beginners. They describe the training materials as lightly redacted. Even training materials contain information you aren't cleared for. State secrets. Espionage aids. Venom with Python - a free course.

I wouldn't download any training materials, if I were you.




8 things users do that make security pros miserable.

1. breathe
2. touch computers

The Free Software Foundation sent Microsoft an empty hard drive, demanding the source code to Windows 7. Microsoft responded immediately, saying they were sending the source code down via Santa Claus.

Lenovo, HP, Dell periphals face unpatched firmware bugs

10 "Sweyntooth" Bluetooth bugs found

Microsoft Confirms Windows 10 KB4524244 Issues and Pulls the Update

Windows 10 users affected by new shutdown bug - how to fix

del c:\*.*

Linux   

4 ways to generate a strong pre-shared key

How to set up IPsec-based VPN with Strongswan on Debian and Ubuntu

Useful console services

Practical example of du and awk commands

Put hands under armpits. Run around saying AWK AWK

How to zoom tmux panes for better text visibility

Intel's Clear Linux kicking butt in tests

How to chown recursively

Microsoft - We're Listening

Microsoft is still planning a cheaper, disc-less next-gen Xbox.
They wanted to assure everyone that it will still include its always-on microphone.


Thousands of cell phone bills exposed by Sprint contractor.
Once again, open buckets. We. Will. Not. Learn.


Severe auth bypass and priv-esc vulns disclosed in OpenBSD


Mozilla is making great progress on their speech to text offering.
We need this so badly....

Two Malicious Python Packages Steal SSH and GPG Keys Exists in the Python Package Index for a Year

Instagram to collect ages in leap for youth safety, alcohol ads

They deny there's anything remotely invasive or creepy about this, and that no one would lie to them anyway.

Must-have portable apps

Very effective when the system won't let you install software.

Major US data center provider hit by ransomware  

CyrusOne, a major data center.

Search engine that cryptographically protects your privacy?

Why do privacy-concerned search engines require a cookie to save your preferences? Well, we know why, but irony. Sometimes they give you a custom url that preserves your settings.