Kyle Rankin @kyle@librem.one

I'll shortly be attempting to migrate to another instance (theoretically all followers automatically get updated? Exciting times), so a brief #introduction while I'm still on this one - I'm a security developer, Linux contributor, and free software advocate focused on ensuring that people are able to make informed decisions about whether their computers are trustworthy and what software can run on them. I also reverse engineer weird IoT things and tend to find exceedingly strange bugs.

phosh 0.22.0 is out 🚀📱 :

A bit later than usual but with more style improvements, better battery indicator and more:

Check out the full release notes at https://gitlab.gnome.org/World/Phosh/phosh/-/tags/v0.22.0

#phosh #librem5 @purism #gnome #linux #mobile #linuxmobile

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@kyle

I was in my school's engineering library this morning and found a familiar author. I thought you'd be interested!

This one is for all the new people on #Mastodon: did you know that the #fediverse has more than just a microblogging replacement? And that they can all interoperate with your Mastodon account?

Check them out!

Facebook replacement: Friendica
Instagram replacement: Pixelfed
YouTube replacement: PeerTube
Spotify replacement: Funkwhale
MeetUp replacement: Mobilizon
Reddit replacement: Lemmy
Podcasting replacement: Castopod
GoodReads replacement: BookWyrm

Let's add some more chaotic energy to the world. I've got a prototype for fpm that converts curl|bash to your favorite package format.
> fpm -s curlbash -t rpm "curl ... | bash"

https://github.com/jordansissel/fpm/pull/1957#issuecomment-1304978342

I recorded this episode of @reality2cast back in April with @shawnp0wers and @kyle about making the move from Twitter to the fediverse with Mastodon and I think it’s all still relevant. It’s a fun and nerdy chat you can check out here: https://www.reality2cast.com/109 #TwitterMigration #podcast #opensource #nerdsWithMics 🤓🎙️

How to migrate from one Mastodon server to another without losing followers:

1. Sign up on new server
2. On NEW server: Go to Account -> Moving FROM another account
3. Enter old account's handle
4. On OLD server: Go to Account -> Moving TO another account
5. Enter new account's handle and submit

#YoMigroaMastodon

Nothing new. Just the 2017 issue about stealing lprop/smartphone data using light sensor. https://blog.lukaszolejnik.com/stealing-sensitive-browser-data-with-the-w3c-ambient-light-sensor-api/
Privacy engineering Lessons Learned here: https://blog.lukaszolejnik.com/shedding-light-on-designing-web-features-with-privacy-risks-impact-assessments-case-study/amp/
#privacy #cybersecurity #web

Alright, time to intro for this instance:
I've been in #InfoSec for almost 25 years, starting out in threat research. I moved into #SecurityEducation / "thought leadership" for a few years, and for the last few I've been focusing on #TechnicalWriting / #TechnicalEditing
Trying to help researchers write better threat reports and security content.

The greater part of my thought leadership content was about increasing inclusivity, especially for the #neurodiverse and #disabled communities.

Reminder: I’ve started posting helpful FAQs here: https://wiki.infosec.exchange/doku.php?id=wiki:faqs

Just got #Mastodon setup on my @purism Librem14 with #QubesOS. I am liking #Whalebird as the local client personally. Yes this is basically my daily driver when I don’t use the Pop!_OS desktop and also what a bit more security. now to back it all up. #cybersecurity #linux

There is an excitement to Mastodon that I haven’t felt in a while. It feels more like the early days of the Internet and IRC more than modern social media.

#Introduction time!
My name is dos; some call me Sebastian. I made dozens of small silly video #games and some slightly less small ones too. I'm one half of @holypangolin studio. Sometimes I pretend to be a musician, but don't get fooled. I'm also a living encyclopedia on a Polish rock band "Perfect". Trams are cooler than trains. The more caramel, the better. I've been using GNU/#Linux on #mobile phones for ages, which led me to work with @purism on the Librem 5. btw I use Arch, but I ❤️ Debian!

# Critiques on theories of cyber.

Any theory or framework of cyber conflict that is unable to incorporate the full range of offensive cyber actions is inherently flawed. Here are examples of cyber operations that meet any reasonable criteria for offensive cyber attacks.
- kpop vs ACAB
- Teens vs Trump (Tulsa, 2020)
- Lazarus vs Sony
- Belarusian cyber partisans vs. rail network

Many theories work poorly when forced to model these offensive cyber events. Like “cyber is an intelligence contest.” So explain the k-pop stans disabling police snitch apps for reporting BLM protestors by flooding them with loads of pictures of k-pop artists.
* a non state actor (just a community ot people)
* Attacking state security forces
* To support non state actors
* With the intent of causing political change
This breaks so many theories of cyber. They typically just ignore it instead, but you can’t. If for no other reason than this type of activity is will become more and more relevant as cyber infrastructure becomes increasingly embedded into society.