Field Notes
Observations from building, breaking, and learning — one real problem at a time.
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Why Can't We All Just Get Along?
A researcher and Microsoft are in open conflict. Six unpatched Windows vulnerabilities dropped publicly. Real attacks followed.
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Your Network Doesn't Know Who's Home
Your network doesn't know what devices are on it. It knows identifiers. Those are not the same thing.
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You Have to Trust Something
Every password and authentication decision is a trust decision. The question isn't whether you trust something. It's whether that trust is examined or inherited.
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What Is Your WiFi Telling the World? And What Is It Telling You?
Most people have a passing awareness that their network is doing things. The more interesting question is what it's telling you.