• Beware! A simple wallpaper image can brick your Android device

    In the past, we have often heard of some strings or files that you can send to other users to cause their iPhone/iPad to reboot.Now there’s a similar issue affecting some Android devices: a simple picture can soft-brick some Android… read more »
  • Weekly Cybersecurity Roundup #9

    "Companies spend millions of dollars on firewalls and secure access devices, and it's money wasted because none of these measures address the weakest link in the security chain: the people who use, administer and operate computer systems" - Kevin Mitnick… read more »
  • Niles: a simple telegram bot template for Heroku

    Niles is a simple NodeJs telegram bot template, designed to run on PaaS (currently only works on Heroku). Recently I had to deploy some simple telegram bots and, in order to simplify the development and deploy process, i created a… read more »
  • Weekly Tech Roundup #8

    "I see technology as being an extension of the human body." - David Cronenberg SpaceX and Nasa postpone launch of Crew Dragon spacecraft due to bad weather Nasa was forced to abort a planned mission to the International Space Station… read more »
  • Eva Galperin: what you need to know about stalkerware

    Eva Galperin is director of cybersecurity for the online security organization Electronic Frontier Foundation. Prior to her work for EFF [1], Galperin worked in security and IT in Silicon Valley. Her best-known work is protecting global privacy and free speech.… read more »
  • Weekly Privacy Roundup #8

    ”Privacy is dead, and social media hold the smoking gun.” – Pete Cashmore. Face masks prompt London police to consider pause in rollout of facial recognition cameras The rollout of facial recognition cameras in London is facing disruption as citizens are… read more »
  • Don't forget to bring a towel!

    For my birthday, I got myself a present: I carved out enough time to finalize a musical project deferred too many times. The project is named "Don't forget to bring a towel" and is (guess what?) a "concept album" dedicated… read more »
  • How to install WSL on Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC

    It's no secret that my favorite OS is Debian, however, if for various reasons (often Hardware/Software compatibility) i need to install a Windows, i prefer the LTSC version. LTSC is a specialized edition of Windows 10 Enterprise that provides the… read more »