• i3: how to make a pretty lock screen with a small bash script

    My regular readers already knows that my favorite desktop environment on Linux is i3.However, let's face it, the UI of the default theme of lockscreen tool (i3lock) is hawful. Luckily, i3lock provides some command line options, such us the -i… read more »
  • Weekly Privacy Roundup #2

    Privacy is implied. Privacy is not up for discussion - Mikko Hypponen Twitter warns users – Firefox might hold on to private messages A bit of a brouhaha erupted at the end of last week – it wasn’t quite an… read more »
  • Security analysis of WhatsApp calls

    Some weeks ago, i've published a post about a research on Telegram Messenger by HackerFactor.The post got a lot of visit, so today i'd like to share a similar analysis, this time focused on WhatsApp calls. The analysis [1], made… read more »
  • Weekly Cybersecurity Roundup #2

    Remote work, 5th week! Microsoft: Emotet Took Down a Network by Overheating All Computers Microsoft says that an Emotet infection was able to take down an organization's entire network by maxing out CPUs on Windows devices and bringing its Internet… read more »
  • Weekly Tech Roundup #1

    It's Friday! Let's talk about Minecraft, Books, Space Movies AI and Robots! xkcd: Pathogen Resistance Automated decision-making systems and the fight against COVID-19 As the COVID-19 pandemic rages throughout the world, many are wondering whether and how to use automated… read more »
  • TLDR #3: Zero Trust Security

    Zero Trust Security is an IT security model that requires strict identity verification for every person and device trying to access resources on a private network, regardless of whether they are within or outside of the network perimeter. “Zero trust”… read more »
  • Be careful! A Windows flaw lets Zoom leak network credentials and run code remotely

    Researcher have found a security issue in the Windows client of the popular video conferencing service that can be used for limited remote code execution and, worse, to capture and replay security tokens to access network resources. The app has… read more »
  • Weekly Privacy Roundup #1

    Also in my privacy roundup the main topic this week is, again and unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic. Bluetooth tracking and COVID-19: A tech primer In a scramble to track, and thereby stem the flow of, new cases of Covid-19, Governments… read more »