You Can't VPN Out of On-Device Scanning
A practical look at moving to GrapheneOS: what it prevents, and what it can't.
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Backing Up TrueNAS SCALE to a Secondary TrueNAS Using ZFS Replication
ZFS replication as a native backup strategy
Mapping Digital Footprint with MALTEGO
An OSINT Self-Investigation on Linux
Get Actual Phone Calls from Home Assistant
Twilio phone calls for critical alerts
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Short takes.
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Surprise. Flock was never really about deterring crime, but a justification for building a mass surveillance network.
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Over 24,000 exposed server BMCs leak password hash via decades-old flaw 29/07
Admins, please don't expose one of the most powerful backdoors in your environment to the world. BMC is not meant to be discoverable by Shodan.
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Microsoft admits its Windows 11 apps hog RAM. A fix is coming | PCWorld 28/07
Microsoft admitting its own UI framework wastes memory is probably the biggest endorsement of lightweight Linux desktops they've given in years.