Dhole Moments, Soa Talks, and Other Bad Puns…
Furry Amino Sucks at Art Attribution
Over the weekend, I decided to make an account on Furry Amino. My reasoning at the time was, “A lot of furries lurk there, I should see what it’s about.” That was a bad move that I’d like to discourage others from making. What’s Furry Amino? Furry Amino is a furry-centric community on the Amino […]
Blue Alerts: Security Theater and Copaganda
Last week, Floridians were startled by an emergency alert sent to all of our cell phones. Typically when this sort of alert happens, it’s an Amber Alert, which means a child was abducted. In Florida, we sometimes also receive Silver Alerts, which indicates that an Alzheimer’s or dementia patient has gone missing. (Florida has a […]
A Furry’s Guide to Telegram
A question I often get–especially from cryptography experts: What is it with furries and Telegram? No, they’re almost certainly not talking about that. Most furries use Telegram to keep in touch with other members of our community. This leads many to wonder, “Why Telegram of all platforms?” The answer is simple: Stickers. Telegram was the […]
On the Word “Nonce” in Cryptography and the UK
Earlier today, I made a Twitter shitpost that confused a lot of folks from the UK. Now, anyone can be forgiven for not knowing what AES-GCM-SIV is, or for being confused by the grammar of the meme. But the source of confusion was the word “nonce”. Let’s talk about what the word “nonce” means in […]
Dead Ends in Cryptanalysis #2: Timing Side-Channels
Previously on Dead Ends in Cryptanalysis, we talked about length-extension attacks and precisely why modern hash functions like SHA-3 and BLAKE2 aren’t susceptible. The art and science of side-channel cryptanalysis is one of the subjects I’m deeply fascinated by, and it’s something you’ll hear me yap about a lot on this blog in the future. […]
Why Furries Make Excellent Hackers
Briefly explaining the Infursec prevalence within InfoSec
A Balanced Response to Allen Gwinn
Responding to “Our cybersecurity ‘industry best practices’ keep allowing breaches”
Avoiding the Frigid Hellscape of Online Marketing
An Internet Marketer Offered Me $100 to Betray Myself and My Community
World Dhole Day 2021
Join us on May 28 for World Dhole Day in support of the Dhole Conservation Fund.
Why I Chose to Be Vaccinated Against COVID-19
#WhyIGotVaxxed
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