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Fine, I'll Update Right Now

Apple's iOS 15.6.1 patched two zero-days already being exploited in the wild, no clicks required. Here's how I finally set every device I own to update itself without me having to remember.

August 23, 2022 · 4 min read

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Your Phone Number Was Never a Good Password

Signal disclosed today that the Twilio phishing breach exposed around 1,900 users' phone numbers, which got me ranting about why SMS verification is still load-bearing for so much of our security.

August 15, 2022 · 3 min read

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A Fake IT Text Message Is All It Took

Twilio disclosed today that a fake IT text message was all it took to phish employee credentials and get at customer data. A look at why the boring attacks keep working, and why I'm finally ditching SMS codes on my own accounts.

August 7, 2022 · 4 min read

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Make Instagram Instagram Again

Instagram's push toward a TikTok-style algorithmic feed sparked a very online backlash this week, complete with Kardashian-approved protest graphics and a sudden BeReal obsession.

July 26, 2022 · 4 min read

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The Cloud Has No AC

A record UK heat wave took down parts of Google Cloud and Oracle Cloud's London data centers this week, and it's a good reminder that "the cloud" is just a building with a thermostat.

July 20, 2022 · 4 min read