Notices by Mike Sheward (secureowl@infosec.exchange)

@ryanc there is this hotel i stay at in miami that has a similar system, but it also has a bit of a security flaw

you have to scan your room key, which enables you to select only the floor that your room is on from the touchscreen

a) it’s dumb that you still have to touch the touchscreen when it only presents you with one option

b) this system helpfully narrows down to anyone who may have stolen your branded hotel key card which floor they can find the room to break into on

Plexfiltration update: the AI work zone compliance tool has started emailing me thousands of pictures from a (I think) Saudi industrial facility again, to my internaluser.com domain. #infosec

My McConnell prediction:

Over the coming days, they'll soft launch his passing.

I.e. "he took a turn for the worst"

They'll send an update to the Governor mid to late next week saying it's unlikely he'll return.

Day after the special election deadline, they'll go live with it - pun intented.

During this whole process no one will ask questions or do anything.

5 years from now a book will come out explaining he died in June.

the painters finished up earlier but the paint smell is super strong still and giving me a headache, so i opened all the windows to let in the outside air and get a wildfire pollution headache instead

variety is nice

i’ve said it before and i’ll say it again; you’re not a network engineer unless you’ve moved a ceiling tile to trace a cable and had a small netgear switch fall on your head

dems should announce a small shell script as senate candidate for maine

was out at a customer site today doing some work because i do like to get out occasionally. anyway, since i was suspiciously hanging around with four phones and a laptop, when i saw one of their employees walk by, i felt inclined to introduce myself, lest they thought i was some sort of criminal.

we exchanged hellos and i said, “i’m mike and i…”

before i could finish the guy said “they don’t pay me enough to care who you are, go nuts”

so #infosec tip of the day, pay people enough to give a shit

now america if you really want a soccer culture this is the bit where you do a riot

BREAKING: FIFA announces that following Trump intervention, Epstein Island will be able to field a team in the World Cup as a late wild card entry.

happy annual pulsepoint load test day to all who celebrate

i wanna see the venn diagram of folks invited to both the swift/kelce wedding and khamenei funeral

the great american state fair has shut down until 5pm due to extreme heat, disappointing the visitor

@ryanc This place was featured on Zillow Gone Wild on HGTV, it is very cool

i think its worth a reminder that under normal circumstances the supreme court shouldn't need to rule on compensation to the presidents sexual assault victims, because, well, presidents especially shouldn't have sexual assault victims.

amazing, no notes

RE: https://live.acarsdrama.com/@acarsdrama/116780340875083267

anyone here super smart on the software?

got a tortilla chip out of the bag that reminded me of utah

“My god!” She exclaimed.

“What is it?” He asked.

“There’s no time to explain.”

She jumped up and from her desk in the operations room and ran to the metal locker in the corner.

She flung it open to reveal a full-bore shotgun, which she grabbed, along with as many shells as she could fit in her hands and jeans pockets.

“Veronica?! What are you doing!!” He screamed, now standing as well.

But it was too late. She had already charged through the door and had headed on to the datacenter floor.

He walked out onto the balcony to see what was going on. He was treated to only the briefest listen to the familiar white noise hum of the servers and equipment racks, before the tranquility was shattered by the unmistakable carnage of several shot gun shells being fired towards the hardware.

He ducked for cover. It must’ve only been a couple of seconds, but it felt like an eternity as she laid waste to the computers that until just a few minutes ago she had been peacefully monitoring.

The shooting subsided, he felt comfortable enough to stand up once again.

Dust, bits of servers, smoke and other debris filled the air.

She slowly walked back up the stairs, now covered in a dirty layer of the various materials, and holding a still smoking shotgun.

“What the hell was that about?!” He asked.

“The AI,” she said. “It started podcasting.”

#microfiction

The two men fought. Blood streaked across the face of the agent, who was having to fight to see what his target was doing, let alone win the fistfight.

Finally, his training paid off, and he got enough purchase to slip the suspect into a headlock, get him on the ground, and shove his service weapon firmly into the side of the now breatheless mans head.

"Who do you work for?" The agent screamed.

The man, despite his obvious peril, forced a smile.

"It's complicated." He said.

"Oh, don't be a smart ass, just tell me who sent you!"

"I'm not being smart, it's genuinely complex."

"What? Why?!"

"Well, technically I work for myself since I'm a contractor, you know?"

"Oh come on! You know what I mean. Who pays you?"

"Well. Do you want the name of the original entity I signed the contract with or the SPAC that was formed recently to take that entity public that the entity was rolled up into?"

"Just tell me who your boss is?!"

"We actually operate a hybrid org chart now, so my line manager and the person I actually do most of the work for are two different people."

"Come on man! Who do you answer too?!"

"Claude these days mostly, if I'm being honest."

#microfiction

RE: https://live.acarsdrama.com/@acarsdrama/116708457056507627

“New AI driven flight route optimization software working well so far,” declares airline