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jirasek.uk
Helping people and businesses protecting what matters from cyber threats. personal website: vladimir.jirasek.uk #Chess #Cybersecurity
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I didn’t know I am well-known? 😂😂 @tomsguide.com

submitted 12 hours ago • 1 comment

This story resonates with me. Technology companies don’t communicate with parents sufficiently about the options available protect their family in these situations. That said, as a parent, I find it strange that it took them so long to even notice this, especially as their daughter is 8 years old.

submitted 17 hours ago • 1 comment

@proton.me Hi. Are there proton apps for Linux (I use Fedora), especially Drive, Mail proxy and Pass?

submitted 21 hours ago • 0 comments

website setup and a new page added: Apple resources - useful tools and videos for Apple users. Especially those migrating from Windows. vladimir.jirasek.uk/resources/ap...

submitted 6 days ago • 0 comments

Yesterday, 24th February 2025, I received the heartbreaking news that one of the cybersecurity vendors I had worked with since 2006, Skybox Security, has closed its doors. My thoughts are with all the former employees whose lives have been suddenly disrupted. vladimir.jirasek.uk/blog/2025/02...

submitted 6 days ago • 0 comments

OWASP Foundation support many initiatives. One of them, OWASP Top 10 for LLM Apps & Gen AI Agentic Security Initiative, have released an updated version of “Agentic AI - Threats and Mitigations” document. Link: genaisecurityproject.com/initiatives/ #agenticai #owasp #threatmodeling

submitted 8 days ago • 0 comments

The Series 1 of the Zero Day is behind me. Worth a watch? Yeah! And I must correct my assertion: this is not based on Mark Russinovich book of the same name.

submitted 8 days ago • 0 comments

A sunny day in our city. I feel the energy of the Spring just around the corner.

submitted 8 days ago • 0 comments

Allegedly the owner of the company “Dr. Schwartz disregarded basic security measures necessary to protect that information from malicious cyberattacks” #health #cybersecurity thanks @404media.co for the article www.404media.co/beverly-hill...

submitted 8 days ago • 0 comments

People that call for “let’s go to Mars” might instead focus their resources to “let’s fix Earth”.

submitted 8 days ago • 0 comments

It is going to be long evening. A Netflix series based on my favourite book by @markrussinovich.bsky.social is out today!

submitted 11 days ago • 0 comments

If you use Signal and your threat model includes Russian state actors, make sure your version of Signal is up to date in order to harden your account against these attacks: cloud.google.com/blog/topics/...

submitted 12 days ago • 3 comments

Protect Yourself Online: Disposable Browsing & Virtual Environments

submitted 12 days ago • 0 comments

Make sure to check out episode 38 of "The AI Fix" podcast, which will be out later today. Other than trying to generate six-fingered gloves you'll also learn how my plans to make a fortune have been scuppered by an #AI with opinions on time travel.

submitted 13 days ago • 2 comments

The UK’s secret iCloud backdoor request: A dangerous step toward Orwellian mass surveillance 📖 Read more: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/02/13/u... #cybersecurity #cybersecuritynews #privacy #surveillance @jirasek.uk @foresightcyber.com

submitted 18 days ago • 0 comments

My new article submitted to Mirko @helpnetsecurity.com and should be published this Thursday. Topic? Something close to my heart. Stay tuned ….

submitted 21 days ago • 0 comments

Our weekly #metasploit wrap-up details a module which exploits CVE-2018-15745, an unauthenticated directory traversal leading to file disclosure in Argus Surveillance DVR 4.0.0.0. www.rapid7.com/blog/post/20... #infosec #cybersecurity

submitted 22 days ago • 0 comments

Oh man, I have so many stories about that "startup". The founder Marshall Webb spent a year harassing me because I posted a research paper on the Mirai botnet (he considered himself to be the sole authority). It later turned out his knowledge came from him personally hosting their infrastructure 1/5

submitted 25 days ago • 24 comments

Spring arriving to St Albans?

submitted 29 days ago • 0 comments

My new article: How DNS misconfiguration slipped Mastercard’s own RiskRecon service and presented potential risks to everyone communicating with Mastercard and using their public online services. www.linkedin.com/pulse/master...

submitted 32 days ago • 0 comments

Love Riyadh Boulevard World.

submitted 32 days ago • 0 comments

New article by me published on Help Net Security: “A humble proposal: The InfoSec CIA triad should be expanded” www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/01/16/i...

submitted 46 days ago • 0 comments

This article from Csonline really resonates with me as it shows how Google Search enables criminals to compromise your computers to install ransomware!

submitted 49 days ago • 1 comment

Is it time to leave Facebook and Twitter behind? Both seem rather toxic.

submitted 53 days ago • 0 comments