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ozirus··on VS Code inserting 'Co-Authored-by Copilot' into commits regardless of usage
It's all because of ridiculous performance systems of some $BIGTECH$

"Here's we increased number of commits by Copilot from X to Y, %Z increase"

ozirus··on This World of Ours (2014) [pdf]
Domestic intel = Shin Bet, not Mossad
ozirus··on Pixels in Islamic Art: Square Kufic Calligraphy (2020)
do not tell this everywhere. it's a secret.
ozirus··on KasmVNC – WASM Based VNC Server and Client
Another RMM to block for security <3
ozirus··on Malpulse: Proactive malware infrastructure tracking service
Malpulse is free, proactive malware tracking service to track malware infrastructures before they're being weaponized
ozirus··on Ask HN: How would you set up a computer to protect against state-level actors?
Use phishing resistant 2FA everywhere! (FIDO etc.) - avoid SMS

Limit admin privileges

Install an up-to-date antivirus/HIPS/EDR solution (with web protection)

Keep your OS and apps up-to-date (apply patches)

Periodically scan your system with tools like Loki, Thor Lite scanner etc.

Be careful about your browser extensions and their privileges

Make sure you don't expose any public service to internet (RDP etc.)

Try to avoid Windows (if possible)

Implement application allowlisting

Use file-integrity apps to protect critical files

Monitor continuously (via NSM and EDR), respond ASAP (isolate etc.) when you see a sus. thing on your system/network before they complete their objectives

Read about latest threats, evaluate your posture since threat landscape keeps changing

Read about threat/incident reports regarding state-level actors targeted your industry in the past

ozirus··on Olric: Distributed, embeddable data structures in Go
olric. Great name :)
ozirus··on Ask HN: Tell me your biggest pain and I will try to solve it
I hate 0-day exploits while defending my IT infrastructure.
ozirus··on Introducing Silvrback: Hosted, Markdown-Powered Blogging
Why not Posthaven?
ozirus··on An Amaz-ing Resume
I choose simplicity, thank you.
ozirus··on What's the best programming language for a hobbyist?
Python, I think.

Because it has a lot of easy-to-use 3rd party library, its community is great and fun to write.

You can start with Dive into Python free-online course.