Nik (@hvcco) profile picture

Security/crypto geek with a passion for cats, apes, zombies and subjects people tell me are dodgy. 44CON gofer. Tsundoku master. Opinions mine not employer's

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Joined January 2011
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Your threat model is not my threat model, hospital edition
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Remember when @fujitsu_uk stated (to a Parliamentary select committee and at the @PostOffInquiry) they would not be bidding for new UK Gov contracts until the Post Office Judicial inquiry published it's report? Yes? Well about that... Just pray there are no emergencies for the next four years or so. #PostOfficeScandal find-tender.service.gov.uk/N…
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0days & exploits have always occupied a disproportionately large amount of industry mindshare. Lots of cyber-sec companies built their names (and stock-prices) on it. The frontier labs are just playing the same game, with AI offering a new path to those exploits/0day.
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It’s kinda great, that for years the cybersecurity people thought of WarGames (the movie) as ours. It had back doors and gave us war driving. But it also gave us early deep mind playing simple games against itself to learn (and unintended AI-safety consequences). 10/10
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Just launched my rescue's festive funding campaign: MANGO NEEDS A NEW NOSE FOR CHRISTMAS πŸ”΄ Complete with two very much not-AI artist's impressions of the results πŸ˜† please help Mango if you can! gofund.me/9d4aa60dc
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Nik retweeted
Hash Crack v4 is out on Amazon πŸ˜ƒ This latest version is years in the making and includes lots of other topics not previously covered. ALL launch proceeds go to my favorite charity Rural Tech Fund @RuralTechFund founded by @chrissanders88 As a kid from a very small town, with near zero resources, the mission of RTF really speaks to me and it brings an impact to kids in underserved areas. Please support their efforts regardless if you purchase this manual. Hash Crack v4 Available at Amazon below: a.co/d/0fxO0ZgJ Quick post about the contents of Hash Crack v4 netmux.com/blog/hash-crack-v… #hashcrack #passwords #dfir
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πŸš‡ Next stop: #BSidesLDN2026! πŸŽ‰ THE SCHEDULE IS NOW LIVE! 🎀 3 main talk tracks 🌱 2 Rookie Tracks πŸ› οΈ 10 Hands-on workshops 🐻 8 Villages Saturday 12 December, Novotel London West. Start planning your day! πŸ‘‰ bsides.london/schedule 🎸 No REST 'til Hammersmith!
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Seriously man, I need a feature length Muppet Pulp Fiction πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚
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Atlanta friends dressed as Waymo self-driving cars for Halloween, and even the cops stopped to watch. One of them got stuck in a hedge. Obviously.
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Great to see the return of our Scouse cousin, BSides Liverpool, for 2027! Also what a great website! bsidesliverpool.org/
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Do you know the difference between a "special operation" a "sensitive operation" a "clandestine operation" and a "deniable operation" Pinstripedline thread on 1970s SAS, MI6 and GCHQ operations and how the Govt tried to conceal their existence from official records...
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🎟️ The FINAL ticket release for #BSidesLDN2026 is this Sunday, 1 November at 1337hrs! Please don't claim one if you can't attend, that is just an opportunity taken from someone else! 🐻 Please read our Ticket FAQs: bsides.london/ticketsfaqs #BSides #London #Tickets #BearSides
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Today we lost Walter Koenig. Some thoughts about a fine actor and an exceptional human being...
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I ran a poll about doing Halloween vs Black Friday and was reminded by a few of my mates that I'm Scottish not American(quite rightly so pulled up on it too!) therefore going with Halloween theme. Which is good news for everyone anyways, as 13.37% discount is live as of today till end of November: GUISING1337 - 13.37% off because Leet malwareless.training lms.zsec.red A bit of info for some that might not be aware but the traditional 'trick or treat' terminology many associate with halloween is actually called guising in Scotland. As a child I'd go round guising on halloween, unlike modern trick-or-treating where children receive sweets just for showing up to people's houses, by going guising you are traditionally expected to perform a "party piece", think of this like your 'trick' such as telling a joke, singing a song, or reciting a poem before receiving treats like fruit, nuts, or sweets. All this to say, here have 13.37% off the course till end of November! Cheers, Andy #RedTeam #BlueTeam #PurpleTeam #MAE #ZephrSec @ZephrSec
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Tabletop your response to an openSSH or nginx unauth RCE
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Is JD Vance seriously suggesting that immigrants have brought a culture of revolution and protest TO FRANCE? @jonstewart
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"What are you doing?" - "Oh just playing a Switch game."
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