Daniel Cuthbert
dcuthbert@defcon.social
<p>Documentary photographer, old creaky hacker. Co-author of the @OWASP ASVS standard. Blackhat/Brucon Review Board.</p>
Posts
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Post #4094195
I never thought i'd side with Gen Z in how they think, but when it comes to analogue devices, we are very much in sync. Vinyl's back. Mechanical watches are back. Gen Z reads more physical books than the algorithm and tech bro's wearing patagonia would like. I'm here for it. I remember being with @thedarktangent@defcon.social in London talking about cars and tracking a while ago and it has always been in the back of my mind. I'm not anti-tech, I'm just anti-tech fo...
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Post #3844171
So @chompie1337@haunted.computer and I are on a mission to find creative artists who want to help design the cover for Phrack #73. retro sci-fi & chrome futures ▸ cyberpunk / terminal aesthetics ▸ dystopian systems ▸ hacker manuals from an alternate timeline ▸ weird cool stuff and machines Keen? Fancy helping? 📮 arts@phrack.org ⏰ Deadline: August 15
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Post #1874275
“We are going to crave more authentic in-person experiences as our online interactions are seemingly less authentic” @thedarktangent utterly nailing it
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Post #1874274
Day two of Black Hat and I got a chance to see my friend Ariel Herbert-Voss do the keynote. It opened a floodgate of thoughts. Oh and yay, GPT-5.5 is here and it feels like we’re entering another mad period of growth for frontier models and security research. The big thing I’m seeing is that we need less scaffolding around these models. Give them code, context, a goal and some tools, and they are getting much better at cracking on. That matters for bug hunting. A lot But let’s not pretend...
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Post #1874271
Ever since @thedarktangent mentioned the concept of agency to me, I’ve not stopped thinking about how much modern technology asks us to relinquish control of our data. I’ve never used music streaming services. I always disliked the idea of not owning my music. For me, the original iPod was the epitome of agency: mine to do with what I wanted, when I wanted. With the relentless march of frontier models consuming as much of our data as possible, we need more agency today, not less. Control over...