Skip to content
Silicon Shecky

Silicon Shecky

Infosec Practitioner

  • Security is Reactionary, No Matter What Security
  • New Year, New Post, from the start General
  • First Defcon – The results Reviews
  • Defender, KQL and Lockbit Microsoft
  • Do well, not be “popular” Ramblings
  • Defense Layers: A Case Study Microsoft
  • Device vs. User Microsoft
  • Ransomware, Are You Ready? General

Category: Rants

Beware the Patent Trolls…

Posted on November 1, 2010 By Michael Kavka No Comments on Beware the Patent Trolls…

So here we are, a society that considers itself civilized. A society that has tons of issues. A society that loves clogging up the court system with litigation. You get litigation if you buy coffee at McDonald’s and spill it on yourself, if you are a 4 year old who hit an older lady while…

Read More “Beware the Patent Trolls…” »

Computers, Hardware, Mobile Computing, Rants, Software

Why Cloud Computing Hasn’t Completely Taken Off

Posted on July 13, 2010 By Michael Kavka No Comments on Why Cloud Computing Hasn’t Completely Taken Off

So Microsoft is declaring this year, yet again, the year of cloud computing. I’m going to a meeting with a different partner on cloud computing. You hear that cloud computing is the wave of the future and can save SMBs money. while all that might be true based on a cost per on site server…

Read More “Why Cloud Computing Hasn’t Completely Taken Off” »

Computers, Internet/Music, Rants

Apple: Hypocrites or Just Stupid

Posted on April 28, 2010 By Michael Kavka No Comments on Apple: Hypocrites or Just Stupid

Ok, so Apple wants to represent the high moral ground. While this can be called commendable, the new $2 app called Puff Puff Pass is all about smoking. You can’t have it both ways Apple. Steve Jobs recently said something along the lines of, “If you want porn, get an Android.” Jobs scoffed at the…

Read More “Apple: Hypocrites or Just Stupid” »

Rants, Software

Posts pagination

Previous 1 … 26 27 28 … 36 Next
  • About
  • Links
    • Burbsec
    • BSides312
    • Infosec Exchange Mastodon
    • BSidesRoc
    • Hacks4Pancakes Blog
    • Krebs On Security
    • Bleeping Computer
  • Categories
    • General
    • Computers
    • Software
    • Rants
    • Security
    • Internet/Music
    • Reviews
    • Microsoft
    • Hardware
    • Mobile Computing
  • Archives
  • Social Media

Browse by tags

2008 Active Directory Android Antivirus Apple Beta CarbonBlack Chrome Computers Exchange Exchange 2007 Firefox General Thoughts Google InfoSec Internet Explorer iOS iPad IT Linux Mac Malware Microsoft OS OSx Patches SBS SBS 2008 Security Server SMB Software Support Surface TechEd Thotcon Tweets Ubuntu Verizon Virus Vista Windows Windows 7 Windows 8 XP
  • About
  • Links
    • Burbsec
    • BSides312
    • Infosec Exchange Mastodon
    • BSidesRoc
    • Hacks4Pancakes Blog
    • Krebs On Security
    • Bleeping Computer
  • Categories
    • General
    • Computers
    • Software
    • Rants
    • Security
    • Internet/Music
    • Reviews
    • Microsoft
    • Hardware
    • Mobile Computing
  • Archives
  • Social Media

Connect

  • Bluesky
  • LinkedIn
  • Mastodon
  • RSS
  • Twitter

RSS feed: iFin Intel Feed iFin Intel Feed

  • The OpenSourceMalware Show #22 September 25, 2026 cb482791-4ef1-4762-96ad-b0ca4bdd538e
  • ISC Stormcast For Friday, September 25th, 2026 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/10110, (Fri, Sep 25th) September 25, 2026
  • Crook used three open source agents to break into a Fortune 500 hospitality company, a major US airline and 25+ other orgs September 24, 2026
  • House and Senate members propose legislation for CISA to step up cyber defenses for biotech September 24, 2026 Tim Starks
  • Re-Enabled GitHub Actions Expose Thousands of Repositories to Mini Shai-Hulud September 24, 2026 Karlo Zanki
  • MacSync malware uses public iCloud calendars to deliver new payloads September 24, 2026 Bill Toulas
  • Digital forensics firm with US federal contracts covered up ties to Russia, DOJ alleges September 24, 2026
  • Lawmakers introduce bill for voluntary telecom cyber rules after Salt Typhoon hacks September 24, 2026
  • New Carbonato malware uses AI agents to hijack exposed Docker hosts September 24, 2026 Bill Toulas
  • CVE-2026-96883 - Type confusion in AWS pgcollection allows remote code execution September 24, 2026 aws@amazon.com
  • F5 CVE-2026-94127 Targeted in Active Attacks September 24, 2026 Dennis Fisher
  • Salesforce Agentforce vulns allowed 0-click CRM data theft, anonymous phishing September 24, 2026

Browse by tags

2008 Active Directory Android Antivirus Apple Beta CarbonBlack Chrome Computers Exchange Exchange 2007 Firefox General Thoughts Google InfoSec Internet Explorer iOS iPad IT Linux Mac Malware Microsoft OS OSx Patches SBS SBS 2008 Security Server SMB Software Support Surface TechEd Thotcon Tweets Ubuntu Verizon Virus Vista Windows Windows 7 Windows 8 XP

RSS feed: iFin Intel Feed iFin Intel Feed

  • The OpenSourceMalware Show #22 September 25, 2026 cb482791-4ef1-4762-96ad-b0ca4bdd538e
  • ISC Stormcast For Friday, September 25th, 2026 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/10110, (Fri, Sep 25th) September 25, 2026
  • Crook used three open source agents to break into a Fortune 500 hospitality company, a major US airline and 25+ other orgs September 24, 2026
  • House and Senate members propose legislation for CISA to step up cyber defenses for biotech September 24, 2026 Tim Starks
  • Re-Enabled GitHub Actions Expose Thousands of Repositories to Mini Shai-Hulud September 24, 2026 Karlo Zanki
  • MacSync malware uses public iCloud calendars to deliver new payloads September 24, 2026 Bill Toulas
  • Digital forensics firm with US federal contracts covered up ties to Russia, DOJ alleges September 24, 2026
  • Lawmakers introduce bill for voluntary telecom cyber rules after Salt Typhoon hacks September 24, 2026
  • New Carbonato malware uses AI agents to hijack exposed Docker hosts September 24, 2026 Bill Toulas
  • CVE-2026-96883 - Type confusion in AWS pgcollection allows remote code execution September 24, 2026 aws@amazon.com
  • F5 CVE-2026-94127 Targeted in Active Attacks September 24, 2026 Dennis Fisher
  • Salesforce Agentforce vulns allowed 0-click CRM data theft, anonymous phishing September 24, 2026
  • Security is Reactionary, No Matter What Security
  • New Year, New Post, from the start General
  • First Defcon – The results Reviews
  • Defender, KQL and Lockbit Microsoft
  • Do well, not be “popular” Ramblings
  • Defense Layers: A Case Study Microsoft
  • Device vs. User Microsoft
  • Ransomware, Are You Ready? General

Social Media

  • Bluesky
  • Mastodon
  • Twitter

Copyright © 2026 Silicon Shecky.