URL filtering HTTP(S) proxy on Qubes OS
In this article, you will learn how to configure a squid proxy on Qubes OS to filter outgoing http(s) queries.
https://dataswamp.org/~solene/2025-08-29-qubes-os-filtering-out-proxy.html
gemini://perso.pw/blog/articles/qubes-os-filtering-out-proxy.gmi
#qubes #qubesos #security #squid
URL filtering HTTP(S) proxy on Qubes OS
In this article, you will learn how to configure a squid proxy on Qubes OS to filter outgoing http(s) queries.
https://dataswamp.org/~solene/2025-08-29-qubes-os-filtering-out-proxy.html
gemini://perso.pw/blog/articles/qubes-os-filtering-out-proxy.gmi
#qubes #qubesos #security #squid
Them: Why are you so concerned about #privacy? I mean, if you are doing nothing wrong who cares if Siri and Alexa are listening?
Me: I don't have time to explain five thousand years of history, the psychology of the Dark Triad, how often big companies fail at #security, and how Big Data works. Especially considering the look in your eyes when I said those words. So I'll just nod and stop here.
CRLite: Fast, private, and comprehensive certificate revocation checking in Firefox, https://hacks.mozilla.org/2025/08/crlite-fast-private-and-comprehensive-certificate-revocation-checking-in-firefox/.
That’s huge. Great article.
After reading (and implementing) "Protecting against CSRF in 2025" (see link below), I'm wondering now whether cookies should still have any SameSite attribute at all, or whether it would be better to completely drop it and keep whatever is the browser's default for (session) cookies handling?
The next scheduled "Network Management with the OpenBSD Packet Filter Toolset" fullday session is at EuroBSDcon in Zagreb, 2025-09-25 10:30–17:30: https://events.eurobsdcon.org/2025/talk/FW39CX/
register here: https://2025.eurobsdcon.org/registration.html
#openbsd #freebsd #pf #packetfilter #networking #security #eurobsdcon
The next scheduled "Network Management with the OpenBSD Packet Filter Toolset" fullday session is at EuroBSDcon in Zagreb, 2025-09-25 10:30–17:30: https://events.eurobsdcon.org/2025/talk/FW39CX/
register here: https://2025.eurobsdcon.org/registration.html
#openbsd #freebsd #pf #packetfilter #networking #security #eurobsdcon
Them: Why are you so concerned about #privacy? I mean, if you are doing nothing wrong who cares if Siri and Alexa are listening?
Me: I don't have time to explain five thousand years of history, the psychology of the Dark Triad, how often big companies fail at #security, and how Big Data works. Especially considering the look in your eyes when I said those words. So I'll just nod and stop here.
Things keep telling me to use Passkeys, but has anyone got decent experience of using them at scale, ie across multiple devices, accounts, services, clients and password managers?
Currently got about 100 codes across 2 OTP apps, plus a couple of password managers and regular logins across 4-5 devices.
Yeah things are bad... And lol @ this idea:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_Dtmpe9qaQ
#Genius#Clippy#ClippyGate#Clippy4ever#Clippygeddon#Activism#TheCorporation #privacy #security
"Yes, The Book of PF, 4th Edition Is Coming Soon" https://nxdomain.no/~peter/yes_the_book_of_pf_4th_ed_is_coming.html (also https://bsdly.blogspot.com/2025/07/yes-book-of-pf-4th-edition-is-coming.html), title still true, actual publication date TBD, #bookofpf #pf #packetfilter #openbsd #freebsd #networking #security #trickery #hacking
"Yes, The Book of PF, 4th Edition Is Coming Soon" https://nxdomain.no/~peter/yes_the_book_of_pf_4th_ed_is_coming.html (also https://bsdly.blogspot.com/2025/07/yes-book-of-pf-4th-edition-is-coming.html), title still true, actual publication date TBD, #bookofpf #pf #packetfilter #openbsd #freebsd #networking #security #trickery #hacking
If you've ever typoed ghcr to ghrc, particularly with a "docker login" or any automation that performs a login to the container registry, I'm seeing a strong indication that your GitHub credentials have been leaked to a malicious actor.
In one month (2025-09-25), there will be a "Network management with the OpenBSD Packet Filter Toolset" tutorial https://events.eurobsdcon.org/2025/talk/FW39CX/ at #eurobsdcon in #zagreb To register: https://2025.eurobsdcon.org/registration.html #openbsd #freebsd #networking #security #unixlike
In one month (2025-09-25), there will be a "Network management with the OpenBSD Packet Filter Toolset" tutorial https://events.eurobsdcon.org/2025/talk/FW39CX/ at #eurobsdcon in #zagreb To register: https://2025.eurobsdcon.org/registration.html #openbsd #freebsd #networking #security #unixlike
📢 The EU's Chat Control law would force scanning of all private messages—including encrypted apps & emails—to fight child abuse 🛡️
Experts warn of mass surveillance, privacy loss & false accusations from automated scans 🔍
Citizens can now email their MEPs directly to say NO. Take action before the Oct 14 vote 🗳️
✉️ https://fightchatcontrol.eu/
#Privacy#Encryption#EUlaw#ChatControl#DigitalRights#Surveillance#WhatsApp#Signal#Telegram#EU#Europe#Law#Security
#security is always an issue but emacs seems to me quite robust in this regard. It's not npm. ;-)
This is why I love #emacs
(use-package ox-context
:vc ( :url "https://github.com/Jason-S-Ross/ox-context"
:rev "feat-headline-agnostic"))
I really should study use-package indepth.
Hacked Monster Energy 💀
They think their customers are "lower income Caucasian males (skews Hispanic)" and left their ENTIRE file system exposed.
https://bobdahacker.com/blog/monster-energy
#InfoSec#Security#DataBreach#MonsterEnergy#Vulnerability#CyberSecurity#ResponsibleDisclosure#BugBounty
Hacked Monster Energy 💀
They think their customers are "lower income Caucasian males (skews Hispanic)" and left their ENTIRE file system exposed.
https://bobdahacker.com/blog/monster-energy
#InfoSec#Security#DataBreach#MonsterEnergy#Vulnerability#CyberSecurity#ResponsibleDisclosure#BugBounty
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