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Jathan McCollum

@jathanism

Co-founder and CTO of @getblindinsight.bsky.social. I kick ass and eat pizza. I do a lot of automation and hardcore security and network infrastructure work. Cryptography for fun and profit but mostly fun.

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Jack Shanahan, retired US Air Force General and first Director of the Department of Defense Joint Artificial Intelligence Center:

28.02.2026 02:46 πŸ‘ 4874 πŸ” 1850 πŸ’¬ 309 πŸ“Œ 97
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β€œ.. This is simply attempted corporate murder,” Ball wrote. β€œI could not possibly recommend investing in American AI to any investor; I could not possibly recommend starting an AI company in the United States.”

@politico.com #Anthropic
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...

28.02.2026 01:13 πŸ‘ 898 πŸ” 348 πŸ’¬ 38 πŸ“Œ 37
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GitHub - jathanism/nsot: Network Source of Truth - Fork of Dropbox's original NSoT that has been updated for Python 3 and Django 5.x Network Source of Truth - Fork of Dropbox's original NSoT that has been updated for Python 3 and Django 5.x - jathanism/nsot

I brought Network Source of Truth (NSoT) back from the long, slow death of open source rot. Version 2 is now actively maintained. Check it out!
github.com/jathanism/nsot

17.02.2026 22:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Live at Leyenda del Corazon 2024 What do you get when you cross an oasis in a canyon with a pump and a thump? It's this. This is what you get. And you deserve it! This was originally released on the Leyenda Radio Podcast as episode 0

What do you get when you cross an oasis in a canyon with a pump and a thump? It's this. This is what you get. And you deserve it! This set fucking bumps!

This was originally released on the Leyenda Radio Podcast as episode 007 on 3 Nov 2024; recorded 16 Mar 2024.

on.soundcloud.com/z0WPmDedqpbs...

22.07.2025 06:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Read it and weep. Literally. From the article: "...the communication path from the modified app to the storage endpoint is not fully end-to-end encrypted." & the attacker "breached TeleMessage's system within 15 to 20 minutes of becoming curious about the product."

https://cyberinsider.com/signal-

05.05.2025 19:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If honking and flashing my lights at, and running a Cybertruck off the highway is wrong, I don't wanna be right.

10.04.2025 05:41 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I really like porridge πŸ₯£ and very secure bears.

28.03.2025 04:04 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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At @getblindinsight.bsky.social, we believe that data-sharing shouldn’t force you to choose between innovation & privacy.

NIST’s differential privacy guidelines (NIST SP 800-226) aim to give organizations a safer path to collaborate on critical datasets without sacrificing sensitive information.

17.03.2025 23:30 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 0
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#DataPrivacy can be a growth catalyst.

Check out our β€œClosing Deals w/ Data Privacy & Security Excellence” guide to learn how to:

β€’ Strengthen your security posture
β€’ Gain customer trust early
β€’ Shorten sales cycles by months

www.blindinsight.com/insights/clo...

#DataSecurity #EncryptionInUse

13.03.2025 23:49 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Uploading your data into Blind Insight validates, encrypts, and indexes it in real time. Choose the interface that works best for you!

10.03.2025 15:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

We must launched upload for the UI and I gotta say it's pretty slick to be able to transparently encrypt your data just like a regular data import. But using your keys not ours!

08.03.2025 03:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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In this ⏰ 20-second demo, @getblindinsight.bsky.social CTO @jathanism.bsky.social shows the lightning-fast upload speeds in our innovative, privacy-enhancing technology.

1,000 records uploaded & indexed in seconds, fully searchable, and end-to-end encrypted. So you can have your data & eat it too.

26.02.2025 22:08 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
Large pink "and" symbol near the center of the image on a purple background. Text reads "The power of & - Data & Privacy & Security. Secure and compliant data collaboration at the speed of business." Blind Insight logo in lower right

Large pink "and" symbol near the center of the image on a purple background. Text reads "The power of & - Data & Privacy & Security. Secure and compliant data collaboration at the speed of business." Blind Insight logo in lower right

Some things work better together... like valuable data insights, and privacy & security.

The @getblindinsight.bsky.social beta is now open.

Get real-time searchable encryption and fine-grained programmable access controls.

18.02.2025 18:53 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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DOGE Exposes Once-Secret Government Networks, Making Cyber-Espionage Easier than Ever A new investigation shows nuclear secrets and government servers are dangerously exposed to nation-state hackers.

This is my literal nightmare. I've dedicated my career of over 30 years to cybersecurity only to have these buffoons upend decades of progress in mere weeks.

15.02.2025 17:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
Your Brain Hallucinates Your Conscious Reality | Anil Seth | TED
Your Brain Hallucinates Your Conscious Reality | Anil Seth | TED YouTube video by TED

Because people hallucinate. We hallucinate reality! Check this talk by Anil Seth. youtu.be/lyu7v7nWzfo?...

14.02.2025 00:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ”€ Always Be Closing

13.02.2025 03:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh hey it's me!

08.02.2025 04:15 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Finalization of Section 1033 Blind Insight | Discover the opportunities of open banking! Learn how financial institutions and software vendors can overcome challenges, foster trust, and drive innovation in a more connected and s...

CFPB has finalized the #OpenBanking rule. Under Section 1033, financial institutions must provide consumers with free and secure access to their financial data.

In this article @getblindinsight.bsky.social founder @jackiepeters.bsky.social shares an analysis of what’s ahead: bit.ly/open-banking...

06.02.2025 17:25 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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DeepSeek iOS app sends data unencrypted to ByteDance-controlled servers Apple’s defenses that protect data from being sent in the clear are globally disabled.

Please for your sake and sanity DO NOT USE DeepSeek on your phone.

07.02.2025 18:24 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Insurance companies right now are all like:

"Thanks for being our loyal customer for the last 25 years.

Here's four paragraphs where we explain how and why we are going to fuck you over by jacking up your rates and there's nothing you can do about it!

I hope this helps.

All the best!"

06.02.2025 14:51 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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05.02.2025 02:13 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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AMD: Microcode Signature Verification Vulnerability ### Summary Google Security Team has identified a security vulnerability in some AMD Zen-based CPUs. This vulnerability allows an adversary with local administrator privileges (ring 0 from outside...

Confidential computing is a pretty cool paradigm; in theory, you don’t need to trust your cloud provider to not steal or tamper with your data anymore, you *just* have to trust the hardware. In practice, don’t forget about defense in depth & co πŸ˜‰

04.02.2025 07:03 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Fraud is my business and business is GOOD!

03.02.2025 20:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

PSA: We're 2+ weeks w/o the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, published WEEKLY by the CDC since 1961. It's where we first learn about emerging infectious diseases. It's where we first learned about AIDS, Legionnaires Disease and COVID-19. It's been blocked since Jan 20, 2025. WE ARE NOT SAFE.

02.02.2025 02:08 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That sounds horrible. I guess I should be grateful!

01.02.2025 01:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

TIL that Discord now supports passkeys for strong authentication. Every time a provider enable passkeys a kitten gets its whiskers. 😻

31.01.2025 18:10 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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tus - resumable file uploads tus is the open protocol standard for resumable and reliable file uploads across the web, facilitating efficient and seamless file transfer experiences.

In implementing a new large file and batch upload feature to the @getblindinsight.bsky.social Blind Proxy I discovered the TUS protocol. It is flipping awesome. Highly recommend it. And the best part is their reference implementation is in Go! tus.io

31.01.2025 18:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Backdoor found in two healthcare patient monitors, linked to IP in China The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is warning that Contec CMS8000 devices, a widely used healthcare patient monitoring device, include aΒ backdoor that quietly sends patient...

Today in "why securing healthcare data privacy is so critically important". www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/securit...

31.01.2025 15:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Every day. Every fucking day. I wake up 15 minutes before my alarm. Is it too much to ask to "sleep in"? πŸ˜‘

31.01.2025 15:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Ah I was thinking from the other side of usability. Obviously secure products aren't as usable! (Not serious)

31.01.2025 00:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0