Whimsical image showing memory safety fortification in Apple products
I attended Appleβs βFortify Your Appβ event, a packed day of guidance for developers on eliminating memory safety defects on Apple platforms. I wrote some thoughts here:
medium.com/@boblord/app...
06.03.2026 17:21
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A zombie looking at itself in the mirror, asking "Wait... is my advice outdated?" A hacklore.org sign hangs in the background.
β Giving outdated cybersecurity advice misdirects people from the tasks that will actually help them be secure. It's time to let go of zombie advice! π§ββοΈ
π Check out hacklore.org where you can learn what tactics work against the most common crimes.
π¬ And sign up for the mailing list!
06.03.2026 03:46
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The Great Northern hotel and waterfall. Twin Peaks S01E01 - Northwest Passage.
Twin Peaks: The Great Northern hotel and waterfall.
06.03.2026 03:00
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The information in a user's Claude account might be more valuable than what's in their mail account... but there is no passkey option? π€
05.03.2026 22:51
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The momentum to stop hacklore is building! We *can* do hard things! π¦Ύ π π₯³
04.03.2026 15:10
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This is a great article about a great initiative. Thank you to everyone who worked on this effort for years. I can't wait to see it get fully rolled out!
04.03.2026 15:07
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π¦βοΈ Spring cleaning? Be sure to remove hacklore from your cybersecurity guidance! π
02.03.2026 19:39
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Anything you can share about the background for the agreement?
01.03.2026 19:08
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Television pioneer Fred Rogers, gone 23 years ago today.
His acceptance speech for the Lifetime Achievement Emmy Award is always worth a watch.
#RIP π
28.02.2026 02:53
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Zombie gives a lecture on cyber-security best practices from 2010, including advice to avoid public wi-fi and USB charging stations, and to change passwords every 90 days. The audience is laughing.
It's 2026 and time to stop getting cybersecurity advice from the undead. π§ββοΈπ§ββοΈ
Ready to let go of zombie advice? Start at hacklore.org! π
π£ Spread the word!! π£
27.02.2026 01:24
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What's the best web page or video that explains why everyday people do *not* need to purchase a personal VPN service? π€
26.02.2026 19:32
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When I said yesterday I'm extremely skeptical of safety profiles as C++'s safety solution, this stuff is why.
25.02.2026 21:21
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On February 24, 1989, FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper arrived at the wonderful town of TWIN PEAKS to investigate the murder of Laura Palmer. The events that he would live there from that moment would mark the course of his life forever. #TwinPeaksDay
24.02.2026 21:40
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#TwinPeaks Day
24.02.2026 21:38
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Leland and BOB are next to each other!
24.02.2026 18:14
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Agent Dale Cooper dictating to his secretary Diane, announcing his arrival in the town of Twin Peaks on February 24th.
Happy Twin Peaks Day to all who observe!
I'm looking forward to some damn fine coffee and cherry pie! Wish I lived closer to the RR Diner. Best pie in the tri-counties!
π»π»π¦π²πͺ΅ ππ₯§βοΈπ© π΅πΌββοΈ ππ»
24.02.2026 14:03
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π° When headlines fixate on βzero-days,β they distract from the real question: What is the manufacturer doing to prevent *recurring* classes of coding error? π€
Drama focuses on the Villains. Accountability focuses on how the Vendors make the product.
20.02.2026 19:05
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Get Cyber Safe
Homepage of the Government of Canada Get Cyber Safe campaign. Find out where the risks are, how to protect yourself and how to protect your devices.
This site from the Government of Canada promotes some classic #hacklore.
Does anyone have contacts in the appropriate department? I'd like to help them update their guidance. ππ
www.getcybersafe.gc.ca/en
18.02.2026 14:51
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Man using a laptop at an airport coffee shop with a zombie barista creeping up behind him.
π§ββοΈ Still giving out zombie advice about public wi-fi? Still warning about evil baristas hacking people's devices in the cafe?
Check out hacklore.org for the guidance that will actually help everyday people stay secure online. π
17.02.2026 16:54
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Time to retire those βsophisticatedβ threat actors
We hear it constantly. A breach is disclosed and attributed to a βsophisticated threat actor.β A vulnerability is exploited in anβ¦
Itβs time to retire the phrase βsophisticated threat actorβ. π΄ πΉ ποΈ
Let's get beyond vague adjectives that celebrate the villains π and start talking more about how software design can play a role in keeping people and organizations safe. π
medium.com/@boblord/tim...
16.02.2026 16:45
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How is this still possible? I use almost no extensions for this exact reason.
16.02.2026 03:50
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What software companies are not CNAs for their own products, but should be? And why? π€
Boost for reach. π
15.02.2026 15:39
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A woman wearing a Hacklore.org t-shirt laughing at a zombie telling her to not use public wi-fi.
Tired of zombie cybersecurity advice that should have been dead and buried by now? π§
Stop letting the undead waste your time.
Visit hacklore.org for the cure! Real-world threat models. No fear theater. Just the facts. π
Boost to your network! π
14.02.2026 00:45
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The Feeling of Power - Wikipedia
I can't stop thinking about Isaac Asimov's story "The Feeling of Power" from 1958.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fee...
12.02.2026 14:58
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The showed us cute missing dogs & we consented to turning our doorbell cameras into a mass human tracking system.
Mark my words, Ring's Search Party will become the next Flock.
Only instead of just being sketchy cameras installed in parking lots, it will be everywhere. That's their play.
09.02.2026 20:57
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π£ Spread the word! π£
Don't forget to subscribe!
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09.02.2026 14:42
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full res
09.02.2026 02:33
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