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  • May 19, 2023

An error occurred (AuthFailure) when calling the ModifyImageAttribute operation: Not authorized for…

I got this error while running a script to deploy an EC2 instance using an AMI in another account. Continue reading on Bugs That Bite »

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  • May 19, 2023

Posts on LinkedIn Rank Higher Than the Orginal on Medium

I’ve been noticing lately that some of my blog posts on Medium are showing up in Google search results due to the fact that I posted them… Continue reading on Bugs That Bite »

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Smashing Security podcast #322: When you buy a criminal’s phone, and paying for social media scams

Personal information is going for a song, and the banks want social media sites to pay when their users get scammed. All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition of the “Smashing Security” podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault.

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Surprise! Elon Musk’s encrypted Twitter DMs feature will cost you dear

Twitter’s new “encrypted DM” feature is a costly (and weaker) alternative to proper end-to-end encrypted messages.

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  • May 17, 2023

Remove AWS Control Tower

ACM.219 Steps to Decommission AWS Control Tower Continue reading on Cloud Security »

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  • May 17, 2023

Permission Sets Remain for Suspended Accounts in AWS Identity Center

I just suspended a bunch of AWS accounts because I’m moving to a new account structure in another AWS Organization. Continue reading on Bugs That Bite »

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Google combats AI misinformation with Search labels, adds dark web security upgrades

Artificial intelligence art service Midjourney and Shutterstock will identify their computer-generated images in Google Search. The post Google combats AI misinformation with Search labels, adds dark web security upgrades appeared first on TechRepublic.

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Upcoming Speaking Engagements

This is a current list of where and when I am scheduled to speak: I’m speaking at IT-S Now 2023 in Vienna, Austria, on June 2, 2023 at 8:30 AM CEST. The list is maintained on this page.

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  • May 14, 2023

WordPress Plugin Used in 1M+ Websites Patched to Close Critical Bug

The privilege escalation flaw is one in thousands that researchers have disclosed in recent years.

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