Listening to infosec people freak out over Mythos is so tiring. Like, bro, your local water treatment plant runs Windows XP, your mobile provider's hardware is older than you are, and the protocol that routes internet traffic is secured by everyone just agreeing that hijacking it would be uncool.

This week we’ve got Firefox overhyping Mythos. We’ve got indications that GenAI vendors think they need to show some way of putting the right numbers on the balance sheet and look at simpler times. Both in past and in future. Let’s dive (no not delve) in. #WeaklyLink beny23.github.io/posts/weakly...

The @ietf.org has let the cat out of the bag www.ietf.org/archive/id/d...

A slightly delayed episode of the weakly link. This time, we have a bit of a special outlook on the future in security to do with Quantum and AI. #WeaklyLink beny23.github.io/posts/weakly...

The peril of laziness lost bcantrill.dtrace.org/2026/04/12/t...

So… opening the straight by closing it. Got it.

I gotta say that I am starting to fray at the edges from all the change and 🔥 at all levels. The threat of quantum computers is churning my profession words.filippo.io/crqc-timeline/ AI is rebalancing my field sockpuppet.org/blog/2026/03... War and fascism are... yk. And ofc climate change. 😮‍💨

This week we have a look at the current chaos. Be it political or technical, we're going through some radical changes. And I can't help but think, if this is what progress looks like, oh crap. #WeaklyLink beny23.github.io/posts/weakly...

Countdown with us 60, 59, 58... ti.to/steelcon/2026

Star Trek figured this out thirty years ago. It's not hard. Even an old, drunk Klingon got it.

12 tons of KitKat bars stolen in chocolaty heist

Tuesday

The mad emporer has triggered chaos he cannot control open.substack.com/pub/iandunt/...

Lovely writeup by @insider.phd about how the trivy attack spreads to checkmarx and LiteLLM: semgrep.dev/blog/2026/th...

Experienced speakers - we need you! We are looking for speaker mentors to support our brand-new speakers who have requested one.

This week it gets all too depressing. AI didn’t change everything but made it more important to do it right. Politicians lack understanding. And one orange one is the ignoramus in chief and how we laugh at McKinsey for going all in on the metaverse. #WeaklyLink beny23.github.io/posts/weakly...

This is an excellent summary of the US War on Iran current situation. I’m an existentialist and borderline absurdist and even I struggle with the current moment. This summary is just fantastic.

It's only force majeure if it comes from the Majeure region of France. Otherwise it's just a sparkling shitshow.

Ruin a developer’s day in 4 words: “Security wants to help”

A rare reverse @ianbetteridge.com www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

This week we're looking at zero days, zero reason for wearing Meta Glasses, zero reason to like AI slop. Let's dive in. #WeaklyLink beny23.github.io/posts/weakly...

My kind of career ladder!

Our CFP is now open. We aren't just looking for 1337 tech talks, we want social skills, admin, defence, and all sorts to give us a nice rounded day. Any questions, please ask. forms.gle/JRrZQZojtbGQ...

This week we’re looking at how some of the traditional thinking on security (detect it, patch it, monitor it) is no longer quite cutting it. It’s not a technology problem, it’s a social (engineering) problem… #WeaklyLink beny23.github.io/posts/weakly...

Our CfP is open! We’ve hinted at it. We’ve teased it. Now it’s official. The BSides Leeds 2026 theme is Game On. tinyurl.com/leedscfp26 But be quick - our CFP is only open until the end of this month!

Criminally funny, but also I'm crying inside Norway comes for the #TechBros www.forbrukerradet.no/breakingfree vimeo.com/1168468796?f...

This week: supply chains. How AI is both a blessing and a curse for open source, how there’s a new sandworm attacking npm, how de-Americanisation of cloud is not easy and we also learn about an exciting new Agile certification. Sarcasm may be involved. #WeaklyLink beny23.github.io/posts/weakly...

Because consultancies never sell you something you don’t actually need… perfect fit!

The shitposting identity

I’m not sure what this LinkedIn promoted post was advertising and I don’t think I want to find out.

A retired British primary school administrator with a British passport and a valid visa was shackled, chained and detained for six weeks by ICE www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Correct speeling is a security superpoewr: don’t get caught out by the latest typosquatting npm supply chain worm.

This week we’re looking at the impact of drugs on viruses, drugs on AI models, drug-addled bot behaviour and how the mainstream is catching up with AI Agent concerns. Oh, and some badly-drawn horses. #WeaklyLink beny23.github.io/posts/weakly...

I genuinely cannot believe the degree to which we are pissing away this generational breakthrough, even given the fuckmuppets who are involved www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

This week, we're having a bit of a wild west theme to the GenAI related links. There's continuing hype around OpenClaw - though it looks more like a hangover than a party. And we'll end up with a cryptic warning from a siren. #WeaklyLink beny23.github.io/posts/weakly...

This week it's about autonomous AI bots going crazy: Moltbook is so hot it leaves behind molten agents. Of course, there’s a decent sprinkling of security issues where once again the usual suspects prove that security vendors are bad at securing software. #WeaklyLink beny23.github.io/posts/weakly...

LinkedIn, the social network where even dead monarchs reach out to you.

Now that iOS is on 26.2 it should be safe to update. Apple: hold my beer.

It’s been a busy week, hasn’t it? Fascism is on the rise and AI too. But it’s not all bad news… We’re looking at how magic strings and parameter injection can be bad, how mad AI coding is and how optimism is doomed. Did I say not all bad? #weaklylink beny23.github.io/posts/weakly...

Share photographs of maintains you’ve taken.

“I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of peace.”

This week’s installment of my LinkBlog covers old tech that is new, operational tech that is secure, observability that is not expensive and a series of vulnerabilities for us to snigger at, then take a breath and take seriously. #WeaklyLink beny23.github.io/posts/weakly...

The wiz kids have done it again - very entertaining writeup: www.wiz.io/blog/wiz-res...

Love to see this kind of transparency from Agile on the Beach about their CFP: agileonthebeach.com/aotb-2026-ca...

In this edition, we hear about how to break US tech dominance, how your mate's phone can infect your TV when they pop round and some more AI insecurities. #weaklylink beny23.github.io/posts/weakly...

Needing to throttle Pro and Business while Pro+ and Enterprise is fine? Sounds like a cost saving incident to me ;-)

Learning from history has never been humanities strong point ;-) No GenAI doesn’t solve the coding bottleneck. Very enjoyable piece by Rob! Might just have to print it out and roll up. Would make a good stick to beat people with… (in a non-aggressive way of course)

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