A blog post extends Henrik Karlsson's idea that publishing work online passively attracts a network of well-matched, interesting people, likening it to wearing a conversation-starting t-shirt but with more precision. The author suggests going further than simply posting content: adding contact links, explicit requests for feedback, and conversational 'handles' within writing to make it easier for the right readers to reach out.
autodidacts.io
· 2026-11-02
Between October 16 and 23, 2026, PHP, Node.js, GitLab, LiteLLM, OpenCode and the eMudhra certificate authority each disclosed serious security incidents. PHP, Node.js and GitLab all shipped fixes on October 21, the same day a bad LiteLLM release was pushed out. Amazon's MadPot honeypots recorded attempts to exploit the PHP flaws four days before they were publicly disclosed.
cloudsleuth.io
· 2026-10-27
Amazon Web Services researchers reviewing honeypot logs found that an attacker attempted to exploit the PHP2Shell vulnerabilities on October 17, four days before the flaws were publicly disclosed and patched on Wednesday. The attempt originated from an IP address linked to a commercial anonymization service, and AWS also logged a wave of further exploitation attempts in the hours before the official disclosure at 10 am ET.
wired.com
· 2026-10-22
Researchers observed that bumblebees continued to build and use honeypots even when microplastic particles were present in their nesting environment, showing no clear behavioral aversion to the contamination. The findings come from experiments examining how the insects interact with plastic-laced materials in controlled settings.
nature.com
· 2026-09-24
CISA released new guidance last week outlining how organizations can deploy deception techniques—such as decoy files, honeypots, and tripwires—to detect intruders inside their networks. The introductory resource explains how to design and implement these traps to shorten detection time and reveal attacker behavior, framing deception as a complement to zero-trust security models.
darkreading.com
· 2026-09-22
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