Right off the bat, let me state for the record that I have, in fact, used LLMs. I still do. They're good for some inconsequential bullshit you don't want to do like "Write a short bio about you!", or a RACI matrix that would otherwise take 40 hours to produce just so it can sit somewhere being used by no one, or your "goals" as an individual contributor (lol), or any OKR.| CrankySec
Yarrrrr.| crankysec.com
This is so dumb.| crankysec.com
Fuck InfoSec| crankysec.com
Fuck InfoSec| crankysec.com
Let's plant a garden instead| crankysec.com
This too shall pass| crankysec.com
By now, it should be clear to everyone that the whole "Tragedy of the commons" concept was not intended to be an argument in favor of preserving the commons. It was, instead, a racist line of thought that can be condensed to something like "You barbarians cannot control yourselves. Whereas, I, Garrett Hardin, a person belonging to the most refined and enlightened class, believe that only the most refined and enlightened should be in charge of said commons." In other words, the tragedy of the ...| CrankySec
It's devolution, baby!| crankysec.com
You can't sit with us| crankysec.com
Just YOLO it.| crankysec.com
Vibe Code Deez Nuts.| crankysec.com
If you've made this far into 2025, congratulations! You are one stubborn human being. It's getting harder and harder to wake up and get out of bed without yelling "fuck this" to no one in particular, and hiding under the covers. It feels almost uncouth for me to write about cybersecurity when there are more pressing matters at hand, but I am not qualified to talk about other things. I'm probably not qualified to talk about cybersecurity either, but you all have been kind enough to indulge me,...| CrankySec
Welcome, welcome, welcome!| crankysec.com
Been a good run, ferda.| crankysec.com
No. Not like that.| crankysec.com
You can't sit with us| crankysec.com
It's that time of the day, again! Where we try to bring cybersecurity back to reality! Today's episode of "You have got to be fucking kidding me!" is brought to you by... cybersecurity people creaming themselves because some FBI dude said something anyone with half a brain cell already knew: end-to-end encrypted communication is good, trying to backdoor encryption is bad. Take a victory lap if you're one of those! Tell the world "I've been saying this since 2022!" Go on social media and write...| CrankySec
Howdy! It's December, and I thought I would give you some updates on the state of the blog, with some bonus info on the 32x33 Institute. It's been a year, friends.| CrankySec
I've been in a bit of a writing slump lately, and I can say without a shred of doubt that this slump is going to be here for a while. I don't know if you all know this, but, even though I live in Chicago, I'm not American. I come from South America, and the person who was elected president of the United States made it very clear that people like me are not really welcome around these parts. Luckily, I have options. Which is something a lot of other people do not have. Since this is a blog abo...| CrankySec
About a year ago, I was driven out of a job by a very incompetent person. The consequences of that departure are being felt to this day because I had to tap into my savings to, you know, eat, and I had to take a hometown discount on my compensation because the market for cybersecurity professionals has been utter shit since 2018 or something.| CrankySec
Hello, friends! It's been a hot minute, but we were busy working on a little Cranky project that you'll need to check out our Discord to know more. For now. It's not really a secret, but we're not quite ready to spread the news yet. If you're not there, do join.| CrankySec
All else being equal, nearly all cybersecurity jobs suck. I mean, if you remove the "I need to make money to live" component from the equation, I'd guess that some 97% of cybersecurity jobs would be unfilled forever. Why? Because, deep down, people want to do meaningful things. Or work with interesting people. Or work with interesting technology. Or have a positive impact. The overwhelming majority of jobs offer none of these things. Yet, we see a lot of people jumping through extremely convo...| CrankySec
So. You heard somewhere that a career in cybersecurity was hot stuff. You heard some anecdotes about people making big money breaking into or protecting computer systems. You thought that was pretty cool, and you studied hard to give yourself a fighting chance to break into the profession. Starting from the beginning was not a problem, you know you need to cut your teeth and earn your stripes. The opportunity to do something interesting and meaningful doesn't present itself every day.| CrankySec
Tired of this shit| crankysec.com
No. Not that.| crankysec.com
It's Hacker Summer Camp Season!| crankysec.com
If you want it to.| crankysec.com
Hello,| CrankySec
First Principles Deez Nutz| crankysec.com
Powered by AI and the CrankySec community| crankysec.com
Difficult & Abrasive| crankysec.com
LFG!| crankysec.com
ROFL also works| crankysec.com
And out of this world.| crankysec.com
Go read a book| crankysec.com
LMAO| crankysec.com
Don't ask for sources| crankysec.com
It's not them, it's you.| crankysec.com
Paint the green red| crankysec.com
Neither hacker nor news.| crankysec.com
Soylent green is people!| crankysec.com
Can we fix it?| crankysec.com
You kiss you mom with this mouth full of shit?| crankysec.com
Get me the manager!| crankysec.com
Guess where it is?!?| crankysec.com
Here's a guide, dummy| crankysec.com
Rotten like a tomato| crankysec.com
Honne for me, tatemae for you.| crankysec.com
Stop shooting yourself on the foot, dummy.| crankysec.com
Now what?| crankysec.com
Because community matters.| crankysec.com
Why can't we be internet friends?| crankysec.com
It'd be a shame if something were to happen to your business.| crankysec.com
First!| crankysec.com
You won't find a job.| crankysec.com
Why your CISO is a 10-ply fuck.| crankysec.com
Very shit| crankysec.com