Steve Ragan ⚠️

Father. Grandpa. Geek. Hacker. Former journalist. Security researcher. CMO @BSidesLV. Member: @CuratedIntel | BOD @CircleCityCon (RIP). | Tweets are my own.

[Steve Ragan ⚠️ @SteveD3]

Update: Verifying myself. I am easily found under SteveD3 on the following services and URLs:

https://t.co/rQA8MInvnf: @ https://t.co/wnCry14FRU

https://t.co/OIc8T2BAfh

https://t.co/0lHQ40AJJe

https://t.co/fz5E0AGPR3

[The Random Recruiter @randomrecruiter]

A few months ago I got a Sr. SWE an offer at a top 5 bank in NYC.

We pretty much got him everything he wanted:
• TC a couple thousand off his number, still the high end of his range
• 5 days in office down to 3x
• A line of business he actually wanted, finally moving into front office work at the level he was looking for

A week before his start date he tells me his current company countered.

They “magically” found the budget for a raise and a promotion he’d been pushing for over a year.

I told him counters usually don’t work out long term. They’re a bandaid so they don’t lose you this week.

He took it anyway.

He let me know today he got laid off.

When you take a counter, the trust is already gone. They weren’t planning to pay you that. They just needed time to figure out a longer term solution.

[Steve Ragan ⚠️ @SteveD3]

@WSIIAOfficial has come up with something cool for this year, while raising money for a good cause. There's a new badge celebrating the 10th year. Limited to 100.

https://t.co/4HeQoVb2gu

[Kyle 'esSOBi' Stone @essobi]

Full analysis of Claude Code telemetry.

I'd highly suggest you set
export DO_NOT_TRACK=1

https://t.co/bYktPa4QPM

[Phil Venables @philvenables]

Now to get CEOs of tech and security companies doing vignettes of them configuring their products.

[Steve Ragan ⚠️ @SteveD3]

@brysonbort The minute I referenced AI in my LI profile, the number of random inmail I get from "founders" and "CISOs" who want to help "advance our AI mission" has gone through the roof. Even when I say no, they keep coming back.

[Steve Ragan ⚠️ @SteveD3]

@Cthulhu_Answers I've downloaded cars. Bypassing view source blocks is so minor league

[Steve Ragan ⚠️ @SteveD3]

Lord Cthulhu is having fun, but here are some interesting notes:

ctrl+U / cmd+U shows source

alt+TI in FF brings up page info

hold L mouse, hold R mouse, release L, release R. the browser will treat it as a right click, but the JS sees it as a left click.

[Cthulhu ( ;,;) @Cthulhu_Answers]

3. If a website blocks right-click, the page source cannot be accessed.

4. Holding your phone’s flashlight up to a laptop screen can reveal hidden watermarks embedded in screenshots.

[Steve Ragan ⚠️ @SteveD3]

@UK_Daniel_Card @mseebach You two are ignoring the critical option here... where does one obtain these magic risk-reducing beans?

[BSides Las Vegas @BSidesLV]

Things are spinning up. First All Hands call happening tonight. Expect additional details soon, including room blocks, CFP, and more.

Save the dates: August 3rd, 4th, and 5th, 2026

[Steve Ragan ⚠️ @SteveD3]

@HackingDave I did mine, was in and out in no time flat. Easy work.

[Jayson E. Street 💙 🤗💛 @jaysonstreet]

Ask me if I’m worried about the future & I’ll say yes.
What I didn’t expect though was to feel happier than I have in such a long time!

Had such amazing conversations today & while no job yet I’m excited for what’s next!
So just celebrating that I’m sure better times are coming!

[Kyle 'esSOBi' Stone @essobi]

Autonomous Agentic Offensive Agent in Kali.

#buildinpubic

[Kyle 'esSOBi' Stone @essobi]

Autonomous offensive tools amplify harm?

Is that really how we see it?

What would you do?

[Steve Ragan ⚠️ @SteveD3]

@HackingDave Vecna will return in Avengers: Doomsday

[Steve Ragan ⚠️ @SteveD3]

@HackingDave Totally agree. Loved it. I'm glad I stuck with it for all five seasons.

[Steve Ragan ⚠️ @SteveD3]

@dykebyers

[Steve Ragan ⚠️ @SteveD3]

Not a disease. This is the aftermath of a very important lesson called don't touch the glow circle. That will clear up in a week or so.

[Kyle 'esSOBi' Stone @essobi]

My backs out and I got hit with an eviction. If anybody could throw me a bone, I’d appreciate it. DM and I’ll send the link there because every time I post it I get over ran with bots.

Happy Holidays.

[Steve Ragan ⚠️ @SteveD3]

@essobi This sounds like an Alt F4 moment from IRC.... you should post it to various discord channels. <eg>

[Steve Ragan ⚠️ @SteveD3]

@essobi Aw man, I'm so sorry to hear this. Sending love bub.