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[db.ayy @sql2sec]

@FancyFancyBear1 That’s what you get for stepping out with the wrong leg.

[MG @_MG_]

This is likely snake oil, but tons of people are boosting it.

Ultrasonic mic jammers are real & a fraction of the price. What they claim is new: using AI to detect mics.

There are ways to find hidden mics. The TSCM space (bug sweepers) has tons of tricks that seem like pure magic. Have you ever listened to transistors turn on & off inside of an electronic device? Seen what a non-wireless camera sensor sees from across the room because every copper trace on a PCB is still an antenna?

…I have 😎. Hell, the first time I heard the “heat beat” of one of my naughty little OMG Cables, it was kinda reminiscent of hearing the heartbeat of my literal unborn kids! 😂

… anyway, you also have thermals, magnetics, etc. But most of these tricks require that you either sweep a detection device within a few cm of the bug, or you have a bulky antenna pointed directly at the bug. This “Deveillance” device is a small stationary puck that you place in the center of the space you want to protect.

So what can you do with a small stationary object to detect mics? Well, anyone who’s used an ultrasonic jammer knows that most of the space is going to be filled with ultrasonic emitters, especially if you want the claimed 2 meter range. So that leaves a pretty small space for the detection electronics.

You could do wireless protocol discovery. WiFi, BLE, etc. This would be easy. But it’ll only find a fraction of hidden mics.

You could do wideband RF sweeps to detect any active radio emissions. Here, AI could actually help identify based on raw signal. But this already feels like a stretch for this product. Lots of legit wireless mics are going to slip through the cracks with the minimal hardware that fits in a small puck.

But let’s say we make it this far. What about every mic that is not actively transmitting? Saving to local storage for later retrieval, etc. Well, you could use your ultrasonic emitters to create saturated pulses into the mics, which in turn will create electrical impulses down the copper lines between the mic & whatever catches the signal. Every bit of copper, no matter the length, is also an antenna. So you catch those emissions and look for signals that match your own ultrasonic emissions. Packing equipment sensitive enough to do this inside a little puck though…. Ehhhh

And after all that, you are still blind to passive MEMS microphones.

And more so: there are already ways to defeat ultrasonic jammers too.

However, this device doesn’t claim to protect you against bugs and other hidden mics. It’s very tightly constrained to:

“prevents smart devices and AI recorders from picking up your voice”

That’s an incredibly narrow scope. Existing ultrasonic jammers cover that scope pretty easily.

[db.ayy @sql2sec]

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[Jaron Bradley @jbradley89]

I’m working on a new book

Thank you to all those who told me my first book has helped them in the macOS world in some way

This book focuses on the internals necessary to build detections and perform analysis of intrusions on macOS

Any shares to help measure interest helps!

[db.ayy @sql2sec]

@NahamSec Thank you 🙏🏼

[Kyle Hanslovan @KyleHanslovan]

Anyone else side-eyeing CVE-2024-38063 patched today? 👀 Unauthenticated RCE w/SYSTEM privs 😒. Microsoft assessed this sucker with Max criticality & Low attack complexity.

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@robertgraham

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@erikdarlingdata “It’s like the plan cache, except it won’t keep disappearing on you.” ☠️

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@ninjaneil99 @WallStreetSilv Yep! What happened in 1970?

[Mexican Rug Dealer @DealinRugs]

My coworker snitched me out to get me in trouble 🐀

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@MikeSington

[dbatools @psdbatools]

After 5 months of hard work, #dbatools 2.0 is finally here! Tons of improvements (and a few breaking changes) 🚀 #PowerShell #SQLServer https://t.co/gxrJD1Ac6O

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@SQLRockstar

[Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer @EvanKirstel]

🤯 This clip is from Nevada 1959, part of a series of test by the Department of Energy and the US army between 1951 and 1963.

The soldiers were in foxholes at the edge of the blast radius to see the effects of the atomic bomb on trenches. Some soldiers got 1st degree burns.

Some livestock and sheep were positioned closer and had third degree burns and were permanently blinded.

Vegetation up to 2km away was still smouldering. And the sand beneath ground zero had fused into a green glass called “trinitite”, basically a new element 😱

[Berel Solomon @BerelSolomon]

My son was bullied in school last year.
The ‘cool’ kids harassed him in the classroom. And wouldn’t let him play sports at recess.

We noticed how much he hated going to school every day. After months of being bullied he finally broke down and told me what was going on.

I was bullied as a kid too, so I knew how it felt. My heart was broken for the little guy. I took it seriously.

I sat in his bed until late that night giving him perspective and tools.

He went to school the next day armed for battle, but our plan backfired. He was crushed again. He wanted to give in. Maybe change classes. I told him not to give up.

We went back to the drawing board.

The day after he managed to turn it all around. He stood up for himself and showed the bullies he’s not to be messed with a respectful way.

He was invited to play! He ended up becoming one of the best players in the school. 💪

Fast forward…

Yesterday my son was playing soccer. And a boy tried to play. The kids wouldn’t let him in. A few years back they gave this boy a nasty nickname and he’s been sidelined ever since.

Yesterday on the court, my son also called him the mean nickname. He saw how much it hurt the boy.

He remembered his hurtful it was when we was bullied.

He came home from Synagogue and told me what happened. He felt terrible.

I told him the right thing to do was to call to say sorry. He didn’t want. He was to shy and embarrassed.

I called the boys father anyways. He told me that his son is having a rough year because of the bullying. My son heard every word.

His father passed the phone to his boy.

I put my son on the line.

“I’m sorry I called you that name. From now on I’ll make sure that nobody bothers you .” My son said.

The boy responded “thank you Menachem.”

My son said “can we be friends?”

I heard the boy chocking up and struggling to answer. Finally he said in a teary voice…

“Yes”.

Lesson learned, bullying is serious. We as parents have to be just as concerned about other kids feelings as we are about our own kids.

We have to turn our children into leaders and defenders instead of bystanders.

I subscribe to the hands on parenting method. How about you?

[db.ayy @sql2sec]

@NSA_CSDirector @SwiftOnSecurity “Key all that you can board.”

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@erikdarlingdata

[Itzik Ben-Gan @ItzikBenGan]

Coming soon; based on true, false and unknown events: T-SQL Fundamentals 4th Edition https://t.co/bTAXbnvDAA

[Visvge @Sicclord1]

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