Why fixing every vulnerability is impossibleβand unnecessary. Learn how risk-based vulnerability management prioritizes what to patch, what to defer, and why context matters more than CVSS.
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In early December 2025, the React core team disclosed two new vulnerabilities affecting React Server Components (RSC). These issues β Denial-of-Service and Source Code Exposure were found by security researchers probing the fixes for the previous weekβs critical RSC vulnerability, known as βReact2Shellβ.Β While these newly discovered bugs do not enable Remote Code Execution, meaning [β¦]
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Youβve spent weeks, maybe months, crafting your dream Electron app. The UI looks clean, the features work flawlessly, and you finally hit that Build button. Excited, you send the installer to your friend for testing. Youβre expecting a βWow, this is awesome!β Instead, you get: Windows protected your PC. Unknown Publisher.β That bright blue SmartScreenβ¦ Read More How to Sign a Windows App with Electron Builder?
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Explore how AI-driven threat detection can secure Model Context Protocol (MCP) deployments from data manipulation attempts, with a focus on post-quantum security.
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How a simple βI found your photoβ message can quietly take over your account
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There's a strange thing that happens when a person you once knew as your child seems, over years, to forget the sound of your voice, the feel of your laugh, or the way your presence once grounded them. It isnt just loss - it's an internal inversion: your love becomes a shadow. Something haunting, familiar, yet painful to face.
I know this because I lived it - decade after decade - as the father of two sons, now ages 28 and 26. What has stayed with me isn't just the external stripping away of connection, but the internal fracture it caused in myself.
Some days I felt like the person I was before alienation didn't exist anymore. Not because I lost my identity, but because I was forced to confront parts of myself I never knew were thereΒ - deep fears, hidden hopes, unexamined beliefs about love, worth, and attachment.
This isn't a story of blame. It's a story of honesty with the inner terrain - the emotional geography that alienation carved into my heart.
Love doesn't disappear when a child's affection is withdrawn. Instead, it changes shape. It becomes more subtle, less spoken, but no less alive.
When your kids are little, love shows up in bedtime stories, laughter, scraped knees, and easy smiles. When they're adults and distant, love shows up in the quiet hurtΒ - the way you notice an empty chair, or a text that never came, or the echo of a memory that still makes your heart ache.
This kind of love doesn't vanish. It becomes a quiet force pulling you inward - toward reflection instead of reaction, toward steadiness instead of collapse.
There's a psychological reality at play here that goes beyond custody schedules, angry words, or fractured holidays. When a person - especially a young person - bonds with one attachment figure and rejects another, something profound is happening in the architecture of their emotional brain.
In some dynamics of parental influence, children form a hyperβfocused attachment to one caregiver and turn away from the other. That pattern isn't about rational choice but emotional survival. Attachment drives us to protect what feels safe and to fear what feels unsafe - even when the fear isn't grounded in reality. High Conflict Institute
When my sons leaned with all their emotional weight toward their mother - even to the point of believing impossible things about me - it was never just "obedience." It was attachment in overdrive: a neural pull toward what felt like safety, acceptance, or approval. And when that sense of safety was threatened by even a hint of disapproval, the defensive system in their psyche kicked into high gear.
This isn't a moral judgment. It's the brain trying to survive.
Here's the part no one talks about in polite conversation:
You can love someone deeply and grieve their absence just as deeply -Β at the same time.
It's one of the paradoxes that stays with you long after the world expects you to "move on."
You can hope that the door will open someday
and you can also acknowledge it may never open in this lifetime.
You can forgive the emotional wounds that were inflicted
and also mourn the lost years that you'll never get back.
You can love someone unconditionally
and still refuse to let that love turn into selfβerosion.
This tension - this bittersweet coexistence - becomes a part of your inner life.
This is where the real work lives.
When children grow up in an environment where one caregiver's approval feels like survival, the attachment system can begin to overβregulate itself. Instead of trust being distributed across relationships, it narrows. The safe figure becomes everything. The other becomes threatening by association, even when there's no rational basis for fear. Men and Families
For my sons, that meant years of believing narratives that didn't fit reality - like refusing to consider documented proof of child support, or assigning malicious intent to benign situations. When confronted with facts, they didn't question the narrative - they rationalized it to preserve the internal emotional logic they had built around attachment and fear.
That's not weakness. That's how emotional survival systems work.
One of the hardest lessons is learning to hold ambivalence without distortion. In healthy relational development, people can feel both love and disappointment, both closeness and distance, both gratitude and grief - all without collapsing into one extreme or the other.
But in severe attachment distortion, the emotional brain tries to eliminate complexity - because complexity feels dangerous. It feels unstable. It feels like uncertainty. And the emotional brain prefers certainty, even if that certainty is painful. Karen Woodall
Learning to tolerate ambiguity - that strange space where love and loss coexist - becomes a form of inner strength.
I write this not to indict, accuse, or vilify anyone. The human psyche is far more complicated than simple causeβandβeffect. What I've learned - through years of quiet reflection - is that:
Attachment wounds run deep, and they can overshadow logic and memory.
People don't reject love lightly. They reject fear and threat.
Healing isn't an event. It's a series of small acts of awareness and presence.
Your internal world is the only place you can truly govern. External reality is negotiable - inner life is not.
I have a quiet hope - not a loud demand - that one day my sons will look back and see the patterns that were invisible to them before. Not to blame. Not to reβassign guilt. But to understand.
Hope isn't a promise. It's a stance of openness - a willingness to stay emotionally available without collapsing into desperation.
Healing isn't about winning back what was lost. It's about cultivating a life that holds the loss with compassion and still knows how to turn toward joy when it appears - quietly, softly, unexpectedly.
Your heart doesn't have to choose between love and grief. It can carry both.
And in that carrying, something deeper begins to grow.
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Parental Alienation & Emotional Impact
International Society for the New Definition of Abuse & Family Violence - overview on parental alienation as child abuse: https://isnaf.info/our-mission-2/
Research on adult impacts of alienating behaviours (mental health, trauma, identity): https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9026878/
Attachment & Alienation Theory
Attachment and alienation discussion from High Conflict Institute: https://www.highconflictinstitute.com/attachment-and-alienation/
Attachmentβbased model of parental alienation (PDF overview): https://menandfamilies.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/An-Attachment-Based-Model-of-Parental-Alienation-Foundations.pdf
General Parental Alienation Background
Wikipedia on parental alienation (neutral background): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parental_alienation
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In cybersecurity, being βalways onβ is often treated like a badge of honor.
We celebrate the leaders who respond at all hours, who jump into every incident, who never seem to unplug. Availability gets confused with commitment. Urgency gets mistaken for effectiveness. And somewhere along the way, exhaustion becomes normalizedβif not quietly admired.
But hereβs the uncomfortable truth:
Always-on leadership doesnβt scale. And over time, it becomes a liability.
Iβve seen it firsthand, and if youβve spent any real time in high-pressure security environments, you probably have too.
The Myth of Constant Availability
Cybersecurity is unforgiving. Threats donβt wait for business hours. Incidents donβt respect calendars. That reality creates a subtle but dangerous expectation: real leaders are always reachable.
The problem isnβt short-term intensity. The problem is when intensity becomes an identity.
When leaders feel compelled to be everywhere, all the time, a few things start to happen:
Decision quality quietly degrades
Teams become dependent instead of empowered
Strategic thinking gets crowded out by reactive work
From the outside, it can look like dedication. From the inside, it often feels like survival mode.
And survival mode is a terrible place to lead from.
Burnout isnβt just about being tired. Itβs about losing marginβmental, emotional, and strategic margin.
Leaders without margin:
Default to familiar solutions instead of better ones
React instead of anticipate
Solve todayβs problem at the expense of tomorrowβs resilience
In cybersecurity, thatβs especially dangerous. This field demands clarity under pressure, judgment amid noise, and the ability to zoom out when everything is screaming βzoom in.β
When leaders are depleted, those skills are the first to go.
One of the biggest mindset shifts Iβve seen in effective leaders is this:
They stop trying to be the system and start building one.
That means:
Creating clear decision boundaries so teams donβt need constant escalation
Trusting people with ownership, not just tasks
Designing escalation paths that protect focus instead of destroying it
This isnβt about disengaging. Itβs about leading intentionally.
Ironically, the leaders who are least available at all times are often the ones whose teams perform bestβbecause the system works even when they step away.
Thereβs a difference between being reachable and being present.
Presence is about:
Showing up fully when it matters
Making thoughtful decisions instead of fast ones
Modeling sustainable behavior for teams that are already under pressure
When leaders never disconnect, they send a messageβeven if unintentionallyβthat rest is optional and boundaries are weakness. Over time, that culture burns people out long before the threat landscape does.
Good leaders protect their teams.
Great leaders also protect their own capacity to lead.
In a field obsessed with uptime, response times, and coverage, itβs worth asking a harder question:
If I stepped away for a week, would things fall apartβor function as designed?
If the answer is βfall apart,β thatβs not a personal failure. Itβs a leadership signal. One that points to opportunity, not inadequacy.
The strongest leaders I know arenβt always on.
Theyβre intentional. Theyβre disciplined. And they understand that long-term effectiveness requires more than enduranceβit requires self-mastery.
In cybersecurity especially, that might be the most underrated leadership skill of all.
World Health Organization (WHO) β Burn-out an βoccupational phenomenonβ (ICD-11 overview)
https://www.who.int/news/item/28-05-2019-burn-out-an-occupational-phenomenon-international-classification-of-diseases
World Health Organization (WHO) β Burn-out: an occupational phenomenon (FAQ / definition)
https://www.who.int/standards/classifications/frequently-asked-questions/burn-out-an-occupational-phenomenon
Harvard Business Review β When Youβre the Executive Everyone Relies Onβand Youβre Burning Out (Oct 9, 2025)
https://hbr.org/2025/10/when-youre-the-executive-everyone-relies-on-and-youre-burning-out
Harvard Business Review β Preventing Burnout Is About Empathetic Leadership (Sep 28, 2020)
https://hbr.org/2020/09/preventing-burnout-is-about-empathetic-leadership
Google Site Reliability Engineering (SRE Book) β Eliminating Toil
https://sre.google/sre-book/eliminating-toil/
Google SRE Workbook β Eliminating Toil (operational efficiency)
https://sre.google/workbook/eliminating-toil/
NIST β SP 800-61r3 (PDF): Incident Response Recommendations and Considerations for Cybersecurity Risk Management (CSF 2.0 Community Profile)
https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/SpecialPublications/NIST.SP.800-61r3.pdf
NIST CSRC β SP 800-61r3 publication landing page
https://csrc.nist.gov/pubs/sp/800/61/r3/ipd
NIST News β NIST Revises SP 800-61 (incident response recommendations)
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2025/04/nist-revises-sp-800-61-incident-response-recommendations-and-considerations
CDC / NIOSH β Stressβ¦At Work (NIOSH Publication No. 99-101)
https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/99-101/default.html
OSHA β Workplace Stress: Guidance and Tips for Employers
https://www.osha.gov/workplace-stress/employer-guidance
Mind Garden β Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) (official distributor page)
https://www.mindgarden.com/117-maslach-burnout-inventory-mbi
Training Industry β Developing Conscious Leaders for a Fast-Changing World
https://trainingindustry.com/articles/leadership/developing-conscious-leaders-for-a-fast-changing-world/
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How Do Non-Human Identities Transform Cloud Security Management? Could your cloud security management strategy be missing a vital component? With cybersecurity evolves, the focus has expanded beyond traditional human operatives to encompass Non-Human Identities (NHIs). Understanding NHIs and their role in modern cloud environments is crucial for industries ranging from financial services to healthcare. This [β¦]
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Is Your Organization Prepared for the Evolving Landscape of Non-Human Identities? Managing non-human identities (NHIs) has become a critical focal point for organizations, especially for those using cloud-based platforms. But how can businesses ensure they are adequately protected against the evolving threats targeting machine identities? The answer lies in adopting a strategic and comprehensive approach [β¦]
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How Do Non-Human Identities Impact Cybersecurity? What role do Non-Human Identities (NHIs) play cybersecurity risks? Where machine-to-machine interactions are burgeoning, understanding NHIs becomes critical for any organization aiming to secure its cloud environments effectively. Decoding Non-Human Identities in the Cybersecurity Sphere Non-Human Identities are the machine identities that enable vast numbers of applications, services, and [β¦]
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The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) is now in full effect, and financial institutions across the EU face mounting pressure to demonstrate robust ICT risk management and cyber resilience. With...
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Executive Summary On December 5th, 2025 the USβs Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), National Security Agency, and Canadaβs Cyber Security Centre released a joint malware report on BRICKSTORM, a backdoor targeting VMware vSphere and Windows environments. The suspected threat actor(s), tracked as UNC5221 by Mandiant and WARP PANDA by CrowdStrike, are identified as [...]
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Session 6A: LLM Privacy and Usable Privacy
Authors, Creators & Presenters: Guanlong Wu (Southern University of Science and Technology), Zheng Zhang (ByteDance Inc.), Yao Zhang (ByteDance Inc.), Weili Wang (Southern University of Science and Technolog), Jianyu Niu (Southern University of Science and Technolog), Ye Wu (ByteDance Inc.), Yinqian Zhang (Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech))
PAPER
I Know What You Asked: Prompt Leakage via KV-Cache Sharing in Multi-Tenant LLM Serving
Large Language Models (LLMs), which laid the groundwork for Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), have recently gained significant traction in academia and industry due to their disruptive applications. In order to enable scalable applications and efficient resource management, various multi-tenant LLM serving frameworks have been proposed, in which the LLM caters to the needs of multiple users simultaneously. One notable mechanism in recent works, such as SGLang and vLLM, is sharing the Key-Value (KV) cache for identical token sequences among multiple users, saving both memory and computation. This paper presents the first investigation on security risks associated with multi-tenant LLM serving. We show that the state-of-the-art mechanisms of KV cache sharing may lead to new side channel attack vectors, allowing unauthorized reconstruction of user prompts and compromising sensitive user information among mutually distrustful users. Specifically, we introduce our attack, PROMPTPEEK, and apply it to three scenarios where the adversary, with varying degrees of prior knowledge, is capable of reverse-engineering prompts from other users. This study underscores the need for careful resource management in multi-tenant LLM serving and provides critical insights for future security enhancement.
ABOUT NDSS
The Network and Distributed System Security Symposium (NDSS) fosters information exchange among researchers and practitioners of network and distributed system security. The target audience includes those interested in practical aspects of network and distributed system security, with a focus on actual system design and implementation. A major goal is to encourage and enable the Internet community to apply, deploy, and advance the state of available security technologies.
Our thanks to the Network and Distributed System Security (NDSS) Symposium for publishing their Creators, Authors and Presenterβs superb NDSS Symposium 2025 Conference content on the Organizations' YouTube Channel.
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Official AppOmni Company Information AppOmni delivers continuous SaaS security posture management, threat detection, and vital security insights into SaaS applications. Uncover hidden risks, prevent data exposure, and gain total control over your SaaS environments with an all-in-one platform. AppOmni Overview Mission: AppOmniβs mission is to prevent SaaS data breaches by securing the applications that power [β¦]
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βStart by doing whatβs necessary; then do whatβs possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.β β St. Francis of Assisi In the 12th century, St. Francis wasnβt talking about digital systems, but his advice remains startlingly relevant for todayβs AI governance challenges. Enterprises are suddenly full of AI agents such as copilots embedded in β¦
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State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial (SLTT) governments operate the systems that keep American society functioning: 911 dispatch centers, water treatment plants, transportation networks, court systems, and public benefits portals. When these digital systems are compromised, the impact is immediate and physical. Citizens cannot call for help, renew licenses, access healthcare, or receive social services. Yet
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Amazon Web Services (AWS) today published a report detailing a series of cyberattacks occurring over multiple years attributable to Russiaβs Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) that were aimed primarily at the energy sector in North America, Europe and the Middle East. The latest Amazon Threat Intelligence report concludes that the cyberattacks have been evolving since 2021,..
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Learn what Business Email Compromise (BEC) is, how to spot common scams, respond to attacks, and use SPF, DKIM, and DMARC to prevent future fraud.
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A data breach of credit reporting and ID verification services firm 700Credit affected 5.6 million people, allowing hackers to steal personal information of customers of the firm's client companies. 700Credit executives said the breach happened after bad actors compromised the system of a partner company.
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Session 6A: LLM Privacy and Usable Privacy
Authors, Creators & Presenters: Xiaoyuan Wu (Carnegie Mellon University), Lydia Hu (Carnegie Mellon University), Eric Zeng (Carnegie Mellon University), Hana Habib (Carnegie Mellon University), Lujo Bauer (Carnegie Mellon University)
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Transparency or Information Overload? Evaluating Users' Comprehension and Perceptions of the iOS App Privacy Report
Apple's App Privacy Report, released in 2021, aims to inform iOS users about apps' access to their data and sensors (e.g., contacts, camera) and, unlike other privacy dashboards, what domains are contacted by apps and websites. To evaluate the effectiveness of the privacy report, we conducted semi-structured interviews to examine users' reactions to the information, their understanding of relevant privacy implications, and how they might change their behavior to address privacy concerns. Participants easily understood which apps accessed data and sensors at certain times on their phones, and knew how to remove an app's permissions in case of unexpected access. In contrast, participants had difficulty understanding apps' and websites' network activities. They were confused about how and why network activities occurred, overwhelmed by the number of domains their apps contacted, and uncertain about what remedial actions they could take against potential privacy threats. While the privacy report and similar tools can increase transparency by presenting users with details about how their data is handled, we recommend providing more interpretation or aggregation of technical details, such as the purpose of contacting domains, to help users make informed decisions.
ABOUT NDSS
The Network and Distributed System Security Symposium (NDSS) fosters information exchange among researchers and practitioners of network and distributed system security. The target audience includes those interested in practical aspects of network and distributed system security, with a focus on actual system design and implementation. A major goal is to encourage and enable the Internet community to apply, deploy, and advance the state of available security technologies.
Our thanks to the Network and Distributed System Security (NDSS) Symposium for publishing their Creators, Authors and Presenterβs superb NDSS Symposium 2025 Conference content on the Organizations' YouTube Channel.
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