Security

The switch was a long time coming. I’m going to be honest here, 1Password has a lot of good things going for it, you can integrate MFA, encryption keys for SSH, GPG, it integrates with HIBP, it syncs all across any of your devices, it has a fantastic UX, it is well certified securitywise, and for what it does it is pretty good. However it costs money (even for private use) and I want to reduce my footprint with US based cloud offers. I know this might sound a bit ironic given this site’s hosting provider, but I digress. ...

I just stumbled across an enormous outcry about another attack by the “LizardSquad” against DBG’s (former SOE) Games that were allegedly the outcome of a few angry posts on Twitter by DBG’s CEO John Smedley. (Storylink) Along with the usual “fixit fixit fixit” there was also a lot of guesses thrown out about the size of the genitals of a 14-year old fin. What startled me though is the sheer lack of knowledge when it comes to the gamers themselves. So please, let me help and explain how this magical and dangerous DDoS stuff works. ...