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HTTP/1.1 must die: the desync endgame

Abstract Upstream HTTP/1.1 is inherently insecure and regularly exposes millions of websites to hostile takeover. Six years of attempted mitigations have hidden the issue, but fail...

Aug 6, 2025 UTC
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Repeater Strike: manual testing, amplified

Manual testing doesn't have to be repetitive. In this post, we're introducing Repeater Strike - a new AI-powered Burp Suite extension designed to automate the hunt for IDOR and sim...

Jul 15, 2025 UTC
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Weekly Update 527: Cybergeddon News v. Reality

As the news from last week has settled down, it would seem this headline was pretty spot on. The foretold apocalypse didn't eventuate, and there were no internet-destroying outages...

Oct 27, 2026 UTC
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Weekly Update 526: Building HIBP AI/SI First

I have this sense that we've passed the point where "vibe coding" is a derogatory term. I have no empirical evidence for this; it's more a feeling that those weaponising the term h...

Oct 19, 2026 UTC
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Weekly Update 525: AI Data Breach Hyperbole

I remember the name of that AI doco now - The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist. I was watching it on the long-haul flight home the other day, and what I found particularly...

Oct 13, 2026 UTC
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Weekly Update 524: Live From Copenhagen

I'm in Denmark! Well, just, I'm now at Copenhagen airport ready to begin the long trek home, with the final event at GOTO now done and going just perfectly. This week, there are tw...

Oct 4, 2026 UTC