Christian Folini @christian-folini.ch · 13/04/2026That's a shallow take. It's not so much about the dogmatic significance, but the social effect. An effect that becomes visible in every mass. It's always been that way. This is a very sharp weapon. 010
Christian Folini @christian-folini.ch · 13/04/2026Then "Creating Safety" is spot on. The second part may be a bit long / clumsy. But I don't see how you could make this shorter, more punchy. But then I'm not a native speaker ... 010
Christian Folini @christian-folini.ch · 13/04/2026I always thought that Security should be more of a Safety issue. In a book title as this I am not really sure it works that well. But it might and I would love to see it succeed. 110
Christian Folini @christian-folini.ch · 19/03/2026Florian Schuetz from Swiss NCSC opening the @1ns0mn1h4ck.bsky.social conference: "Sovereignty is not autarky, sovereignty is freedom to choose." If you're around at the conference, come and say hello. Happy to talk. 031
Reposted by Christian Folinikat cosgrove @kat.lol · 19/03/2026I'm very lucky that @minimus.io considers the work I do for Kubernetes to be part of my job. That isn't true for most maintainers. Projects are failing or suffering attacks because of a lack of contributors from companies built on top of them, and that's *everyone's* problem. dev.to/katcosgrove/...dev.toWhen Projects Fail: Why Companies Should Treat Open Source as InfrastructureMaintaining an open source project is hard. It requires managing a group of people who are largely... 610820
Christian Folini @christian-folini.ch · 18/03/2026There is a lot of truth in this. It's a bit like a modern form of rubber duck engineering 010
Christian Folini @christian-folini.ch · 17/03/2026Thank you. SCION coverage outside Switzerland is rare. And this article and your interview is really extensive. 000
Reposted by Christian FoliniPatrick C Miller @patrickcmiller.bsky.social · 17/03/2026Switzerland built a secure alternative to BGP. The rest of the world hasn't noticed yet www.theregister.com/2026/03/17/s...theregister.comSwitzerland built an alternative to BGP. Nobody noticedFeature: SCION: Proven in banking and healthcare, slow to spread everywhere else 133
Reposted by Christian FoliniReto Vogt @rvgt.ch · 15/03/2026Ein halbes Jahr ist seit dem Launch von #Apertus verstrichen. Für die @nzz.ch am Sonntag habe ich untersucht, was daraus geworden ist. Das Fazit ist ernüchternd: Kaum jemand nutzt es. Und ausgerechnet der wichtigste Partner setzt auf Anthropic und OpenAI. www.nzz.ch/wirtschaft/n... (Geschenk-Link)nzz.chSchweizer KI Apertus: ETH-Projekt wird kaum produktiv genutztEin halbes Jahr nach dem Launch nutzt noch kaum jemand das Schweizer KI-Modell Apertus. Es liegt nicht nur am fehlenden Geld. 0112
Reposted by Christian FoliniInsomni'hack @1ns0mn1h4ck.bsky.social · 13/03/2026Welcome Anastasija Collen as our keynote speaker at #INSO26! She reveals how security debt is driven more by environment and behavior than by tools. Last tickets available: ow.ly/Y94V50YsPlu #Infosec #CyberConference 033
Reposted by Christian FoliniLukasz Olejnik @lukaszolejnik.bsky.social · 12/03/2026Is the bombing of the elementary school in Iran a case study in how AI-assisted warfare outpaces the safeguards international humanitarian law (IHL) demands during armed conflict? 183
Christian Folini @christian-folini.ch · 06/03/2026Thought I'd sahre the Swiss Cyber Security starter pack again. Am I missing somebody? go.bsky.app/4xD359p 061
Christian Folini @christian-folini.ch · 02/03/2026"Eine Untersuchung, die 47 Studien rezipiert, zeigt zwar, dass deren Mehrheit Villigers Aussage bestärkt. ... ... ... Bleibt die Lockerung der Schuldenbremse - umso mehr als kaum ein Argument für Villigers Rückwärtsgang spricht." 000
Christian Folini @christian-folini.ch · 02/03/2026Das ist wirklich abgefahren. So einen tendenziösen Artikel hätte ich in der Republik nicht erwartet. 200
Reposted by Christian FoliniPatrick C Miller @patrickcmiller.bsky.social · 01/03/2026A VC and some big-name programmers are trying to solve open source's funding problem, permanently | TechCrunch techcrunch.com/2026/02/26/a...techcrunch.comA VC and some big-name programmers are trying to solve open source's funding problem, permanently | TechCrunchA group of well-known open source programmers and a VC have launched the Open Source Endowment. They hope this new method will provide funding for good. 022
Reposted by Christian FoliniLukasz Olejnik @lukaszolejnik.bsky.social · 01/03/2026PSYOP 2026: no need to drop leaflets when you can hijack push notifications. Israel hacked BadeSaba, one of Iran's most popular apps, with 37 million installs, used to track daily prayer times. 22718
Reposted by Christian FoliniPatrick Seemann @nohillside.ch · 27/02/2026„Palantir has already lost the only contest that matters: the one for public perception. […] they apparently never thought to search “The Streisand Effect.”“ Palantir Sues Swiss Magazine For Accurately Reporting That The Swiss Government Didn’t Want Palantir www.techdirt.com/2026/02/27/pal… 0103
Christian Folini @christian-folini.ch · 24/02/2026Versteht irgendwer die Mechanismen der Plattformen? Und muss man das wirklich? Reicht es nicht die negativen Effekte zu sehen? Dem Stimmbürger reicht das meistens. 110
Christian Folini @christian-folini.ch · 24/02/2026Es ist eine ziemlich glitschige Wurzel, die Du da packen willst. Und ja, ich denke auch, dass es eine politische Mehrheit für ein Verbot gäbe. Und wenn das Problem nicht gelöst wird, kommt das früher oder später zum Tragen. 100
Christian Folini @christian-folini.ch · 24/02/2026Ich finde es ein schwieriges Thema. Mein Eindruck ist aber, dass ein Verbot reflexartig zur Seite geschoben wird. Als Alternative wird die Hoffnung postuliert, dass Plattformregulierung eine Verbesserung bringt und dass die Kompetenzen, die seit Jahren nicht auftauchen, doch noch das Problem lösen. 100
Christian Folini @christian-folini.ch · 24/02/2026Ich sehe wenig Alternativen, die eine Aussicht auf Erfolg hätten. Fragt sich natürlich, wie wir mit den gravierenden Nachteilen es Verbots umgehen und wo die Altersgrenze wäre. 200
Christian Folini @christian-folini.ch · 24/02/2026Natürlich Plattformen regulieren, aber ich bin skeptisch was eine griffige (oder richtige) Regulierung betrifft. Medienkompetenz klingt gut, aber offensichtlich führt SoMe vor allem bei den wenig kompetenten Jugendlichen zu Problemen und wie man genau die erreichen soll, sehe ich nicht. 110
Christian Folini @christian-folini.ch · 24/02/2026Aber hätte FB nicht alles Interesse zu erklären, dass das Problem bei der fehlenden Medien-Erziehung der Eltern liegt? Ich würde deshalb sogar von einem Bias in die andere Richtung ausgehen. www.storyboard18.com/digital/meta...storyboard18.comMeta study found parental controls had little effect on teens’ compulsive social media useAdam Mosseri stated that Meta avoids using the term addiction and instead refers to problematic use, defined as spending more time on Instagram than an individual feels comfortable with. 200
Reposted by Christian FoliniThe Register @theregister.com · 23/02/2026Feeling the burn: When open source developers decide to take a breakdlvr.itFeeling the burn: When open source developers decide to take a breakA week off for vacation? The nerve of some people Opinion If you want to see the definition of "workaholic," you can't do better than to look at your typical senior open source developer or maintainer. I should know, I'm a workaholic too. I know my kind.… 1232
Christian Folini @christian-folini.ch · 23/02/2026Was sagst du zur internen meta Studie die mehr oder weniger besagt, dass die digitale Erziehung der Eltern für den Konsum der jugendlichen irrelevant ist? 100
Reposted by Christian FoliniPatrick C Miller @patrickcmiller.bsky.social · 23/02/2026Switzerland’s NCSC boosts operational capabilities, mandates cyberattack reporting on critical infrastructure industrialcyber.co/reports/swit...industrialcyber.coSwitzerland’s NCSC boosts operational capabilities, mandates cyberattack reporting on critical infrastructure - Industrial CyberSwitzerland’s NCSC boosts operational capabilities, implements mandatory reporting of cyberattacks on critical infrastructure in 2025. 022
Christian Folini @christian-folini.ch · 22/02/2026Er hat immerhin das Jahrzehnt auf Anhieb getroffen. 120
Christian Folini @christian-folini.ch · 19/02/2026I think the active spreading of us democracy really started with President Wilson after the great war. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilsoni... Motto: "To make the world save for democracy"en.wikipedia.orgWilsonianism - Wikipedia 110
Christian Folini @christian-folini.ch · 19/02/2026As a historian, I'd say there is some truth in this. It is obviously very complex, but there were US inspired developments. The Swiss parliament for example is designed after the US one. 250
Reposted by Christian Folinicoreruleset.bsky.social @coreruleset.bsky.social · 18/02/2026🔥 OWASP CRS is evolving! Introducing #CRSLang — a new YAML-based rule language replacing Seclang. Cleaner syntax, multi-engine support, bidirectional translation, and a lower barrier for new contributors. Check it out 👉 coreruleset.org/2026... #WAF #AppSec #OWASP #ModSecurity 042
Reposted by Christian Folinikingthorin_rm @kingthorin.bsky.social · 18/02/2026This is huge!! #WAF #DevSecOps 022
Reposted by Christian FoliniThe Maybe @themaybe.org · 18/02/2026“We should be questioning how power formed in a way that enabled a handful of people—in service of their quarterly returns—to make socially significant decisions on behalf of everyone else, without scrutability, without clarity, and without democratic oversight.” - @meredithmeredith.bsky.social 415338
Christian Folini @christian-folini.ch · 12/02/2026What aspect of the story resonates with you the most? 000
Christian Folini @christian-folini.ch · 09/02/2026Lucky me. If it was not for 20 years of experience, the phone would have been almost unusable. I do not believe this was a rare coincidence. I believe that 20 years after the first commercial smartphones arrived on the market, the products are still horrible. 120
Christian Folini @christian-folini.ch · 09/02/2026Opening the file in vim without swap-file (vim -n), CTRL-C while open to get an empty file, force write, wait 6h, done. This way I've ended up with 2 empty files and then I moved the parent folder into somewhere where it won't do any harm. 100
Christian Folini @christian-folini.ch · 09/02/2026* midnight-commander: negative (I've never seen a file midnight-commander could not delete; the only moment I ever use this is for removing a file, like every 5 years or so) Guess what worked? 100
Christian Folini @christian-folini.ch · 09/02/2026* find . -inum=<inode number> -delete: no error message, but still negative * find . -inum=<inode number> -exex rm {} \;: no error message, but still negative * find . -inum=<inode number> -print 0 | xargs -0 rm -f: negative (whatever reason) 100
Christian Folini @christian-folini.ch · 09/02/2026* Moving to /dev/null: negative (cross device move, permission denied) * unlink: negative (-> file not found!) * echo -n "" > <file>: negative (-> permission denied) * dd if=/dev/zero of=<file> bs=1024 count=1: negative (-> permission denied) 100
Christian Folini @christian-folini.ch · 09/02/2026* File manager: negative * ssh: did not change anything * adb: did not change anything * Sophisticated escaping of file names: negative (-> file not found!) * Removing from a parent folder: negative (-> file not found!) * Wildcards: negative (-> file not found!) 100
Christian Folini @christian-folini.ch · 09/02/2026And one of the file somehow had a file size of 65GB. Removing, moving, deleting anything impossible. Either file not found or permission problem. I've spent 4 hours on this problem. Using all the handy unix tricks I've learnt over the years. (3 of ) 100
Christian Folini @christian-folini.ch · 09/02/2026Basic syncing the old phone to the new phone was surprisingly easy. Syncing the messages from all the different messaging apps tedious, but doable with 2-3 helpers. But then the horror: The phone had synced two mp3 files with an encoding error as well as an "&" in the filename. (2 of ) 100