Decision Models vs. CVE Data

Ollama’s new decision endpoint, Cloudflare’s Clef models on a MacBook, and two questions asked of all 27,489 CVEs published in the last 60 days: does the description say why the bug matters, and is it clear? I read the announcement and had a weekend project before I finished it, because the question I care about … Read more

RBP Tracker: Counting the CVE IDs the CVE List Cannot See

A new RogoLabs site lists Reserved but Public CVE IDs: 2,315 of them on September 14, drawn from 17 public advisory feeds, refreshed every six hours, and held a week before they appear. The first version of this tracker reported that none of the CVE IDs it found existed in the CVE List, in any … Read more

10,501 Radios in Seven Days: What a $69 Badge Heard at Summer Camp

Seven days of passive listening at BSides, Black Hat and DEF CON: 673 open networks, one beacon flooder, and what it takes to count devices honestly. I have wanted to build one of these for a long time. A little screen on my bag that tells me what the air around me is actually made … Read more

Hydrate, Hack, Repeat: Security Summer Camp 2026

My schedule, a new role at Empirical Security, and the CVE and vulnerability talks worth your time. It is almost the first week of August, which means it is time to point myself at the desert one more time. BSides Las Vegas, Black Hat, and DEF CON all land back to back, and for me … Read more

CVE Mid-Year 2026 Check-In: Volume Vertical, Exploitation Rare

We are halfway through 2026, so it is time for the mid-year CVE check-in. The short version: the volume curve has gone vertical while exploitation has not. This review covers everything published in the first half of 2026 (Jan 1 – Jun 30, 2026), the volume, the severity, what is actually being exploited, and who … Read more