SANS Fellow, CTO of Backshore Communications, GIAC GSE #13, SABR member, golden age arcade restorer. Peaks Island, Mainehttps://bsky.app/profile/ericconrad.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/ericconrad.com/post/3mljis3ebfc2oMy reply to @markmorow.com about Sadaharu Oh is how I joined this crew @nedpyle.com @fpieces.bsky.social @iananderson.bsky.social @ajohnsocyber.bsky.social @restinbeachface.bsky.social @khaxan.bsky.social @bjsplash.bsky.social @zarchasmpgmr.bsky.social @sqlcheesecake.bsky.social @blemley.us [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 May 2026 19:32 +0000at://did:plc:q3eks7ukvdff64atviwlutl5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mljis3ebfc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/ericconrad.com/post/3mlgl2kmclc2zRuby-throated hummingbirds have arrived on Peaks Island I love the sound they make then they take off09 May 2026 15:34 +0000at://did:plc:q3eks7ukvdff64atviwlutl5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlgl2kmclc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/ericconrad.com/post/3mlblalua6223Northern Cardinals have joined our bird feeder party07 May 2026 15:54 +0000at://did:plc:q3eks7ukvdff64atviwlutl5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlblalua6223https://bsky.app/profile/ericconrad.com/post/3ml2o4a5noc2cI checked out this issue from February 1986, and learned that I must be an Olympic sharpshooter "Nintendo's VS Hogan's Alley catches the eye of the Rice University Police Department . . . not just for amusement, but a training tool as well!" LOL, it's for "training" https://archive.org/details/Canadian-Coin-Box-Feb-1986/Canadian%20Coin%20Box%20Magazine%20February%201986/page/66/mode/2up [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 May 2026 21:57 +0000at://did:plc:q3eks7ukvdff64atviwlutl5/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2o4a5noc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/ericconrad.com/post/3ml2irp7mfk26These Star Wars photos are a real treat https://www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/article/star-wars-archival-photos-22236701.php04 May 2026 20:22 +0000at://did:plc:q3eks7ukvdff64atviwlutl5/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2irp7mfk26https://bsky.app/profile/ericconrad.com/post/3mkleppc64k25I found this while cleaning our some (very) old stuff This is my first third-party penetration test (from late Nov 1994) for a news agency on Wall Street. I negotiated $50/hour plus expenses (I used vacation time to do it) I hacked all the things, and they ignored all of my findings 1/228 Apr 2026 19:59 +0000at://did:plc:q3eks7ukvdff64atviwlutl5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkleppc64k25https://bsky.app/profile/ericconrad.com/post/3mkizx5azpc2xI love Dr. Mario's music. Here it is (this is before my son and I restored the monitor). I'll show what the restored monitor looks like in my reply I owned this (awesome) game for 20+ years and didn't know it had attract music. My son read the manual, flipped a DIP switch, and here it is [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Apr 2026 21:41 +0000at://did:plc:q3eks7ukvdff64atviwlutl5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkizx5azpc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/ericconrad.com/post/3mkgbeqvbwc2zIn SABR news: CAPE COD BASEBALL LEAGUE: From College Stars to Big League Futures will be available soon. @markmorow.com and I interviewed the amazing Paul Logan (Cotuit Kettleers board member and treasurer) for the chapter we wrote I attended many Kettleers games as a kid, so this was a real treat26 Apr 2026 19:16 +0000at://did:plc:q3eks7ukvdff64atviwlutl5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkgbeqvbwc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/ericconrad.com/post/3mkdype5rcc2nOn the plane back to the states. Finally wrapping up my trip visiting four continents in five weeks I'll be home for two weeks and then I head to San Diego Here's the last photo I took in Amsterdam25 Apr 2026 21:35 +0000at://did:plc:q3eks7ukvdff64atviwlutl5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkdype5rcc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/ericconrad.com/post/3mjzg3fbiys2nThis chonky chipping sparrow is enjoying elevenses in my backyard feeder on Peaks Island21 Apr 2026 16:36 +0000at://did:plc:q3eks7ukvdff64atviwlutl5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjzg3fbiys2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/ericconrad.com/post/3mjtnllvavs23Hello, Amsterdam! I'm on my fourth continent in under five weeks (which is nuts, even for me): Home -> Singapore -> Port Douglas -> Sydney -> Hawaii -> home (4 days) -> Halifax (for AtlSecCon) -> St. Andrews (1 night stopover while driving back to Maine) -> home (2.5 days) -> Amsterdam19 Apr 2026 09:34 +0000at://did:plc:q3eks7ukvdff64atviwlutl5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjtnllvavs23https://bsky.app/profile/ericconrad.com/post/3mjmzukl6z226Spring has sprung on Peaks Island: the first Chipping Sparrow this year showed up at my bird feeder today16 Apr 2026 18:25 +0000at://did:plc:q3eks7ukvdff64atviwlutl5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjmzukl6z226https://bsky.app/profile/ericconrad.com/post/3mj6pmrbm6s24Brought our Australian stockpile back home and shared with everybody Violet Crumbles are everyone's favorite Tim Tams took a strong second place [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Apr 2026 01:44 +0000at://did:plc:q3eks7ukvdff64atviwlutl5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj6pmrbm6s24https://bsky.app/profile/ericconrad.com/post/3mj2r5ifbu222It’s great to be back at the Atlantic Security Conference in Halifax, Nova Scotia! My talk is at 2:00 PM #atlseccon https://atlseccon2026.sched.com/event/28IjY/detecting-malware-via-https-analysis09 Apr 2026 12:01 +0000at://did:plc:q3eks7ukvdff64atviwlutl5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj2r5ifbu222https://bsky.app/profile/ericconrad.com/post/3miumoaf5kc2jI grew up in Boston (Southie and Dorchester). My stepfather was a massive baseball fan, and so was I We idolized Hank Aaron Here's one of Schultz' Hank Aaron themed strips. It appears in The Complete Peanuts 1973-194, page 95. Screenshot from the PDF I just downloaded from Fantagraphics 2/X07 Apr 2026 01:25 +0000at://did:plc:q3eks7ukvdff64atviwlutl5/app.bsky.feed.post/3miumoaf5kc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/ericconrad.com/post/3miulla6yfk2jFantagraphics has a fantastic deal on the collected works of Charles Schultz' Peanuts for $25. I could not smash the buy button fast enough I will never forget Schultz' Hank Aaron narrative from August 1973 1/X #Cardsky @fantagraphics.bsky.social https://www.humblebundle.com/books/collected-peanuts-fantagraphics-books?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=orgsoc&utm_campaign=peanutsmarch2607 Apr 2026 01:05 +0000at://did:plc:q3eks7ukvdff64atviwlutl5/app.bsky.feed.post/3miulla6yfk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/ericconrad.com/post/3mio56hvu622sLoved this NPR story by Julia Gunther and Nick Schönfeld I've often wondered what life was like on Tristan da Cunha (formerly known as Saint Helena) [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Apr 2026 11:32 +0000at://did:plc:q3eks7ukvdff64atviwlutl5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mio56hvu622shttps://bsky.app/profile/ericconrad.com/post/3micpvmbeo22dAnthropic also stole and trained their LLM using my CISSP books, so I submitted my claim last week. I will get a pittance from the unethical thieves that stole them Last year Syngress asked me update the CISSP Study Guide (to v5): I said no. Because some asshole will steal that too 1/2 [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Mar 2026 22:35 +0000at://did:plc:q3eks7ukvdff64atviwlutl5/app.bsky.feed.post/3micpvmbeo22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/ericconrad.com/post/3mib47thsa22hEnjoyed a 45 hour Sunday due to the magic of the international date line We took off from Sydney at 10:19 PM Sunday and landed in Honolulu at 11:07 AM... Sunday. A 9+ hour flight. Time travel is hard Bet hey, we're in Hawaii, so I can't complain30 Mar 2026 07:10 +0000at://did:plc:q3eks7ukvdff64atviwlutl5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mib47thsa22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/ericconrad.com/post/3mhxd53au5s24We grabbed dinner tonight at The Rocks in Sydney and mother nature put on a show The skies turned black just before we headed out and I wondered if we should cancel our dinner plans I'm glad we didn't26 Mar 2026 09:47 +0000at://did:plc:q3eks7ukvdff64atviwlutl5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhxd53au5s24https://bsky.app/profile/ericconrad.com/post/3mhuiat5gnk2rWe took the ferry from Sydney's Circular Quay to Watsons Bay for lunch today25 Mar 2026 06:41 +0000at://did:plc:q3eks7ukvdff64atviwlutl5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhuiat5gnk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/ericconrad.com/post/3mhn72zf4uk27Hello, Sydney! This view of the Opera House never gets old We're taking a ferry from Circular Quay tomorrow, will post closer photos then22 Mar 2026 09:08 +0000at://did:plc:q3eks7ukvdff64atviwlutl5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhn72zf4uk27https://bsky.app/profile/ericconrad.com/post/3mhkf5vk47k2yFinally managed to see a Cassowary at the Port Douglas Wildlife Habitat They have a reputation as "the world’s deadliest bird" (which is overstated). Two confirmed deaths over 100 years, to my knowledge They are a sight to behold. Meet Cass, who is chilling out www.wildlifehabitat.com.au 1/X21 Mar 2026 06:19 +0000at://did:plc:q3eks7ukvdff64atviwlutl5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhkf5vk47k2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/ericconrad.com/post/3mhf5nzpp522mhttps://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/19/tropical-cyclone-narelle-qld-storm-tracker-path-tracking-map-bom Cyclone Narelle's path moved a bit further north, and we're no longer under a cyclone warning in Port Douglas. We're getting bands of monsoon rain here (with sunlight in between). Surf's crazy. We're heading to Surfy's for happy hour to watch the ocean mayhem [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Mar 2026 04:21 +0000at://did:plc:q3eks7ukvdff64atviwlutl5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhf5nzpp522mhttps://bsky.app/profile/ericconrad.com/post/3mhcv5xffgs2aOn vacation in Port Douglas Australia with my wife after working in Singapore Cyclone Narelle (predicted to reach category 5) is hitting north of here tomorrow night My first cyclone (been though plenty of hurricanes), and first cat 5 anything The best part of travel: experiencing new things 1/X18 Mar 2026 06:44 +0000at://did:plc:q3eks7ukvdff64atviwlutl5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhcv5xffgs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/ericconrad.com/post/3mhah565dck2hWe left Singapore yesterday You'll never guess where we are now17 Mar 2026 07:27 +0000at://did:plc:q3eks7ukvdff64atviwlutl5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhah565dck2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/ericconrad.com/post/3mh5kakevvs2jNYT Spelling Bee players rejoice: I saw BAOBAB trees in real life at Singapore's Gardens by the Bay. #nytbee https://www.gardensbythebay.com.sg/en/learn-with-us/explore-resources/articles/african-baobab.html16 Mar 2026 03:45 +0000at://did:plc:q3eks7ukvdff64atviwlutl5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh5kakevvs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/ericconrad.com/post/3mh47qshkrs2aOur last night in Singapore. It did not disappoint I was here for work for two weeks and my wife joined me a few days ago Here's my view of the Disney Marina Bay fireworks/drone show from the CÉ LA VI Singapore rooftop bar (Marina Bay Sands) tonight Details in the alt text 1/X15 Mar 2026 15:05 +0000at://did:plc:q3eks7ukvdff64atviwlutl5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh47qshkrs2a