Infosec.exchange - Revision history

Woozle at 01:01, 1 December 2022

2022-12-01T01:01:27Z

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	[[infosec.exchange]] is an instance on the ActivityPub fediverse which allows the presence of {{l/wp\|Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency\|CISA}}, a US "Homeland Security" agency. Because of this, many other instances are defederating from them, and TootCat decided on 2022-11-23 to invoke a silence on 11/30 so as to give users a chance to do any migration or following that would not be possible afterwards.		[[infosec.exchange]] is an instance on the ActivityPub fediverse which allows the presence of {{l/wp\|Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency\|CISA}}, a US "Homeland Security" agency. Because of this, many other instances are defederating from them, and TootCat decided on 2022-11-23 to invoke a silence on 11/30 so as to give users a chance to do any migration or following that would not be possible afterwards.
	==Incidents==		==Incidents==
	* '''2022-11-22''' [https://scholar.social/@researchfairy/109390185338133412 scholar.social/@researchfairy]: {{fmt/quote\|It took ~ 35 mins for users on infosec.exchange to start sending us harassing messages}} after S.S briefly re-federated with I.E to allow a user to migrate there. (There is additional discussion in the thread.)		* '''2022-11-22'''
			** [https://social.polymerwitch.com/@polymerwitch/109388193302230207 social.polymerwitch.com/@polymerwitch] {{fmt/quote\|My decision to block them and to call for more to as well will likely have serious professional repercussions for myself. However, this is an ACAB account, and the community I have here is one where "spot the fed" actually means something. / No feds on the fediverse.}} I'm not sure that's a sustainable policy... but I can see keeping them out of ''some corners'' of fedi, at least.
			** [https://scholar.social/@researchfairy/109390185338133412 scholar.social/@researchfairy]: {{fmt/quote\|It took ~ 35 mins for users on infosec.exchange to start sending us harassing messages}} after S.S briefly re-federated with I.E to allow a user to migrate there. (There is additional discussion in the thread.)
	==Discussion==		==Discussion==
	* '''2022-11-30''' [https://toot.cat/@woozle/109432963342361636 @woozle] discusses the core issue and options for resolving it		* '''2022-11-30''' [https://toot.cat/@woozle/109432963342361636 @woozle] discusses the core issue and options for resolving it
	* '''2022-11-30''' [https://toot.cat/@dredmorbius/109430938419804304 @dredmorbius] asks: {{fmt/quote\|@jerry Checking my understanding: CISA is an informational and advisory agency, not an intelligence agency per se. / It principally advises US organisations (commercial, governmental, and others) on practices and risks. It may have some monitoring elements. What it is not so far as I can tell is a surveillance or law enforcement entity. Though it does operate under the Dept. of Homeland Security. / As such, rationale for silencing an instance based on hosting CISA accounts seems ... questionable.}}		* '''2022-11-30''' [https://toot.cat/@dredmorbius/109430938419804304 @dredmorbius] asks: {{fmt/quote\|@jerry Checking my understanding: CISA is an informational and advisory agency, not an intelligence agency per se. / It principally advises US organisations (commercial, governmental, and others) on practices and risks. It may have some monitoring elements. What it is not so far as I can tell is a surveillance or law enforcement entity. Though it does operate under the Dept. of Homeland Security. / As such, rationale for silencing an instance based on hosting CISA accounts seems ... questionable.}}

Woozle at 13:41, 30 November 2022

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	==Discussion==		==Discussion==
	* '''2022-11-30''' [https://toot.cat/@woozle/109432963342361636 @woozle] discusses the core issue and options for resolving it		* '''2022-11-30''' [https://toot.cat/@woozle/109432963342361636 @woozle] discusses the core issue and options for resolving it
			* '''2022-11-30''' [https://toot.cat/@dredmorbius/109430938419804304 @dredmorbius] asks: {{fmt/quote\|@jerry Checking my understanding: CISA is an informational and advisory agency, not an intelligence agency per se. / It principally advises US organisations (commercial, governmental, and others) on practices and risks. It may have some monitoring elements. What it is not so far as I can tell is a surveillance or law enforcement entity. Though it does operate under the Dept. of Homeland Security. / As such, rationale for silencing an instance based on hosting CISA accounts seems ... questionable.}}

Woozle at 13:23, 30 November 2022

2022-11-30T13:23:52Z

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	==Incidents==		==Incidents==
	* '''2022-11-22''' [https://scholar.social/@researchfairy/109390185338133412 scholar.social/@researchfairy]: {{fmt/quote\|It took ~ 35 mins for users on infosec.exchange to start sending us harassing messages}} after S.S briefly re-federated with I.E to allow a user to migrate there. (There is additional discussion in the thread.)		* '''2022-11-22''' [https://scholar.social/@researchfairy/109390185338133412 scholar.social/@researchfairy]: {{fmt/quote\|It took ~ 35 mins for users on infosec.exchange to start sending us harassing messages}} after S.S briefly re-federated with I.E to allow a user to migrate there. (There is additional discussion in the thread.)
			==Discussion==
			* '''2022-11-30''' [https://toot.cat/@woozle/109432963342361636 @woozle] discusses the core issue and options for resolving it

Woozle at 13:10, 30 November 2022

2022-11-30T13:10:15Z

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	[[category:instance]]		[[category:instance]]
	[[category:~~problematic~~]]		[[category:silenced]]
	[[File:2022-11-22.screen.infosec.exchange.CISA.png\|thumb\|screenshot of the CISA announcement]]		[[File:2022-11-22.screen.infosec.exchange.CISA.png\|thumb\|screenshot of the CISA announcement]]
	[[infosec.exchange]] is an instance on the ActivityPub fediverse which allows the presence of {{l/wp\|Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency\|CISA}}, a US "Homeland Security" agency. Because of this, many other instances are defederating from them, and TootCat ~~tentatively plans~~ to ~~follow suit~~.		[[infosec.exchange]] is an instance on the ActivityPub fediverse which allows the presence of {{l/wp\|Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency\|CISA}}, a US "Homeland Security" agency. Because of this, many other instances are defederating from them, and TootCat decided on 2022-11-23 to invoke a silence on 11/30 so as to give users a chance to do any migration or following that would not be possible afterwards.
			==Incidents==
	* '''2022-11-22''' [https://scholar.social/@researchfairy/109390185338133412 scholar.social/@researchfairy]: {{fmt/quote\|It took ~ 35 mins for users on infosec.exchange to start sending us harassing messages}} after S.S briefly re-federated with I.E to allow a user to migrate there.		* '''2022-11-22''' [https://scholar.social/@researchfairy/109390185338133412 scholar.social/@researchfairy]: {{fmt/quote\|It took ~ 35 mins for users on infosec.exchange to start sending us harassing messages}} after S.S briefly re-federated with I.E to allow a user to migrate there. (There is additional discussion in the thread.)

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[[File:2022-11-22.screen.infosec.exchange.CISA.png|thumb|screenshot of the CISA announcement]]
[[infosec.exchange]] is an instance on the ActivityPub fediverse which allows the presence of {{l/wp|Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency|CISA}}, a US "Homeland Security" agency. Because of this, many other instances are defederating from them, and TootCat tentatively plans to follow suit.

* '''2022-11-22''' [https://scholar.social/@researchfairy/109390185338133412 scholar.social/@researchfairy]: {{fmt/quote|It took ~ 35 mins for users on infosec.exchange to start sending us harassing messages}} after S.S briefly re-federated with I.E to allow a user to migrate there.