Difference between revisions of "Infosec.exchange"

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[[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.
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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.
 
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==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.
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* '''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.)

Revision as of 13:10, 30 November 2022

screenshot of the CISA announcement

infosec.exchange is an instance on the ActivityPub fediverse which allows the presence of 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 scholar.social/@researchfairy: «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.)