New tool: Mess with DNS!

Postgres HA: roles are dynamic

A deep dive into an NSO zero-click iMessage exploit: Remote Code Execution

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Hi Last issue before the weekend. Hope you have a good one. ==================================================================== New tool: Mess with DNS! Published: 15 December 2021 Tags: dns Lots of people are scared of managing their DNS settings, because they think they'll break something. Fortunately in this informative article, Julia Evans introduces a tool you can use to experiment in a safe environment, while also going into detail about the implementation and its behind-the-scenes. ==================================================================== Postgres HA: roles are dynamic Published: 14 December 2021 Tags: postgres If you're managing a system that depends on a database, at some point you're going to want to think about the what if case for when your database crashes. Dimitri Fontaine's article explores dynamic roles for when you have a number of Postgres nodes that are meant to act as primary or failovers. ==================================================================== A deep dive into an NSO zero-click iMessage exploit: Remote Code Execution Published: 15 December 2021 Tags: infosec The NSO group has been in the news a lot recently, for many reasons (mostly political) which we won't get into. Something we can get into though is how a specific part of one of their exploits work. In this thorough article, Ian Beer & Samuel Groß uncover how the company used fake gifs to exploit iMessage. Want to help? Thank you for reading! If you enjoy the newsletter, I would really appreciate you helping me spread the word by forwarding this to your friends and colleagues! If you want to discuss or comment on this issue, head on over to this page at A Byte of Coding. You can also subscribe there if you're new! Have comments or feedback? Just reply to this email or hit me up on Twitter @AByteOfCoding. Email landed in your promotions tab? Please move it over to primary so you don't miss the latest issues in the future. Thanks for your Support!  Thanks to sponsors and supporters like Євген Грицай, Scott Munro, zturak, pek, Emil Hannesbo, and Joe Hill this newsletter is provided to you for free. If you'd like to also show your support and buy me a monthly meal, you can donate on the Patreon page. It's not necessary, but it lets me know that I'm doing a good job and that you're finding value in the content.

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