Rust

Passwords have always been a weak point in security. They can be guessed, stolen, or phished. Even a strong password can be compromised in a data breach if the server’s storage is flawed, for example, using weak encryption or storing passwords in plain text. Credentials sent over insecure channels are vulnerable to interception, and any user can fall victim to social engineering attacks in a weak moment. Using unique, strong passwords for every site is essential, which makes a password manager a necessity. However, even with a password manager, you must remain vigilant. You can still be phished, or an infostealer could compromise your device and access all your passwords. While two-factor authentication (2FA) adds an extra layer of security, even it is not immune to phishing. ...

In the depths of my hard drive, I recently stumbled upon an interesting project I started working a year ago. But never really took off at that time. After working with various SIEM tooling for several years, I had become a big fan of Microsoft Sentinel. The fact that it was cloud-based and from Microsoft was less appealing (yes, I am still an open-source and Linux fan), but working with KQL was a breath of fresh air compared to the regex hell and GUI systems of other SIEMs. But what if I (hypothetically) wanted to run KQL on local data using open-source tools? Just some random thoughts, but it was enough to get me started. So, I began with what you start with for any language implementation, writing a parser. ...