Thanks to COVID-19, New Types of Documents are Lost in The Wild, (Wed, Oct 20th)

In many countries, citizens are vaccinated and authorities are now implementing new rules when you need to attend some events or travels. For example, in Brussel (BE), you must prove that you&#;x26;#;39;re completely vaccinated by showing your “COVID Safe Ticket” to go to a restaurant or a bar. The document name changes across countries but it&#;x26;#;39;s basically the same document for everybody with a QR-code.

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Can you make the Great Chinese Firewall work for you?, (Tue, Oct 19th)

The “Great Chinese Firewall” has been well documented for its ability to block content from reaching users in China [1][2]. The firewall is implemented using various tools, inspecting traffic for blocked keywords or, in some cases, even scanning images or outright blocking specific sites.
One persistent rumor has it that it is possible to block traffic from China by embedding blocked keywords in traffic. I wanted to test this using my home mail server. As part of the server banner, I added a few banned words:

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