Estimated reading time: 16 minutes Self-sufficiency is a noble and empowering goal. The idea that you can live independently and free from all the costs and limitations of the outside …
How to Keep Warm Without Electricity Article Summary: When electricity goes out in winter, most homes tend to lose heat quickly. Furnaces and heat pumps stop, indoor temperatures fall, and …
Survival Kit
The Hidden Benefit of Firearms Competition: An Anecdote – Swift | Silent
by David Walker
by David Walker
Most of you are probably familiar with the name Duane Liptak. I have never publicly mentioned knowing him, but he is central to this little story I’m about to tell. …
Safety & Security
SonicWall Edge Access Devices Hit by Zero-Day Attacks
by David Walker
by David Walker
SonicWall Wednesday disclosed a zero-day vulnerability impacting its SMA1000 access platform that is under active exploitation via chained attacks. CVE-2025-40602 is a medium-severity local privilege escalation vulnerability in SonicWall’s SMA1000 …
La ora na to all, Do you dream of discovering French Polynesia with your family? Sailing between the islands, enjoying unique experiences and spending quality time with your loved ones? …
Safety & Security
Human-in-the-loop isn’t enough: New attack turns AI safeguards into exploits
by David Walker
by David Walker
CheckMarx demonstrated that attackers can manipulate these dialogs by hiding or misrepresenting malicious instructions, like padding payloads with benign-looking text, pushing dangerous commands out of the visible view, or crafting …
Survival Tips
Leadership & Management Focus – Mediation Skills for Leaders and Managers
by David Walker
by David Walker
Overview Mediation is one of the most effective and cost-efficient forms of dispute resolution. The format of mediation can range from informal to formal and structured, and the issues can …
Training
Project Finance Techniques: Applications and Recent Developments
by David Walker
by David Walker
Overview The Project Finance Techniques: Applications and Recent Developments seminar introduces: (1) the basic concepts and techniques of project finance; and (2) the current application of these techniques to the …
Safety & Security
Most Parked Domains Now Serving Malicious Content – Krebs on Security
by David Walker
by David Walker
Direct navigation — the act of visiting a website by manually typing a domain name in a web browser — has never been riskier: A new study finds the vast …
Survival Kit
Best Tools to Store in Your DIY Bushcraft Camp – Self Reliance Outfitters
by David Walker
by David Walker
There are many tools that the DIY bushcrafter will rely on. Some of them, like a wood mallet, can be crafted from the very wood that surrounds them. Others, like …