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Fackel: an autonomous pentest framework powered by ReAct agents

Fackel is a multi-agent pentest framework where LLMs decide strategy, not hardcoded pipelines. A walkthrough of the architecture, the design decisions, and the lessons learned.

5 min read
security

Device Code Phishing + Vishing: How Attackers Compromise Microsoft Entra Accounts Using Legit Login Pages

A practical deep dive into device code phishing combined with vishing targeting Microsoft Entra: how the OAuth device code flow gets abused, what to monitor, and how to mitigate.

6 min read
ai

The State of the Art in AI Agents (2026): What ‘Modern’ Actually Means

A practical overview of modern AI agent systems: tool use, retrieval, memory, verification, multi-agent patterns, evaluation, and security.

6 min read
development

The chain rule behind autoregressive models

Autoregressive models are just the probability chain rule plus a conditional model. Here’s the mental model, the math, and what training is really doing.

5 min read
leadership

Decision memos that prevent circular debates

A lightweight memo format that clarifies the call, exposes trade-offs, and speeds up execution.

1 min read
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