Burton Lopan
@burtonlopan.bsky.social
I read books. I sip whiskey. I read the news. I chug whiskey. Also, I work: In cybersecurity, focused on keeping bad people out of aging critical infrastructure that provides our modern existence. This probably isn't my real name. Or photo.
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Burton Lopan
@burtonlopan.bsky.social
· Nov 16
A candid view into cybersecurity as a longterm career path, after 30+ years. These are things we try to help new team members get ahead of early in their careers. A long thread. 1/
Um. Bleep No. This looks like the Fortnite of food products. The fact that you *can* work out a merchandising deal doesn’t mean that you should.
November 26, 2024 at 11:31 PM
Um. Bleep No. This looks like the Fortnite of food products. The fact that you *can* work out a merchandising deal doesn’t mean that you should.
One thing I truly hate in the strongly-isolated OT space is that no firewall seems to fit well. Palo is increasingly cloud-first and Fortinet's abysmal RCE luck isn't appealing. Anybody know of something else I should be looking at? At >500 sites.. getting increasingly tempted to just build my own.
November 23, 2024 at 1:06 AM
One thing I truly hate in the strongly-isolated OT space is that no firewall seems to fit well. Palo is increasingly cloud-first and Fortinet's abysmal RCE luck isn't appealing. Anybody know of something else I should be looking at? At >500 sites.. getting increasingly tempted to just build my own.
First computer? This bad boy could play Star Raiders ("Garbage Scow Captain" was my usual rating) and could store all the BASIC you felt like typing on a cassette tape. Just had to remember which index your program started at and fast-forward to it.
November 19, 2024 at 1:49 AM
First computer? This bad boy could play Star Raiders ("Garbage Scow Captain" was my usual rating) and could store all the BASIC you felt like typing on a cassette tape. Just had to remember which index your program started at and fast-forward to it.
I worry about CISA moving forward. I've been involved in some of the JCDC efforts, and the folks on those teams are world-class. Ditto their threat hunt teams. Huge Easterly fan, too, she joined us in a session at CISA HQ and dove right into problem solving with solid perspectives. Will miss her.
November 18, 2024 at 12:41 AM
I worry about CISA moving forward. I've been involved in some of the JCDC efforts, and the folks on those teams are world-class. Ditto their threat hunt teams. Huge Easterly fan, too, she joined us in a session at CISA HQ and dove right into problem solving with solid perspectives. Will miss her.
How did it take me this long to finally watch Out of the Past (1947)? Wow — Fantastic noir film. With a young Mitchum, Kirk Douglas in a great role, and Jane Greer. m.imdb.com/title/tt0039...
Out of the Past (1947) ⭐ 8.0 | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
1h 37m | Approved
m.imdb.com
November 17, 2024 at 4:54 PM
How did it take me this long to finally watch Out of the Past (1947)? Wow — Fantastic noir film. With a young Mitchum, Kirk Douglas in a great role, and Jane Greer. m.imdb.com/title/tt0039...
A candid view into cybersecurity as a longterm career path, after 30+ years. These are things we try to help new team members get ahead of early in their careers. A long thread. 1/
November 16, 2024 at 5:37 PM
A candid view into cybersecurity as a longterm career path, after 30+ years. These are things we try to help new team members get ahead of early in their careers. A long thread. 1/
I thought Netflix was streaming this fight, but from the looks of it, AOL is streaming it, circa the late 90s. Is Serrano the blurry cluster of pixels on the right or left of the Netflix loading screen?
November 16, 2024 at 3:43 AM
I thought Netflix was streaming this fight, but from the looks of it, AOL is streaming it, circa the late 90s. Is Serrano the blurry cluster of pixels on the right or left of the Netflix loading screen?
One weird reading hobby: anyone else like to read popular fiction from other eras mostly for the window it provides into the time it was written? John D MacDonald's Travis McGee series is a great example, as is Harold Robbins. The catch, though..
November 16, 2024 at 1:04 AM
One weird reading hobby: anyone else like to read popular fiction from other eras mostly for the window it provides into the time it was written? John D MacDonald's Travis McGee series is a great example, as is Harold Robbins. The catch, though..
One book 📚 — An Easy Thing by Paco Ignacio Taibo II
One movie 🎥 — Dr. Strangelove
One album 💿 — Son Volt - Trace
One TV show 📺 — The Wire
One movie 🎥 — Dr. Strangelove
One album 💿 — Son Volt - Trace
One TV show 📺 — The Wire
Introduce yourself with:
One book 📚 — The Silmarillion
One movie 🎥 — Ever After
One album 💿 — The Killers - Hot Fuss
One TV show 📺 — Buffy the Vampire Slayer
One book 📚 — The Silmarillion
One movie 🎥 — Ever After
One album 💿 — The Killers - Hot Fuss
One TV show 📺 — Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Introduce yourself with:
One book 📚 — More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera
One movie 🎥 — Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith
One album 💿 — Blurryface by Twenty One Pilots
One tv show 📺 — Doctor Who
One book 📚 — More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera
One movie 🎥 — Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith
One album 💿 — Blurryface by Twenty One Pilots
One tv show 📺 — Doctor Who
November 16, 2024 at 12:31 AM
One book 📚 — An Easy Thing by Paco Ignacio Taibo II
One movie 🎥 — Dr. Strangelove
One album 💿 — Son Volt - Trace
One TV show 📺 — The Wire
One movie 🎥 — Dr. Strangelove
One album 💿 — Son Volt - Trace
One TV show 📺 — The Wire
There's nothing quite as lonely as your very first posting to a new platform. Especially after picking a new pseudonym. But that's half the fun, right?
November 15, 2024 at 10:16 PM
There's nothing quite as lonely as your very first posting to a new platform. Especially after picking a new pseudonym. But that's half the fun, right?