Danny Palmer
@dannypalmer.bsky.social
Cybersecurity journalist and technology writer. Welsh. SE London. AuDHD.
Also likely to post about games, rugby, F1, wrestling, history & the cat.
I have a Simpsons reference for every occasion.
Also likely to post about games, rugby, F1, wrestling, history & the cat.
I have a Simpsons reference for every occasion.
"There were no boos at the final whistle, no howls of anger. Just the muted tones of apathy."
This is kind of brutal. 🥲
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-...
This is kind of brutal. 🥲
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-...
Wales rugby: Apathy reigns as record Argentina loss deepens crisis
Wales continue their struggles with a record loss to Argentina - but the perilous state of Welsh rugby means fans only feel apathy.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 7:05 PM
"There were no boos at the final whistle, no howls of anger. Just the muted tones of apathy."
This is kind of brutal. 🥲
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-...
This is kind of brutal. 🥲
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-...
"We boosted the anti-mass spectrometer 105%. Bit of a
gamble, but we need the extra resolution..."
gamble, but we need the extra resolution..."
November 10, 2025 at 5:49 PM
"We boosted the anti-mass spectrometer 105%. Bit of a
gamble, but we need the extra resolution..."
gamble, but we need the extra resolution..."
"The campaign’s particular focus is men under 45, who are apparently the most likely victims of this kind of fraud."
www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/nca-cam...
www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/nca-cam...
New NCA Campaign Warns Men Off Crypto Investment Scams
The UK’s National Crime Agency is warning men under 45 that crypto dreams can soon become a scam nightmare
www.infosecurity-magazine.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:50 PM
"The campaign’s particular focus is men under 45, who are apparently the most likely victims of this kind of fraud."
www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/nca-cam...
www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/nca-cam...
Just got my flu jab, lads.
November 10, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Just got my flu jab, lads.
I'm not sure why I bother checking out the freelance listings on Upwork.
So much is like: 'We want you to write a 3000 word blog on this highly specialist subject that will take days of work. We'll pay you $100.'
But I guess someone is taking work at that rate otherwise they wouldn't be asking. 💀
So much is like: 'We want you to write a 3000 word blog on this highly specialist subject that will take days of work. We'll pay you $100.'
But I guess someone is taking work at that rate otherwise they wouldn't be asking. 💀
November 10, 2025 at 10:45 AM
I'm not sure why I bother checking out the freelance listings on Upwork.
So much is like: 'We want you to write a 3000 word blog on this highly specialist subject that will take days of work. We'll pay you $100.'
But I guess someone is taking work at that rate otherwise they wouldn't be asking. 💀
So much is like: 'We want you to write a 3000 word blog on this highly specialist subject that will take days of work. We'll pay you $100.'
But I guess someone is taking work at that rate otherwise they wouldn't be asking. 💀
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lol I remember the milestone: you knew you were having a good day at Counter-Strike because someone would accuse you of cheating
November 10, 2025 at 9:30 AM
lol I remember the milestone: you knew you were having a good day at Counter-Strike because someone would accuse you of cheating
1. Excellent piece by @joetidy.bsky.social
2. It's not infeasible I might have played against this guy in Counter-Strike back in the day. (If he won, it's because of the hacking/cheating, obviously...)
2. It's not infeasible I might have played against this guy in Counter-Strike back in the day. (If he won, it's because of the hacking/cheating, obviously...)
"Paranoia is a constant friend of hackers." In an exclusive interview for our podcast, we went inside a Colorado prison to interview former Most Wanted cyber criminal 'Tank'. Vyacheslav Penchukov, climbed to the top of the Russian-speaking cyber-underworld.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Tank interview: A hacking kingpin reveals all to the BBC
One of the world's most prominent cyber-criminals speaks to the BBC in an exclusive interview.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 9:09 AM
1. Excellent piece by @joetidy.bsky.social
2. It's not infeasible I might have played against this guy in Counter-Strike back in the day. (If he won, it's because of the hacking/cheating, obviously...)
2. It's not infeasible I might have played against this guy in Counter-Strike back in the day. (If he won, it's because of the hacking/cheating, obviously...)
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Relating to Spider-Man at 19: I too am underemployed, unsure how to pursue girls, and trying to find my place in the adult world.
Relating to Galactus at 42: I am from an unrecognizable previous millennium, hungry all the time, everything hurts and I live with a tiny person who won’t do what I ask.
Relating to Galactus at 42: I am from an unrecognizable previous millennium, hungry all the time, everything hurts and I live with a tiny person who won’t do what I ask.
November 9, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Relating to Spider-Man at 19: I too am underemployed, unsure how to pursue girls, and trying to find my place in the adult world.
Relating to Galactus at 42: I am from an unrecognizable previous millennium, hungry all the time, everything hurts and I live with a tiny person who won’t do what I ask.
Relating to Galactus at 42: I am from an unrecognizable previous millennium, hungry all the time, everything hurts and I live with a tiny person who won’t do what I ask.
Well, after that Wales result, maybe the F1 can make me feel better? 🥲
November 9, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Well, after that Wales result, maybe the F1 can make me feel better? 🥲
Ben Thomas, probably.
November 9, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Ben Thomas, probably.
Settling down to watch Wales v Argentina. 🏴🏉
Feeling some sort of weird feeling of slight optimism about a new era? But that'll be stomped out soon enough, I'm sure. 🥲
Feeling some sort of weird feeling of slight optimism about a new era? But that'll be stomped out soon enough, I'm sure. 🥲
November 9, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Settling down to watch Wales v Argentina. 🏴🏉
Feeling some sort of weird feeling of slight optimism about a new era? But that'll be stomped out soon enough, I'm sure. 🥲
Feeling some sort of weird feeling of slight optimism about a new era? But that'll be stomped out soon enough, I'm sure. 🥲
Nixon, I think you are neat, what are you doing? There's literally a 'hometown' AEW show in Cardiff next month too. 🫠 🤼♂️
metro.co.uk/2025/11/09/a...
metro.co.uk/2025/11/09/a...
AEW match cancelled as ex-WWE star 'storms out over creative issues'
Plans had to change at the last minute after the walkout.
metro.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Nixon, I think you are neat, what are you doing? There's literally a 'hometown' AEW show in Cardiff next month too. 🫠 🤼♂️
metro.co.uk/2025/11/09/a...
metro.co.uk/2025/11/09/a...
Listening to a podcast about the F1 in which they said Lando Norris is 'holding his own'.
Me: WHEY, SOUNDS A BIT RUDE, DOESN'T IT?
Me: WHEY, SOUNDS A BIT RUDE, DOESN'T IT?
November 8, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Listening to a podcast about the F1 in which they said Lando Norris is 'holding his own'.
Me: WHEY, SOUNDS A BIT RUDE, DOESN'T IT?
Me: WHEY, SOUNDS A BIT RUDE, DOESN'T IT?
"Virgin Media listed English information for next Thursday's Jonathan rugby chat show as saying guests would include hooker Ryan Elias, but it used butain - a mutation of the word for prostitute putain - when describing the player's position."
Whoops...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Whoops...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Rugby hooker called prostitute in Virgin Media translation gaffe
Virgin Media apologises after using Welsh word for prostitute to describe Wales hooker Ryan Elias.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 8, 2025 at 2:29 PM
"Virgin Media listed English information for next Thursday's Jonathan rugby chat show as saying guests would include hooker Ryan Elias, but it used butain - a mutation of the word for prostitute putain - when describing the player's position."
Whoops...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Whoops...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I've just recieved this spam message in my DMs too.
Lads, you've literally sent it to someone who writes about cybersecurity for a living...
Lads, you've literally sent it to someone who writes about cybersecurity for a living...
November 8, 2025 at 11:02 AM
I've just recieved this spam message in my DMs too.
Lads, you've literally sent it to someone who writes about cybersecurity for a living...
Lads, you've literally sent it to someone who writes about cybersecurity for a living...
A little bit of a photo dump from last night's @evewrestling.bsky.social show up North London - featuring a few familiar faces from #AEW. It was a lot of fun. 😊 🤼♂️
November 8, 2025 at 10:30 AM
A little bit of a photo dump from last night's @evewrestling.bsky.social show up North London - featuring a few familiar faces from #AEW. It was a lot of fun. 😊 🤼♂️
Look Regular Daddy, it's Stat Daddy at @evewrestling.bsky.social 🤼♂️
November 7, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Look Regular Daddy, it's Stat Daddy at @evewrestling.bsky.social 🤼♂️
Very much looking forward to going up North London for this this tonight! 🤘🤼♂️
IT'S "EVE - ELITE ENCOUNTERS" DAY!
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Watch LIVE on YouTube at youtube.com/live/ync6YQC...
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#AEW #WomensWrestling #EVEwrestling
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November 7, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Very much looking forward to going up North London for this this tonight! 🤘🤼♂️
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PLEASE REPOST: a couple of bar staff urgently needed for shifts in Stratford tomorrow - it's a West Ham home game and I've had staff drop out so you can borderline name your price
November 7, 2025 at 3:34 PM
PLEASE REPOST: a couple of bar staff urgently needed for shifts in Stratford tomorrow - it's a West Ham home game and I've had staff drop out so you can borderline name your price
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"These days you get arrested and thrown in jail, just for saying you're Canadian"
November 7, 2025 at 3:17 PM
"These days you get arrested and thrown in jail, just for saying you're Canadian"
A friend of mine is on a work trip in Canada and told the group chat that his taxi driver was spouting off weird conspiracy theories.
Both reassuring and horrifying this isn't restricted to British cabbies, I suppose...
Both reassuring and horrifying this isn't restricted to British cabbies, I suppose...
November 7, 2025 at 3:12 PM
A friend of mine is on a work trip in Canada and told the group chat that his taxi driver was spouting off weird conspiracy theories.
Both reassuring and horrifying this isn't restricted to British cabbies, I suppose...
Both reassuring and horrifying this isn't restricted to British cabbies, I suppose...
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How do you secure a £5.7 billion online retailer against cyber threats in the age of AI?
Well, my interview with Zalando CISO Florence Mottay on how she approaches this challenge has gone live over at The Stack. Very interesting, if I do say so myself!
www.thestack.technology/zalando-ciso...
Well, my interview with Zalando CISO Florence Mottay on how she approaches this challenge has gone live over at The Stack. Very interesting, if I do say so myself!
www.thestack.technology/zalando-ciso...
Zalando Group CISO Florence Mottay on security in the AI era
Florence Mottay "fell into" infosec in the early 2000s, now leading 100-deep security team.
www.thestack.technology
November 6, 2025 at 1:27 PM
How do you secure a £5.7 billion online retailer against cyber threats in the age of AI?
Well, my interview with Zalando CISO Florence Mottay on how she approaches this challenge has gone live over at The Stack. Very interesting, if I do say so myself!
www.thestack.technology/zalando-ciso...
Well, my interview with Zalando CISO Florence Mottay on how she approaches this challenge has gone live over at The Stack. Very interesting, if I do say so myself!
www.thestack.technology/zalando-ciso...
Circumstances mean I've spent this morning working from a coffee shop and I'm horrified to report that I feel like I've been more focused and productive.
November 7, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Circumstances mean I've spent this morning working from a coffee shop and I'm horrified to report that I feel like I've been more focused and productive.
